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 Tuesday were $675. Donations to date total $41,422.11.
Antioch
*Dorothy Furman: In gratitude for my grandson Brett Andris “Navy Bomb Squad” safe return from Iraq, $50.
Beach Park
*Gail Reyes (Arthurs): In memory of Oliver, Violet, Bob, Don, Terry, Jim and Wayne Arthurs and Antonio Reyes, $50.
*Anonymous: $200.
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Gurnee
*Anonymous: In memory of Fred Woldt and M. Zanco, Editorial Cartoonist Extraordinaire, $100.
*Susan Salstrom: In memory of Rev. Alden and Carolyn Salstrom and Steve, $100.
Libertyville
*Yida Yarc: In memory of Ed and Joe Yarc, Stan, Grum, Joe, Al, Fritz Konieczny, $100.
Waukegan
*Tom Verenski: In memory of Spencer, $25.
*Jan and Scott Castillo: In celebration of Ethel Golwitzer-Fletcher’s 100th birthday, $50.