With the support of The Faith Leaders of McHenry County, the host church, and Ridgefield-Crystal
Lake Presbyterian Church volunteers Compassion
for Campers, the program that provides
supplies and gear for the McHenry County homeless who have no
steady shelter, will hold a special Christmas
Week distribution at be at the First
United Methodist Church, 3717 Main
Street in McHenry on Tuesday December 22 from 3:30 to 5 pm.
The group is well supplied with tents, sleeping bags, pads, tarps, stoves and fuel, gloves, hats, scarfs, warm winter wear, personal hygiene products, and non-perishable
food.
Clients will be Covid-19 screened
with a temperature check and
standard screening questions. No one failing
the test will be turned away but we will ask what they need and supplies will be brought out to them. All clients are required to be masked
before entering the buildings and a mask will be provided to anyone who does not have one. Clients will be admitted one at a time and no
more will be allowed inside at any time than the location can safely accommodate with correct social distancing. At the conclusion of the distribution all
remaining supplies will be packed for
storage and the host area will be cleaned and
disinfected.
Volunteers
are needed to help with the distribution,
especially younger folks in good health. Contact Patrick
Murfin at pmurfin@sbcglobal.net or phone
815 814-5645 if you are available on Tuesday afternoons. Distributions are scheduled two weeks apart and will rotate between sites in Woodstock,
Crystal Lake, and McHenry. Donations
to continue this work can be made by sending a check made out to Tree of
Life UU Congregation, 5603 Bull
Valley Road, McHenry, IL 60050 with Compassion for Campers on
the memo line to the church.
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