To sign up, contact Jennifer at jennifer@urbanvolunteers.org.

Volunteering for Mercy Home for Boys & Girls

WHEN:  March 15, 2008, from 10:00am until approximately 1:30pm
WHERE: We will be meeting at the Hilton, located at 720 S. Michigan Ave.  After a brief orientation we will head down to the downtown St. Patrick's Day Parade.

WHAT:   At the Parade we will be distributing shamrock pins as part of the Mercy Home for Boys & Girls 'Shamrocks for Kids' Campaign.  Mercy Home for Boys & Girls is a long-term residential home for troubled and hurting young men and women, ages 11 to 21.  The Mercy Home has been around since 1887.  The Mercy Home works to heal its children by giving them a safe home and helping them to realize their full potential.  They provide round-the-clock care and support, therapy, tutoring and mentoring. Mercy Home is 99.1% privately funded, receiving no contributions from the state, United Way or Catholic Charities.  Shamrocks for Kids” is a fully integrated, multi-media awareness and fundraising campaign to support the needy children of Mercy Home.    Through corporate sponsorship and shamrock pin sales, Chicago businesses and area residents demonstrate their contribution and support of Mercy Home by helping and healing needy children.

To sign up contact Jennifer at jennifer@urbanvolunteers.org