NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK

* Non perishable food

* Baby items (diapers, wipes)

Northern Illinois Food Bank, a non-profit, 501(c)(3) charity organization and member of America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network, was founded in May 1983 in Wheaton, Illinois and distributed 7,000 pounds of food in its first month. NIFB has grown tremendously in the past 24 years - distributing more than 22 million pounds of food in 2007 and currently serving over 520 food-assistance sites in 13 northern Illinois counties.

In 1995, Northern Illinois Food Bank relocated its headquarters to St. Charles, Illinois. In 2001, the Lake County Branch was opened in Park City, Illinois. In 2005, the Hunger Connection became a branch of Northern Illinois Food Bank in Rockford, Illinois.

Learn more about the efforts of Northern Illinois Food Bank and its mission to provide nutritious food to all those in need through its own efforts and those of its nonprofit partners.

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HUMANE SOCIETY

OF THE UNITED STATES

COATS FOR CUBS PROGRAM

* Old furs

Do you have an old fur coat in your closet? Is your grandmother's mink stole stored in the attic? Many of us have fur apparel that we no longer want or that was left to us by a family member. Some aren't comfortable selling it or giving it to charity, because they feel people should not wear animal fur. So what should people do with it? 

Give it back to the animals. If you would like to see that old fur put to a good use, donate it to The Humane Society of the United States' Coats for Cubs program. The fur will aid and comfort wildlife.

Check out the United State Humane Society program for donating old furs to a wildlife program.  If you drop off your fur at From My Room, we will ship it to the Humane Society for this program at no charge.  For more information on this program, click here.

NAPERVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY

* Old blankets

* MyCokeRewards bottle caps

* Pet items

The Naperville Area Humane Society is a great place to adopt a dog or cat, and also a great resource for petcare information! Their Humane Education programs include after-school events and support for Youth at Risk. Community Services include our Behavior Helpline and Pet Therapy. NAHS is a great place to volunteer your services, whether it be caring for the animals, fundraising events or community outreach.

MyCokeRewards.com - collect codes fro Coca-Cola products bearing the MyCokeRewards.com logo, and drop off the bottle caps and codes from packaging on 12 or 24 packs  Points will be redeemed for prizes to be used at their annual Putts for Pets golf outing, Black Cat Ball dinner gala, birthday parties at the shelter, volunteer and staff appreciation, and more.

LIONS CLUB INTERNATIONAL

* Old eyeglasses

Lions help to conserve sight by providing usable eyeglasses to children and adults throughout the world. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 153 million people have uncorrected refractive errors (near-sightedness, far-sightedness and astigmatism). Refractive errors can be easily corrected with eyeglasses, yet millions in undeveloped nations lack access to basic eye care services. Lions have recognized the urgent need for corrective lenses and continue to fight the problem with the Lions Recycle For Sight Program.

Donated eyeglasses can help millions to experience corrected vision for the first time, enabling them to read, attend school, gain employment and take care of their families. It is estimated that Lions clubs collect more than 20 million glasses each year, and eyeglass recycling is one of Lions’ clubs most popular activities. Although the program was officially adopted by the association in 1994, Lions have collected glasses for more than 80 years.

In 1925, Helen Keller challenged Lions to become "knights of the blind in the crusade against darkness" during the association's international convention. Today, Lions are recognized worldwide for their service to the blind and visually impaired. Lions demonstrate their commitment to sight conservation through eyeglass recycling, sight partnerships and countless other sight services.

The Lions ambitious SightFirst Program has restored sight through cataract surgeries, prevented serious vision loss and improved eye care services for hundreds of millions of adults and children. To continue and expand this effort, Lions have launched Campaign SightFirst II, with a goal of raising at least US$150 million.

Millions of children and adults in developing nations lack access to basic eye cares services and corrective lenses. Poor vision profoundly affects their quality of life. For children, vision loss can lead to failure in school, delays in development, learning disabilities and even juvenile delinquency. For adults, uncorrected vision can lead to unemployment and the inability to support a family. Seniors with vision loss are limited in performing daily activities, depriving them of an independent lifestyle.

CELLPHONES FOR SOLDIERS

* Old cell phones

Cell Phones for Soldiers hopes to turn old cell phones into more than 12 million minutes of prepaid calling cards for U.S. troops stationed overseas in 2008. To do so, Cell Phones for Soldiers expects to collect 15,000 cell phones each month through a network of more than 3,000 collection sites across the country.  

The phones are sent to ReCellular, which pays Cell Phones for Soldiers for each donated phone – enough to provide an hour of talk time to soldiers abroad.

 “Americans will replace an estimated 130 million cell phones this year,” says Mike Newman, vice president of ReCellular, “with the majority of phones either discarded or stuffed in a drawer.  Most people don’t realize that the small sacrifice of donating their unwanted phones can have a tremendous benefit for a worthy cause like Cell Phones for Soldiers.”

 Cell Phones for Soldiers was founded by teenagers Robbie and Brittany Bergquist from Norwell, Mass., with $21 of their own money. Since then, the registered 501c3 non-profit organization has raised almost $1 million in donations and distributed more than 400,000 prepaid calling cards to soldiers serving overseas.

 “Cell Phones for Soldiers started as a small way to show our family’s appreciation for the men and women who have sacrificed the day-to-day contact with their own families to serve in the U.S. armed forces,” says the teens’ father, Bob Bergquist. “Over the past few years, we have been overwhelmed by the generosity of others. But, we have also seen the need to support our troops continue to grow as more troops are sent overseas for longer assignments.”

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