The Naperville Jaycees recently passed a large check to represent a total donation of $6,250.00 to local nonprofit organizations for the month of July 2015.
The Naperville Jaycees year-round fundraising efforts provide funds to donate to the community. This year the Naperville Jaycees have been researching and donating to deserving local organizations to award monthly grants from April through December 2015.
The July donation amount of $6,250.00 is the total of several smaller donations to various Naperville area nonprofit initiatives that are making strides every day to help important aspects in the community.
The recipients include Teen Parent Connection with a gift of $1,500; 360 Youth Services, $1,250; Samaritan Interfaith, $1,250; Friends for Therapeutic Equine Activities, $1,000; and Our Children’s Homestead, $1,250.
The July donations are in addition to June donations of $6,466 to DuPage Children’s Museum, Hesed House, Little Friends, and Giant Steps, as well as May donations to CASA of DuPage County, DuPage Pads, The Edward Foundation, The Humanitarian Service Project, Naperville Cares, The Peoples Resource Center, Rebuilding Together Aurora, and Sharing Connections.
The tally of recent gifts totals $28,000 presented to more than 20 charitable organizations doing important work in the community.
In addition to the monetary donations, the Naperville Jaycees are continually finding ways to give back through volunteerism and community outreach.
About the Naperville Jaycees
The Naperville Jaycees is a not-for-profit service organization with more than 100 young people dedicated to providing Naperville area residents with the opportunity to better themselves and to grow personally and professionally while giving through community service and fundraising efforts. Through their fund raising efforts, the Naperville Jaycees are able to donate funds to nonprofit organizations in the Naperville community and throughout DuPage County. Monthly meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at Judd Kendall VFW located at 908 West Jackson Avenue in Naperville. Please call the chapter’s hotline at (630) 961-9375 or visit their website at www.napervillejaycees.org for more details.
Editor’s Note: For the past year, members of the Naperville Jaycees also have been organizing their annual Last Fling, a four-day family-friendly festival held during Labor Day weekend along with the Labor Day Parade.
