Compassion for Campers, the program that provides supplies and gear for the McHenry County homeless who have no steady shelter, will hold its monthly distribution at Warp Corps, 114 North Benton Street in Woodstock, which is both centrally located and has existing contacts and relations with the homeless community and the social service agencies that … Continue reading Compassion for Campers at Warp Corps
Monday, February 15, 2021, 7-8:30pm Gloria Van Hof will offer a presentation on the history of the Underground Railroad here in McHenry County. Gloria has researched, lectured, and written extensively on the Underground Railroad in Illinois and in neighboring states. She has developed curriculum and lectured at numerous schools, libraries, historical and genealogical societies. A … Continue reading The Underground Railroad Had Depots Here
Compassion for Campers, the program that provides supplies and gear for the McHenry County homeless who have no steady shelter, has announced a revise schedule of distributions for the remainder of the cold weather months. The program is going to once a month service instead of every two weeks in February, March, and April. According to Compassion … Continue reading Compassion for Campers Announces New Winter Distribution Schedule
After discussions with our great volunteers and in recognition of the difficulties we have in reaching the homeless population we aim to serve, Compassion for Campers has re-imagined our distribution programs for the balance of the cold weather season—February, March, and April. We are going to conduct all of the distributions at Warp Corps in Woodstock, … Continue reading Compassion for Campers Rescheduled
January 7, 2021 Dear Tree of Life Community, How are you doing? Earlier this week, many of us were watching with anticipation and perhaps anxiety as the long-awaited special election in Georgia concluded. Yesterday we woke to the news that Congress had started the (usually boring) process of certifying the Electoral College votes. By early … Continue reading Regarding the events of January 6, 2021
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Indoor winter Compassion for Campers distribution will have three locations— First United Methodist Church, 3717 Main Street, McHenry (enter basement from rear parking lot) Warp Corps, 114 North Benton Street, Woodstock (enter marked door on Jackson Street side) First Church, 236 West Crystal Lake Avenue, Crystal Lake (enter marked door only) First United Methodist Church, … Continue reading Compassion for Campers Indoor Winter Distribution
Members of the congregation have expressed to desire to do antiracism work this year. To explore possibilities for what effective antiracism work might look like, members of the TOLUUC Board have been reading How to Be an Antiracist, by Ibram X. Kendi, and plan on having a group discussion about the ideas in the book … Continue reading How to be an Antiracist Discussion
The Faith Leaders of McHenry County and Compassion for Campers will be distributing camping gear and supplies to the homeless this Tuesday, September 1 from 3:30 to 5 pm. at First United Methodist Church, 3717 Main Street in McHenry. “Due to high demand we have increased our supplies of tents and sleeping bags and will … Continue reading Homeless Camping Gear Distribution Returns to McHenry
