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Haiti Relief Efforts Through People Made Visible
People Made Visible will be collecting items for the relief efforts in Haiti on Saturday, February 6th from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. and on Monday, February 8th from 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Items can be dropped off at the Rockwell building, 108 Sherman Street, located behind St. Michael’s United Church, 400 W. Washington Street in West Chicago. Your generous donations will benefit the work being done by the Friends of the Children of Haiti and the Haitian Congress to Fortify Haiti.

Primary items being accepted are gently worn, warm weather infant and children’s clothing and shoes, cloth diapers, school supplies, medical supplies, hand sanitizer, band aids, alcohol swabs, gauze, Aleve, aspirin, Bengay, arm slings, antibiotic ointment (Neosporin), latex gloves, medical masks, Visine, saline solution, waterproof tape, peroxide, feminine products, baby wipes, Ensure, water purification tablets, wind-up or solar radios, wind-up or solar flashlights. Secondary items also being accepted: toothbrushes, toothpaste, bar soap, medical equipment, combs, and facial wipes.

This collection event would not have been possible without the consultation and help from Jens C. Nielsen, Rev. Denise Griebler and the parish of St. Michael’s.

People Made Visible, INC, is a West Chicago based nonprofit organization founded in 2009 to facilitate community through dynamic art and social endeavors.

 

 

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