The 63rd-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, COOL Ministries, Keeping Families Covered, Mothers Trust Foundation, and PADS Lake County.
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 or www.helpthemtohope.org and click on DONATE.
Total donations for the day were $3,075. Total to date is $25,918.
Beach Park
Pat Botsios, No Poticia’s to Family this year. Money sent to Help Them To Hope instead, $300.
Gurnee
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Anonymous, Gatsby, Peace on Earth, $25.
Dave and Cheryl Ross, In memory of Gordon and Carol Gillings, and George and Jean Ross, $500.
Wadsworth
Anonymous, $2,000.
Waukegan
Diane Petersen, In honor of friends and family, $250.