The 60th-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, Catholic Charities of Lake County, COOL Ministries, Mothers Trust Foundation, Roberti Community House, and Twice As Nice Mother & Child.
To donate to the fund, send checks or money orders to Help Them To Hope. P.O. Box 364, Gurnee, IL 60031 or go to www.helpthemtohope.com and click on DONATE.
Total donations for Wednesday were $1,435. Total to date is $43,509.
Gurnee
Anonymous: Gatsby — Peace on Earth, $25
Lake Barrington
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Anonymous: $250
Lake Bluff
Margret Schmude: $1,000
Lake Forest
Kathy Kovarsky: In memory of Ma-Ja (Meegan) Chi, $10
Wadsworth
David and Madelon Zenner: $100
Waukegan
Margaret Capitani: In memory of Violet Szuchnicki, my mother and Shirley Rippentrop, my sister, $50