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Food Drive 2021

Food Drive Banner 2021

The Elgin Township Democrats are organizing another Food Drive this year and we need your help to help those less fortunate in our community. 

Drop Off Times and Locations 

Saturday Aug 14, 2021, 10:00am – 1:00pm

  • Settler’s Park: 3046 Sutton St., Elgin, IL
  • Gail Borden Library: 270 N. Grove Rd., Elgin, IL
  • Carl and Cherryl Strathmann’s House – 210 Wing Park Blvd., Elgin, IL

What We Need 

  • Non-perishable food items such as: cereal, canned foods, granola bars, peanut butter, pasta, rice, pasta sauce, veggies, fruit, meat.
  • Cleaning supplies such as: sponges, paper towels, laundry detergent, bleach, all purpose cleaners, dish soap.
  • Toiletries such as: soap, deodorant, razors, feminine hygiene products, shower gel, diapers, toilet paper.

All donations and proceeds go to Elgin Cooperative Ministry (ECM) and Food For Greater Elgin (FFGE). Donations by check should be made out to ECM or FFGE.

Direct any questions to Vern Tepe.
Email: verntepe@gmail.com
Phone: 630-632-9811

Sponsored by Elgin Township Democrats
Facebook: elgindems

Elgin Township Food Drive

Elgin Township Food Drive

Saturday, August 15 & 22, 2020

Drop Off Times and Locations

What We Need

  • Non-perishable food items such as: cereal, canned foods, granola bars, peanut butter, pasta, rice.
  • Cleaning supplies such as: sponges, paper towels, laundry detergent, bleach, all purpose cleaners, dish soap.
  • Toiletries such as: soap, deodorant, razors, feminine hygiene products, shower gel.

All donations and proceeds go to Elgin Cooperative Ministry (ECM) & The Community Crisis Center. Donations by check should be made out to ECM.

Direct any questions to Vern Tepe.
Email: verntepe@gmail.com
Phone: 630-632-9811

Sponsored by Elgin Township Democrats:
Facebook: elgindems

Elgin Township Food Drive Flyer

Designer Masks Fundraiser in Edgewater | Food for Greater Elgin

Face Masks Edgewater Fundraiser Food for Greater Elgin

At Edgewater we have a group that I call The “Sewing Ladies” that are making masks.

We are selling them with ALL PROCEEDS going to Food for Greater Elgin. To date – we have sold over 750 masks & donated over $7,000 to Food for Greater Elgin!!!

The “Sewing Ladies”  are making them from whatever materials they have available (see photo above for some examples). So we refer to them as DESIGNER MASKS!!

We have now handled the demand at Edgewater – BUT – FFGE still needs money.

So if you – or any of your friends – want some DESIGNER MASKS – we’re taking orders. Minimum donation is $5/mask – there is no maximum!!!

Contact Vern Tepe with your details.

Vern Tepe
verntepe@gmail.com
630-632-9811

Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association (CPAAA) Breakfast

The Elgin Township Democrats are happy to be participating as part of the Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association (CPAAA) Breakfast Ministry Team on Saturday, March 21, 2020. We already have a nice list of volunteers, but we welcome all members to get involved.

full breakfast with scrambled eggs, fried potatoes and bacon,

The breakfast will be serving between 40 and 60 hungry and homeless people in Elgin at 7:00am at the Vineyard Church located at 220 Division, Elgin, IL.

Want to Get Involved?

If you are interested in participating, please coordinate with Carl Strathmann: 630.890.3460. He is organizing the ETD effort, so he’ll be the best contact for all questions pertaining to the breakfast.

We know everyone in the ETD is part of the group so you can help improve the community we share. This is another wonderful opportunity to make a difference.

If you are interested in participating, here are the details:

The Elgin Township Democrats as an organization are picking up some of the expense of this charitable endeavor. If you are feeling generous, you are certainly encouraged to contribute whatever food purchases you can afford. However if you can only offer your time, the ETD is happy to reimburse you for any expenses. Please coordinate with Carl and keep your receipts.

Please let Carl know if you choose to help serve on Saturday March 21. It will be an early day as all food needs to be prepared and cooked prior to bringing it to the Church between 6:30am and 6:45am.

The church does have ovens to keep food warm and outlets to plug into if you are bringing warming trays or crock pots.

Listed below are recommendations on what can be provided. Check with Carl to see if anyone has claimed any breakfast to prepare. Ideally your containers will be disposable or recyclable. If you need them back, then please make sure that they are clearly marked with your information.

Hot Breakfast Ideas:

  • Potato Casseroles or Breakfast Casseroles (Art & Cathy Malm (2) Judy & Vern Tepe to bring egg & meat dish
  • Quiche Dishes (Donna Griffin-Lego will do (5))
  • Potato Dishes
  • Scrambled Eggs
  • Boiled Egg
  • Biscuits and Gravy (Mike Meier will do this and provide warmers to plug in)
  • Meat – sausage patties, links, bacon, ham, chicken etc. (Janice Bennett will do meat)
  • Pancakes
  • Waffles
  • Oatmeal (Cherryl Strathmann will do crock pot )
  • Cereals
  • Grits
  • Danishes or Muffins
  • Yogurt Cups
  • Cereal Bars
  • Cookies
  • Apples – Limited
  • Fruit Cups
  • Note that our guests always appreciate juice, milk, and bread.

Elgin Township Democrats (ETD) will provide:

  • Orange Juice (gallon containers)
  • Milk (gallon containers)
  • Bottled Water
  • Bananas
  • Oranges
  • Bread

Donations Requests:

The following donations would also be greatly appreciated by our guests:

Socks, Men’s underwear, hoodies, sweat pants, and warm clothes.

We also could use small quantities of plastic grocery bags as we keep running out of these, and our guests often request them.

Thank you for your help in serving our community.

Carl Strathmann/ETD Chair
Cstrath1@gmail.com
630-890-3460 cell

Jim Hoeflich
Jim.hoeflich@msgmi.com
773-682-2122 cel
coordinator for church

Christy Schmidt
EPD Community Relations/Crime Prevention
847-289-2588

Emergency winter shelter in Elgin looking for volunteers

The emergency winter homeless shelter at First United Methodist Church in Elgin will be run for the first time this year by House of Restoration Community Outreach, a nonprofit headed by Lucy and Pedro Gomez. The shelter will be open when it’s 15 degrees or colder.

The Elgin Township Democrats plan to collect clothing, food and supplies for the shelter at our December, 18, 2018 meeting.

Read the full article at the Daily Herald

Elgin Township Democrats Fall Fundraiser 2017

Pets for VetsJoin us for good conversation and benefit a Veteran and a shelter animal.

Carmina’s Restaurant
1055 N. Randall Rd
Elgin, IL 60123

Sunday, November 12th, 2017
5 pm to 8 pm

Hors d’oeuvres and Cash Bar
Cost: $25.00 per person

(Dinners can be purchased from the Dining Room.)

$5.00 of every ticket will be donated to Pets for Vets

About the program: The Pets for Vets program is dedicated to supporting veterans and providing a second chance for shelter pets by rescuing, training and pairing them with America’s veterans who could benefit from a companion animal.