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Join us for the 3rd Annual Pedal for PADS Bike-a-thon and help us raise funds for the homeless. The event will take place on Saturday, September 18, 2010 at Moraine Hills State Park located at 914 S. River Rd. in McHenry. Rider check in starts at 7:00 am to 9:00 am. The rides go on rain or shine! The more the merrier! The event is also open to those who don’t wish to ride. Just register as a non-rider and raise a minimum of $50 in pledges. A free T-shirt and barbecue lunch will be included for those raising $150 or more. The bike-a-thon is designed for riders for pleasure riders to enthusiasts. Excellent for families! There will be three great routes on beautiful trails within Moraine Hills State Park. The Red Route is 3.7 miles, Blue Route 3.2 miles or the Yellow Route at 2.0 miles. When you return from your ride, stay for a while to celebrate! There are no costs to register. However we do encourage a minimum of $150 in pledges (volunteers excluded). Sign up today to participate! Register at www.pedalforpads.com, you can login to your account to customize your personal donation page; send emails; manage offline pledges; and view the status of your fundraising efforts. REGISTRATION OPENS July 19th. To volunteer or to become a sponsor for Pedal for PADS contact Barbara Swanson at (815) 759-7144 or email bswanson@pioneercenter.org for more information. McHenry county PADS assists men, women and families in McHenry County that have become or at risk of becoming homeless. Focusing on intervention and prevention is a goal of PADS.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Youth Service Bureau Annual Fundraiser Kroozers 14th ANNUAL KROOZERS CARS FOR KIDS CLASSIC CAR SHOW ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Past PADS Events THANK YOU!!! PADS BENEFIT CONCERT SUNDAY, MAY 2ND 3:00PM “You’ll Never Walk Alone!” At the Woodstock Opera House A wonderful afternoon was filled with inspirational music benefiting our very own PADS OF MCHENRY COUNTY. Music was presented by well-known McHenry area vocalists, accomplished choirs, and talented musical groups. Performers: Maureen Christine- Vocalist, accompanied by Pianist John Hegner Stew Cohen- Master of Ceremonies Cecilia Adams- Director- with her groups: The Contemporary Choir, Unity Guitar Group, Songs of Seven, and Youth Choir Celeste Mann- Director: St. Mary’s Choir Tom Steffans- Director: Congregational Unitarian Church, Woodstock Michael Bazan- Director: MCC Jazz Band Cindy Milczewski- Director: Holy Apostles Choir Tom Rome- Director: Marian Central Catholic School Choir _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you to all that supported SleepOut for Shelter a homelessness experience - April 17th Campers experienced what it's like to be homeless for night while raising pledges to help support McHenry County PADS programs and services that help people get out of homelessness and back into housing. It was a cold an windy night but many campers braved the weather in support of PADS while experiencing a night of homelessness. Many participants walked away with a better understanding of the challenges people face who are homeless. Over $25,000 was raised in pledges! Thank you so very much - Mark your calendars for next year's event and spread the word! The event will be held again around the 3rd or 4th week in April, watch this website, facebook or local media for information. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Jazz for PADS was held on Tuesday April 20, 2010 at The Lakeside Legacy Arts Park in Crystal Lake (Formerly known as the Dole Mansion) More than 100 people showed up to support McHenry County PADS. Donations of canned food, socks, bug spray were collected. Each year the Crystal Lake Chamber B2B Network Group puts in countless number of hours to coordinate this event to benefit PADS. We thank you all for your support! Thank you to Paulette owner of PCS-Professional Cleaning Solutions for donating her 50/50 raffle winnings back to PADS!! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PEDAL FOR PADS Bike A Thon SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2009, Moraine Hills State Park CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CROP WALK - COME WALK WITH ME Crop walk date is 10/18/09 -location Bethany Lutheran Church in Crystal Lake What is a CROP Hunger Walk? Neighbors walking together to take a stand against hunger in our world. Together we raise awareness and funds for international relief and development, as well as local hunger-fighting. If you can't participate please support one of our McHenry County PADS Walkers! Support PADS Walkers _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  CSI:NY'S Gary Sinise and The LT. DAN BAND Performs to a SOLD OUT CROWD! PADS Benefit Concert featuring CSI: NY Gary Sinise and The Lt. Dan Band performed in front of over 750 people on Saturday, February 28, 2009 at Raue Center for the Arts, Crystal Lake, Illinois. The band played music from the 60, 70's 80's, 90's in all Genres. Band members invited guests from the audience on stage