The annual Help Them to Hope campaign benefits local service agencies that provide direct financial support and services to Lake County residents in need.
Agencies that benefit from donations this year are A Safe Place, Beacon Place, Catholic Charities of Lake County, Community Social Services, COOL Ministries, Mothers Trust Foundation, PADS Lake County and Roberti Community House.
To donate to the fund, send checks or money orders to Help Them to Hope, P.O. Box 364, Gurnee, IL 60031, or Help Them To Hope, c/o NorStates Bank, 1601 N. Lewis Ave., Waukegan, IL 60085.
Donations also may be made in person at NorStates Bank, 1601 N. Lewis Ave., Waukegan.
Total donations for Wednesday were $1,080. Donations to date total $26,429.96.
Beach Park
*George Umek and family: In memory of Pauline Umek, $50.
*Jean Reidel: In memory of Lee and Alta Reed, $100.
*Bill Reidel: In memory of Lowell and Viola Reidel, $100.
Gurnee
*Elaine Spokas: In memory of Vincent Spokas, George and Ann Klindera, $50.
*Larry Desmond: In memory of Eileen A. Desmond, Walter C. Desmond Sr., Walter C. Desmond Jr., $300.
Libertyville
*Tim, Ellen, Kate, and Nick Mauer, $80.
Waukegan
*Clyde W. Golwitzer: In memory of June C. Golwitzer, $50.
*Anonymous: In honor of retired Vista Lab workers, $100.
*Margaret Capitani: In memory of my mother Violet Szuchnicki, and my sister Shirley Rippentrop, $50.
Winthrop Harbor
*Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Merkel: In memory of Dick and Terri Piotter, $200.
