The Salvation Army of Lake County, Porter and Jasper Counties, in partnership with Strack & Van Til Food Markets, is conducting a “Check-Out Challenge” campaign to raise emergency dollars for the Salvation Army’s services.
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With Indiana’s casinos shut down at least through the end of March because of the coronavirus outbreak, operators of the Horseshoe Hammond Casino and the Four Winds Casinos have donated their food to assorted charitable groups.
The Dyer-based Flamini Foundation recently donated 50 of its signature comfort bags, filled with an assortment of personal items including toys and blankets, to Franciscan Health.
Members of the University of Notre Dame’s Office of Information Technology recently volunteered at a mobile food pantry at Evangel Heights United Methodist Church in South Bend.
Dr. Sylvia Monagan of Munster, and her daughter, Tabetha Monagan of East Chicago are the newest volunteers for Franciscan Health Hammond’s Advocates for Seniors and Incapacitated Adults (VASIA) organization.
Bowling fans and supporters of the Catherine McAuley Clinic in Hammond gave the volunteer medical facility a financial boost.
Merrillville-based Centier Bank recently presented a $5,000 sponsorship in support of the Service League of Northwest Indiana’s annual Taste of the Region fundraising event.
The Indiana Breast Cancer Awareness Trust awarded $42,240 in grants to the Franciscan Health Foundation to provide free screenings and diagnostic services for low-income Hoosier women, as well as material support for patients with a breast cancer diagnosis, including food, transportation and housing payments.
The Cancer Resource Centre in Munster, which is affiliated with Community Healthcare System, recently was presented with a $1,500 donation by firefighters from the city of Hammond.
