In 2021, we adopted a new vision: Service Above Self- Locally and Internationally. While there are sure to be oversights, this is a list of how we spent our time, talent, and resources in support of this vision in 2022:
- Supplied the Wheeling Townhip Food Pantry with over 1400 dozen eggs and 1000 blocks of cheese throughout the year
- Conducted vision screenings in area schools (February and November)
- Partnered with Arlington Cares at the Share the Love Food Drive (February)
- Volunteered at Rahab's Daughters "Brave this is Me" workshop (April)
- Provided Easter baskets for WINGS (April)
- Packed food at Feed My Starving Children (May)
- Refurbished the el Rodeo school in Guatemala (April)
- Partnered with Rolling Meadows Interactors to pack Thanksgiving baskets (November)
- Bought holiday gifts for needy families (December)
- Partnered with Kiwanis to sort books for Bernie's Book Bank (November)
- Handed out candy at Trunk or Treat (October)
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Looking Back at 2022
In 2021, we adopted a new vision: Service Above Self- Locally and Internationally. While there are sure to be oversights, this is a list of how we spent our time, talent, and resources in support of this vision in 2022:
- Supplied the Wheeling Townhip Food Pantry with over 1400 dozen eggs and 1000 blocks of cheese throughout the year
- Conducted vision screenings in area schools (February and November)
- Partnered with Arlington Cares at the Share the Love Food Drive (February)
- Volunteered at Rahab's Daughters "Brave this is Me" workshop (April)
- Provided Easter baskets for WINGS (April)
- Packed food at Feed My Starving Children (May)
- Refurbished the el Rodeo school in Guatemala (April)
- Partnered with Rolling Meadows Interactors to pack Thanksgiving baskets (November)
- Bought holiday gifts for needy families (December)
- Partnered with Kiwanis to sort books for Bernie's Book Bank (November)
- Handed out candy at Trunk or Treat (October)
- Cultivated a community garden and provided fresh produce to Wheeling Township Food Pantry (May-October)
- Fixed up the Miner School Greenhouse (July)
- Provided a new bike rack at Lake Arlington (August)
- Prepared and served dinner at the IMD Guest House (once a quarter)
- Supported the Friends of the Library Passport Event (June)
- Handed out water at the Memorial Day parade ceremony (May)
- Bought gloves, slippers and milk for Venezuelan asylum seekers (November)
- Supported the Wheeling Township Food Pantry with two special "summer shops." (July)
- Helped to fund Eagle Scout projects
- Provided a language immersion grant to Prospect High School
- Funded Shelterbox
- Provided computer servers to Ak'Tenamit in Guatemala
- Funded a water and sanitation project in Cambodia
- Awarded Community Grants to WINGS, Family Forward, Clearbrook, Good Neighbors Network and the IMD Guest House