to dance even a conga line was formed that wrapped around the theater. Those in attendance loved the band and enjoyed helping a good cause. Winner of the 61" TV is Sebastain Kock from Woodstock. We had several winners of Gary Sinise autographed Forrest Gump DVD’s: Linda Sweeney, Ken Schutz,Sandra Lesniewski, Father Sherry, JJ Johnson and Mary Justen. For information about Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band visit their website at Gary Sinise and The Lt. Dan Website To obtain meet & greet pictures or to see pictures taken by Allison from Two Rings Productions Click Here ARTICLE FROM THE NORTHWEST HERALD ON SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2009 To view pictures taken by Justin Edmonds Northwest Herald photographer Click Here CRYSTAL LAKE – Kimo Williams stood Saturday night on the stage of Raue Center for the Arts, looking out on an empty theater shortly before his band’s sold-out performance. It was a night where something mattered as much as the music. “We’re here to support an organization trying to make a difference in the lives of people,’’ said Williams, a founding member of The Lt. Dan Band. The Lt. Dan Band held a benefit concert with proceeds going to the Public Action to Deliver Shelter of McHenry County. PADS is a charitable nonprofit organization with a mission to provide emergency, transitional and preventative measures for homeless individuals and families of McHenry County. Demand for PADS services has increased dramatically this year as more and more people are out of work. “We are all one event away from being homeless,’’ said Debbie DeGraw, PADS marketing and development director. “The way the economy is going is it doesn’t take much to push someone over the edge.’’ The show kicked off with a testimonial by former PADS client Ted Miller, who gives back by volunteering his services to the organization that gave to him. “If it wasn’t for the PADS program, I wouldn’t be at where I am at today, in a stable environment and a job,’’ said Miller, who is employed as a truck driver. The past fiscal year, PADS served 220 people in its emergency church shelters. DeGraw said the numbers were increasing 80 people more than last year. “You don’t think it is happening in McHenry County,’’ said Kevin Goers, concert-goer and longtime PADS supporter. “It’s amazing to me.’’ “I love supporting good causes,’’ said Gary Sinise before the show. Sinise, whose long list of acting credits include his portrayal of Lt. Dan in the Oscar-winning film “Forrest Gump,’’ is starring as Detective Mack “Mac” Taylor in CBS’s “CSI: New York.’’ The cover band began entertaining troops in 2004 overseas and will embark on another two-week USO tour this summer. “We do a lot of benefits,’’ Sinise said. “It’s nice that they [PADS] asked us.’’ “The essence of any organization is the passion that drives them,’’ Williams said. “Supporting an organization trying to make a difference in the lives of people is truly being citizens.” All proceeds from this benefit concert will be used to provide emergency and transitional shelter and supportive services for homeless men, women and children of McHenry County. Sponsors as of 12/19/08: Sage Products, Inc., 1st Midwest Bank, ServicePrinting, Mailways, Crystal Lake Bank & Trust, Gloria Jensen Agent-First Prudential Realty, Home State Bank, TWOS Sales-St. Joseph Home Sale Practice, Spring Grove Hose Show, Advocate Good Shepard Health Care Upcoming Third Party Events Your group or organizations fundraising event to help PADS could be listed here. Please let us know if your group is hosting an event to benefit PADS. Please call: Scott Block at (815) 759-7288 or email at: sblock@mchenrycountypads.com or Barb Swanson at (815) 759-7144 or email Barb at: bswanson@pioneercenter.org Thank you to the following groups for all their support: PAST EVENTS AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTED FUNDRAISERS __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Akasha Yoga Studio, Crystal Lake sold cookbooks and donated over $800! THANK YOU  Pictured: Jennifer Ewert, Debbie DeGraw, Tricia Wallace and Linda Cannizzo___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Senior Girl Scout Troop #325 wanted to help local agencies in the spring when most donation are few. The scouts decided to stand in front of Jewel on Sunday, May 17 & hand out needs lists (they researched from Web sites or agency contacts). They gave the lists to customers as they entered the store - hoping for 1 or more items to be donated as they exited. The response was wonderful. Some customers went home & brought back more items to donate. Gift cards, coupons, & money was also donated by customers. The scouts collected items for: PADS, Helping Paws, Turning Point, & Woodstock Food Pantry. This service project helped the scouts complete their Journey Award. Even with their busy Middle & High School schedules (St. Mary, Northwood, Harrison, WNHS, & home school), the scouts are very dedicated to helping the Woodstock area: 2 scouts are working on their Silver Award & 3 scouts are currently working on their Gold Award. 
