Crystal Lake Community Harvest: October 2011

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Crystal Lake Library Supports Community Harvest with Fine Forgiveness Days

For Immediate Release

Crystal Lake Public Library

Contact: Linda Price
815.459.1687 x 101
lprice@crystallakelibrary.org

The Crystal Lake Public Library (CLPL) is offering Pay It Forward: 2011 – Library Fine Forgiveness Days from November 1 – 15. The Pay It Forward program is designed to help patrons clear their accounts while supporting the Crystal Lake Food Pantry in conjunction with Community Harvest.

Patrons who have CLPL overdue fines can visit the Library between November 1-15 and pay in cash, or write a check to the Crystal Lake Food Pantry for at least half the amount of their CLPL fines. The Library will waive the remaining CLPL fines.

To participate in the Pay It Forward: 2011 – Library Fine Forgiveness Days, or to simply make a donation to the Crystal Lake Food Pantry, please visit the Crystal Lake Public Library at 126 Paddock St., Crystal Lake between November 1-15.

What is Community Harvest?

Community Harvest is the combined efforts of The Crystal Lake Chamber, Crystal Lake Jaycees, and the Crystal Lake Food Pantry as well as numerous churches, businesses and individuals throughout the community, to collect food and funds during the fall season.

All donations, both food and monetary, are used to benefit clients of the Crystal Lake Food Pantry as well as the Jaycees Share a Christmas program. All efforts culminate on Thanksgiving Morning with the weighing, sorting and packing of all food donations to be used for the coming months.

Hundreds of volunteers donate their time every year to help feed their neighbors in need. Last year, 72,500 pounds of food, $20,000 were collected through Community Harvest with over 700 volunteers filling approximately 3500 boxes for the Food Pantry on Thanksgiving morning.

Monetary donations go a long way to help the Food Pantry to be a continued resource to their clients, many of whom may only need the help for a month or so while getting back on their feet. In 2010 the Crystal Lake Food Pantry helped 9,237 families, for a total of 31,278 people.

Food and monetary donations for the Pantry are gratefully accepted throughout the year. Checks

can be made payable to the Crystal Lake Food Pantry and mailed to P.O. Box 1071, Crystal Lake IL, 60039-1071

Thank you for your support! The 2011 Community Harvest Committee is looking forward to another successful year, with the help of wonderful people like you.

2011 Goals - 80,000 pounds of food and $25,000!!!!

2011 Sponsors & Committee Members

Event Sponsor: Mercy Health System

Media Sponsors:
Northwest Herald, STAR 105.5, Crystal Lake Park District, Service Printing Corporation

Food Drive Sponsors:
Walmart-Crystal Lake, Joseph's Marketplace, Crystal Lake Jaycees at Jewel-Osco

Early Drop Off Sponsors:
Centegra Health Bridge Fitness Center, Crystal Lake Bank & Trust, Harris Bank- Crystal Lake, Home State Bank-Crystal Lake

Donuts & Coffee
(Thanksgiving morning) provided by Country Donuts

2011 Community Harvest Committee Chair:
Judy Pelinski - Fresh Look Interiors

2011 Community Harvest Committee Members:
Thomas Cieslewicz, T/S Commercial Lending Group;
Michael Hollembaek, PNC Bank; Melissa Luhrs, DC, Back to Action Chiropractic; Kyle McCoy, Allied Waste; Jeff Moore, Advanced Chiropractic Center; Maria Ortega, Two Amigos Landscaping, Inc.; Darlene Petersen, McHenry County Living Magazine; Connie Podgorny, Prime Time Sports Collectables;
Steve Podgorski, Aspire Financial Group; Kathy Powers, Harris Crystal Lake; James L. Richter, II; Sarah Schrempf, Crystal Lake Jaycees; John Scott, Crosspoint Lutheran Church; Joe Waclaw, Crystal Lake Insurance; Cate Williams, Crystal Lake Food Pantry

2011 Community Harvest Events Volunteers:
Cindy Hayden, Hayden Innovative Construction & Maintenance; Harry Semerjian, AccuQuest