Joy at El Hogar
Lourdes Becerra
Published: January 25, 2010
What's in the box? Christmas at El Hogar Del Nino.
This year, "Granting Joy at Christmas” at El Hogar Del Niño was a huge success. Each Christmas the organization brings gifts to the children it serves with the help of community members and local businesses, which held fundraisers and toy drives or donated money or toys.
Students from the UIC Medical Center volunteered to help wrap the 350 toys on Monday December 21, and the next day, 350 children came to the lunchroom to see Santa and receive a gift. There were educational toys like puzzles and board games, and age-appropriate gifts like dolls and action figures.
Volunteers wrapped the gifts.
El Hogar Del Niño offers the community early childhood education and after-school activities for children as well as family case management programs. The facility is located at 1710 S. Loomis.
Sponsors and community members who helped make this event possible are:
Alderman Danny Solis, Cabrera Capital Markets LLC, Mundo Red IT LLC, Prado & Renteria, Harris Bank, Azteca Foods, Testa Produce, Banco Popular, Alivio Medical Center, Target, Lourdes Velasco, Blanca Alatorre, Isabel Gutierrez, Rosa Lopez, Peter Donaghue, Mark Kay Dreyfus, Ron Lepinskas, Marilyn Willard, Liz Bartels, Lisa Skilnik, Whitney Young High School Students, and Erie Neighborhood House.
If you would like to help in next year’s “Granting Joy at Christmas” event or simply get involved with El Hogar Del Niño, please contact Rosa Garcia at 312-733-5584 or email rosa.garcia@elhogardelnino.org
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