Every Picture Tells a Story: Hope and Friendship Abound in Lemont

Donors, cooks, volunteers bring Christmas dinners, care boxes to community members in need.

More than 50 volunteers turned out before and on Christmas Day to cook, donate, pack and deliver dinners and care boxes to local families in need. “For the seventh year, friends were asked to offer what they could to create Christmas dinners and care boxes for friends who could use the gift,” said Terri O’Neill-Borders of the Hope and Friendship Foundation. “This year, 74 homes received deliveries packed with TLC and delivered from friends to friends in the beautiful and wonderful spirit of Christmas. Thank you for every single offering, donation, and gift of hands and feet that made this act of kindness possible.” With this story, O’Neill-Borders’ son, Jordan Bielfeldt, shares photos he snapped at the packing/distribution event at the …

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Hope and Friendship Foundation Needs Your Help

Donors, volunteers are needed Dec. 20-22 to help make Christmas dreams come true for local families in need.

Donate, Sort, Cook, Deliver: Hope and Friendship Foundation Needs Your Help

Donors, volunteers are needed to help make Christmas dreams come true for local families in need.

Hope and Friendship Foundation Needs Your Help

Donors, volunteers are needed to help make Christmas dreams come true for local families in need.

The Hope and Friendship Foundation is gearing up to help those in need over the holidays – and is seeking help from the community to share, donate, cook and volunteer. “I am determined that Hope and Friendship will better Christmas for hundreds of friends within our arm’s reach,” said the foundation’s founder/organizer, Terri O’Neill-Borders. “I am predicting we easily surpass 60 home deliveries and provide a fully cooked Christmas dinner for at least 300 friends.” To help Hope and Friendship achieve that goal, O’Neill-Borders asks, “How can you jump-start that Christmas spirit that is within you?” Here are a few suggestions for how you can help: Shop and donate “Care Box” items now through Dec. 21 The Hope and Friendship Foundation plans …

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Terri O'Neill

2:53 pm on Friday, January 11, 2013

Hello Veronica & Robert, We will be packing Christmas Dinners at the Lemont Township Office behind Chipains located at 1115 Warner Ave. We'll be doing this from 1:30-3:30pm on Christmas Day. Please feel free to pop on by and become part of this massive act of kindness! Email me with any questions and so I can keep you on the email list letting you know of our other projects. Wishing you peacel …   more ›