Stray Thoughts Fall 2016
Hearty Thanks!
Egg Harbor Café in Downers
Grove participated in the Pay it
Forward program in August. They
placed a jar near the cash register
for donations. They raised $237
and the home office matched
10% for a total of $260.70.
Alexa Noel
viaONEHOPE held an in-home
wine tasting. There’s a built-in
donation from every bottle, and a
15% donation to the host’s cause
of choice based on the total sales
from the event. The host chose
us for the $106.74 donation.
Alexa Noel of Downers Grove
turned 10 and asked for shelter
donations instead of gifts for her.
She collected $145, food, toys
and supplies.
Blake Ryden
Ben Schmid of Downers Grove
turned 11 and asked for shelter
donations instead of gifts for him.
He donated $40.
Ben Schmid
Sammy Menapace, Meredith
Steed and Victoria of Downers
Grove donated the proceeds
from their lemonade stand to
the shelter.
“Loud Lucy,” a local DJ brought
in $343 that sh