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Lazarus House is
a community shelter
at 214 Walnut Street
in St. Charles, Illinois
serving homeless
or at-risk individuals
connected to the mid Kane County area.

 

Week of May 20, 2013

Urgent Needs: Can you Help?

Coffee Bleach Drink mixes with sugar Sugar-free drink mixes Clorox (or other brand) disinfecting wipes

Vinegar Gallon size ziplock plastic bags Solid air freshener (no aerosol) 33 Gal.Garbage bags

If you can provide us with a few of these urgent needs, please deliver them to our main entrance anytime between the hours of 8 am - 9 pm Mondays through Saturdays. Thank you for helping our neighbors in need! More Info...

THANKS TO YOU, WE ARE WELL-STOCKED ON COATS, HATS, GLOVES & MITTENS and DIAPERS. THANK YOU!!

Join us for Fabulous June 10th Benefit

RSVP now for your choice of Golfing by Day, or Dining and Entertainment by Night

or both!

The St. Charles Kiwanis and Lazarus House are partnering on a benefit golf outing and dinner auction on Monday, June 10th at the beautiful Royal Fox Country Club in St. Charles.This event benefits both agencies equally. You can register for all activities (golf followed by evening event) or the evening event only.

Golfers Event

Join in the fun starting at 9:00am for a day of 18 holes of golf on the gorgeous course at Royal Fox Country Club. There will be games galore, boxed lunches, and plenty of competition on the course. After returning to the clubhouse, enjoy drinks, silent and live auctions, raffles, and a scrumptious dinner buffet. This will all be followed by a dessert bar and live entertainment by Jacque Miller.

Bid for a week at this goregeous

home on Captiva Island.

Evening Event

This evening event begins at 4:00pm with a cash bar and opportunities to win some wonderfully creative silent auction and raffle baskets. A delicious buffet begins at 5:30pm, followed by a special live auction. All of this is followed by a dessert bar and live entertainment featuring, Jacque Miller to mellow out your evening with her renditions of favorites from Ella Fitzgerald and Lena Horne, to name a few . Don’t miss out on this opportunity to enjoy a wonderful evening at a beautiful country club; join us on Monday, June 10th.

RSVPs still accepted. Deadline being extended.

See this invitation for cost and RSVP information. You’ll find golf details on one side of the invitation and evening details on the opposite side. You can register online at the Kiwanis website.

Sponsorships Welcome

To participate in one of the MANY sponsorship opportunities, contact Brian Ducey at 224-678-8838. See sponsorships for a wonderful way to showcase your business and enjoy a fun day.

 

Items Needed for Our Golf Outing Fundraiser

Help us complete our auction gift baskets by donating any of the following: Gift cards for Target, Walmart or Meier.

Thank you for your help in raising funds to support Lazarus House programs.

 

New Webpage with Vanco Services Now Launched for Online Donations

Lazarus House now offers a new way to donate through your credit card or bank account. This new method, using Vanco Services, the same trusted vendor that many churches use, allows you to make one-time or repeating donations. If you have been looking for a way to simplify your donations, please consider using this secure webpage.

 

July 4th Walk/Run Registration Now Open; Register by May 31 for maximum race discount

Great Western Freedom Four-Run or Walk

Giving a “Hand Up” to our Neighbors in Need

8 AM Thursday, July 4, 2013

LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve, St. Charles

The event offers a competitive 4-mile CARA Certified run on a USATF certified course on the Fox River Trail Runners Circuit and a 2-mile scenic walk suitable for all age groups. Runners and walkers can pre-register at www.signmeup.com The cost is $20 for walk. The fee for the run is $25 until May 31, $28 from June 1 through July 1 with a $3 pre-registration fee discount to CARA & Fox River Trail Runners members. Event day registration is $25 for walk and $30 for run; no discounts apply. Participants are encouraged to help further by collecting pledges with pledge form available here. Pledges can be made electronically through this webpage.

Sponsorships are also welcome. Details attached here.

The event is a great way to lend support to people in our community who need help to gain their freedom from homelessness.All proceeds benefit Lazarus House.

We thank our Run/Walk sponsors for helping making this event possible. Sponsors thus far include: Corkill Insurance Inc., Optimum Nutrition Dick Pond, PJ Plumbing, Great Harvest Bread Co., Signs by Tomorrow, BMO Harris Bank, Elburn Lions Club, MB Financial, Kane County Chronicle, St. Charles Bank & Trust, Hosanna Lutheran Church & Preschool

Attention Runners, Walkers and Spectators: Breakfast Event Added

Join us for an All American breakfast sandwich by Colonial Café.

To be served 8 am to 10 am or until supplies last.

Cost is $4 & includes your choice of juice or Starbucks coffee or tea

Breakfast sponsored by Colonial Café and Starbucks.

ALL PROCEEDS go to Lazarus House.

Special activities include: Ice cream eating contest for children

Spin-the-wheel contest to win a prize

Registration Open for Marathon,

Donate to Lazarus House for Registration Discount

Looking for a way to help out? Please consider making a donation of $100 or more to Lazarus House and you'll get a 50% discount on your registration to the Sept 22, 2013 Fox Valley Marathon Races. Just tell us that your donation is in connection with the marathon and give us your email address.  We'll then send you a discount code for use when you register. Runners must be at least 18 years old to be eligible to participate in the race.

If questions, email janec@lazarushouseonline.com or call Jane weekdays between 9AM and 4PM at 630-587-2144. See http://www.foxvalleymarathon.com/register/index.htm for more race information

Lazarus House thanks Dr. Meera Atkins

Being new in the St. Charles area, Dr. Atkins' practice, Renaissance Women's Health, appreciates referrals. For every referral received, Dr. Atkins will make a donation to Lazarus House. This practice supports women at every stage of life, providing a comfortable and personalized place for women's healthcare.

Gotta Love those Celtics!

Again this year, Lazarus House has been blessed by the kindness and generosity of St. Charles Celtics Soccer Club. Team members collected a car load of needs list items and generated nearly $1,000 in cash through their "knucklehead" hair cut fundraiser. Many thanks to this wonderful group of players and to Tina of Couture Salon, Geneva, for providing the cuts.

New Flooring For the CTL

After 10 years of heavy use, the Center for Transitional Living flooring is getting a much needed facelift.  Thanks to funds from the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley, the worn carpet has been removed to make way for new sanitary tile. 

It’s not a simple undertaking to displace sleeping rooms, fixtures and personal belongings, along with freezers,cabinets, computers and more, but we have been

blessed by several teams of volunteers helping withthis ongoing project. 

THANK YOU EVERYONE!!

 

 

River City Church volunteers

provide manpower to move

freezers, bunks, cabinets and more.

 

 

 

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Our Sincere Gratitude

We offer our sincerest thanks and gratitude to Delnor Hospital and Tri City Health Partnership for their efforts to provide tuberculosis testing and follow up to all the guests and staff at Lazarus House. Lazarus House is safe and we will continue ongoing testing of all new guests and staff.