Make A Difference the Round Lake Way

Make A Difference Day is the most encompassing national day of helping others -- a celebration of neighbors helping neighbors. Everyone can participate! Created by USA WEEKEND Magazine, Make A Difference Day is an annual event that takes place on the fourth Saturday of every October. The next event is Saturday, October 27, 2007. Millions have participated. In 2005, 3 million people cared enough about their communities to volunteer on that day, accomplishing thousands of projects in hundreds of towns.

Make A Difference Day Comes to Round Lake!
A food drive is being organized on behalf of our village this year. Kicking off in early October, area schools and residents will be able to make food donations to benefit the COOL food pantry, our area’s newest food pantry, which is located on Route 134 and serves over 325 families monthly! Round Lake High School and St. Joseph’s School have already volunteered to participate. Watch this blog and the Daily Herald newspaper for more information and publicity on Make A Difference Day or check the website www.makeadifferenceday.com.

How Can You Help?

1. You can make a food donation!
2. You can volunteer your organizations participation to collect food.
3. You can volunteer to be a food drop off location.
4. You can volunteer to help pick up food from drop off locations
5. You can spend October 27th helping out with collection at the COOL food pantry!
6. Ready to Help?
   

This year’s area coordinator is Mary Barry. Please contact Mary at disneymar@yahoo.com.

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