HIGHWOOD – State Senator Julie Morrison (D-Lake Forest) will host a holiday donation drive to keep children in foster care warm and comforted this winter.
“In the spirit of giving this holiday season, I’m pleased to partner with so many community organizations to collect new pajamas for children in need,” Morrison said. “Warm pajamas are a basic human need, yet far too many children are left without each winter.”
In Illinois alone, more than 21,000 youth are in foster care and many are removed from their homes with only the clothes they were wearing at the time.
To help children in foster care, Morrison is hosting a holiday donation drive from Oct. 15 through Nov. 15.
She is collecting new pajamas, socks, hats and mittens of all sizes, from infant to adult. The donations will be distributed to foster children in the area.
Partnering locations include:
- Deerfield Public Library:920 Waukegan Rd., Deerfield
- Des Plaines Public Library:1501 Ellinwood St., Des Plaines
- Highland/Highwood Rotary Club:First Bank of Highland Park, 1835 First St., Highland Park & Highland Park Bank & Trust, 1949 St. Johns Ave., Highland Park
- Highwood Public Library: 102 Highwood Ave., Highwood
- Interact Club at Highland Park High School:433 Vine Ave., Highland Park
- Glenview Community Church, Chapter 9: 1000 Elm St., Glenview
- Lake Forest Library:360 E. Deerpath Rd., Lake Forest
- Mount Prospect Library:10 S. Emerson St., Mt. Prospect
- Northbrook Public Library:1201 Cedar Ln., Northbrook
- Resigning Women:4515 North Seminole Dr., Glenview
- Rotaract Club of National Louis University: 1000 Capitol Dr., Wheeling
- Senator Morrison’s district office:43 Highwood Ave., Highwood
