The Christmas Spirit was Alive at the Chicago Police Department's 9th District!

On December 18, 2016, Glen Lerner Gives Back had the special honor of participating in the first annual District 009 Christmas Toy Distribution. The event was a collaboration between the Chicago Police Department, Chicago Fire Department, the Blue Maniacs Motorcycle Club, and the 51st St Private Club and Glen Lerner Injury attorneys.  These groups came together with the a first year goal of providing 10 local needy families with holiday gifts. 

Special thanks to officer Sabrina King for the invitation to serve alongside The Chicago Police Department!

Merry Christmas!

PROUD SPONSORS OF THE 2016 WEST ELGIN CHRISTMAS STORE

On December 3, 2016, Glen Lerner Injury Attorneys sponsored the 2016 West Elgin Christmas store. This annual community outreach event provides an opportunity for local needy families to "shop" for Christmas toys at a reduced price. The toys which are donated by partnering churches, and local organizations are valued at $20.  

As families take part in the Christmas store, partnering churches provide holiday snacks, child care as well gift wrapping.  Transportation was also provided for those that families that requested it. The $2 contributions per toy collected is donated to a local charity after the event.

This year the Christmas store served:

• # of families: 63
• Kids served:183
• Kids served with overflow toys:96
• Total kids served: 279

During the past two years, Glen Lerner Injury Attorneys has provided additional funds to ensures that a variety of toys are available for families to choose from.   Any left over toys are donated to local groups working with families in need.

2016 SPONSORS:1st Baptist of Elgin, Greater Grace Community Church, Highland Christian Academy, Maranatha Church. Westminster Presbyterian Church, Highland Christian Academy, Fox Valley Christian Action and Glen Lerner Injury Attorneys.

Working Together for Greater Impact!

On November 19th 2016, Glen Lerner Injury Attorneys, with the cooperation of the Boys and Girls Club of Morgan Park, The Chicago Police Department (District 9, 11 & 22) and in further collaboration with 25 Chicago Southside businesses and not-for-profit organizations, hosted the first ever regional community “give back” event called 2016 Give Thanks, Give Hope, Give Back, 1,000X.

This multi-organization effort provided a Thanksgiving food basket for 1,000 disadvantaged Chicago Southside families hailing from 22 different communities. Each of the baskets contained a 10-12 lb. turkey, fruit cocktail, green beans, mandarin oranges, cranberry sauce, yams, fresh potatoes and fresh bread.

By combining the resources of our 25 partner organizations, 1,000 families had the opportunity to celebrate Thanksgiving around a dinner table with their loved ones.

Some of our partners helped with the direct outreach to families, others donated goods and services, and many of them provided volunteers before, during and after the day of the event. 150 volunteers donated over 1,000 service hours to make this event a resounding success.

Groups such as The Greater Chicago Food Depository, Operation Blessing in Alsip, and the Salvation Army helped us by providing logistical support as well as volunteers for this event.

The Chicago Police Department (Districts 9, 11 and 22) also played a key role in this event by providing basic security, volunteers, and by identifying 65 needy families within their respective districts who would not have otherwise been able to participate. Police officers from those districts personally delivered the Thanksgiving Food Baskets to the families in need!

Glen Lerner Injury Attorneys was honored to serve alongside each of these distinguished organizations and look forward to future events that continue to build local communities through coordinated regional charitable events.

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For information regarding future give back events and partnership opportunities, please email Josh Polanco, Community Outreach Coordinator at:

glernergivesback@gmail.com

GLEN LERNER GIVES BACK

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