[Vip-hh] Hunger and Homelessness Newsletter

[trumble at uiuc.edu]

Hello H&H Volunteers!

Welcome to the first of regular newsletters of the semester. 
Be prepared, this one is a bit lengthy...but well worth the 
effort! And don't worry, future letters will not be this 
long...

First order of business: the Sleep Out on the 19th in 
Chicago was a huge success. We collected more than 4,000 
signatures and had an awesome time...despite the absolutely 
freeezing cold. The event was on TV news as well as in the 
Chicago Tribune. Anyone who would like to see pictures of 
the event, just email me and I will gladly send them to you.

And..Congratulations to our new Coordinators! Weekly 
volunteering opportunities will be starting as soon as 
possible, so I am listing all the coordinators as well as a 
brief description of the agency/project. Please contact 
these coordinators for information about volunteering for a 
specific agency.

1. The Times Center: a transitional shelter for men. 
Volunteers serve food and perform other services.
Coordinator: Jennifer Rydzewski, rydzewsk at uiuc.edu

2. Salt and Light Food Pantry: distributes food and clothing 
to Champaign-Urbana residents. Volunteers help organize, 
distribute and perform and other tasks the pantry needs. 
Coordinator: Karen Leu, kleu2 at uiuc.edu

3. St. Jude's Catholic Worker House: this is a soup kitchen 
and shelter. Volunteers prepare meals, pass out supplies and 
put food away.
Coordinator: Nicole Alvarado, nmalvara at uiuc.edu

4. The Center for Women in Transition: the Center is two 
year transitional housing for women and their children. 
Volunteer activities can include working with the women or 
the kids and doing various things around the houses.
Coordinator: Peggy Loo, peggyloo at uiuc.edu

5. Eastern Illinois Foodbank: a warehouse distribution 
center for food donations. Volunteers help organize and sort 
donations. 
Coordinator: Sara Gilman, sgilman2 at uiuc.edu

6. Projects International: this is a new project, open to 
new ideas! Events include the Sleep-Out and plans to go 
abroad.
Coordinator: Gillian Nichols-Smith, nicholss at uiuc.edu

7. Public Relations: help out with advertising for H&H.
Coordinator: Whitney Chappell, wchappel at uiuc.edu

8. Special Projects: a series of special events throughout 
the semester.
Coordinator: Nicole Alvarado, nmalvara at uiuc.edu

If you have any additional questions, please contact me.

Good luck, Volunteers!

Whitney Trumble
Director, H&H
Volunteer Illini Projects, Inc.