Barrington Giving Day Hosts Record-Breaking Winter Event
Barrington Giving Day served a record 466 families, including 1,093 children at its Winter Event held this past weekend.
According to a post on Barrington Giving Day’s Instagram page, “This event took the dedication of 377 volunteers, working 458 shifts over two days, along with countless contributions leading up to the event. To every volunteer, donor, and supporter—thank you for making this possible!”
The post gave special thanks to:
• Station Middle School & District 220 for hosting this event and always supporting us.
• The Arboretum of South Barrington for providing our donation center.
• Barrington Junior Women’s Club for leading the toy section.
• Community Meal and Rapid Relief Team for feeding our families and volunteers.
• WINGS, Music Blocks, Early Learning Center, Harper College, Bright Birthdays, Get Covered Illinois, Illinois Migrant Council, Barrington Bank & Trust, Willow Creek Care Center for offering your own resources to our families in need.
The post also thanked the generous partners, donors and sponsors:
• Saint Anne’s/Hope Ministries
• Barrington Area Community Foundation
• Busey Bank
• Barrington Lions Club
• Barrington Rotary
• Go Green
• GNK
• Barrington Bank & Trust
• Marquardt of Barrington
• Village Fresh Market
• Barrington Area Development Council
• Merix Pharmaceutical Corp
• Regent Products Corp
• Starbucks
• Einstein’s
• Cook Street Coffee
• NCI
”We are also immensely grateful to our individual donors, including Kimberly T. Duchossois, the Hills Family, Glenn & Barb Reed, Lauren & JP Hills, Jennifer Tilly, Sandeep & Puja Chunduri, William & Carol Marsh, James Fitzgerald, Michael Payne, Louise Robb, Marcey & Robert Kolb, the Welsh Family, Valerie Hessling, and Linda Hovde.”
📷 Photo Credit: Bob Lee