Pictured in Troop: Anne Elsinger, Alyssa Vollkommer, Kathryn Gessert, Kathleen Knox, & Lily Kunzee (not pictured are: Claudia Orman, Hayley Frahm, Mary McCormack, & Erin Daily) We would recommend this as a very effective service project idea for any group wanting to help out. Jewel was very supportive. Cadette/Senior GS Troop #325 Terry Lynch-Knox, Troop Leader _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Baird and Warner Real Estate, Crystal Lake branch recently held their annual Bowl A Thon to benefit the homeless people of McHenry County through McHenry County PADS. The Bowl A Thon is held yearly around the 2nd or 3rd week in October at Crystal Bowl. This year's event raised nearly $900! This event is open to the public - if you would like to participate next year please contact: Baird & Warner Inc,6500 Northwest Hwy, Crystal Lake, IL 60014 (815) 459-1855. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Crystal Lake Public Library (CLPL) staff recently held an employee collection to help provide funding for McHenry County’s largest homeless provider “McHenry County PADS”. The employee’s donated $1000 to benefit McHenry County PADS homeless programs ![PADS-Donation-Photo[1].jpg](userimages/PADS-Donation-Photo[1].jpg)
Pictured from left to right: CLPL Director Kathryn I. Martens, Elaine Falzone, Scott Block (PADS), Teresa Henning, Jessica Mihm and Assistant Library Director Karen Migaldi. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank You Faby Scholnick for organizing 'Make a Difference Day" in memory of your sons Jonathan and Jeremy. Faby collected more than 1,000 punds of food and over $1800.00 in cash contributions. Thank you !!  Pictured Faby Scholnick_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Pam Parr and the members of the Minnehaha Rebekah Lodge No 77 for again braving the cold weather outside of Walmart collecting needed items for PADS homeless clients. Thank you!! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you Crystal Lake Baird and Warner for hosting AN "OFFICE FURNITURE GARAGE SALE" proceeds from the sale of their office furniture benefitted clients of McHenry County PADS. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Pistakee Bay Charitable Foundation inaugural benefit was held on Friday September 5, 2008 at the historic Pistakee Bay Yacht Club in Johnsburg, Illinois. Honorary Chair, Senator Pamela Althoff and McHenry County State's Attorney Lou Bianchi, joined the foundation in honoring its 2008 Community Grant Award winner, McHenry County P.A.D.S. a part of Pioneer Center for Human Services. The evening set sail with fine music and entertainment by Mike Knauf Jazz Quartet and Heather Moran. Guests enjoyed fabulous cocktails, hors d’oeuvres by 1776 Restaurant of Crystal Lake and historical boat tours of Pistakee Bay with docent and author Sandy Landen Machaj, were available to sign her newly released book entitled “Johnsburg and Pistakee Bay”. Over 60 people mingled with friends, business leaders, and fellow social stewards to support a worthy cause. 
Pictured from left to right: Scott Block, PADS Division Director, Amanda Kissel, Pistakee Bay Charitable Foundation, Debbie DeGraw, Marketing & Development Director, Mary Lou Hutchinson, Pistakee Bay Charitable Foundation. ABOUT PISTAKEE BAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Pistakee Bay Charitable Foundation is a 501(c)3 foundation committed to producing innovative solutions to social problems by contributing financial resources to select underserved initiatives and non profit organizations while promoting individual social responsibility and leading future generations in philanthropy. For more information visit www.pbcfoundation.org or send your inquiry to info@pbcfoundation.org. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Pedal for PADS July 12, 2008 The first annual Pedal for PADS bike-a-thon was held on Saturday July, 12, 2008 and was a HUGE success raising nearly $9,000! The event was brought together and led by Jeanne Thompson and a team of people wanting to make a difference for the homeless of McHenry County. This was PADS first on-line sponsorship event. This feature went off really well and was a big help to people trying to raise pledge money to support the ride. To see how it was set up please visit the Events tab and then click on the Pedal for PADS tab. The bike-a-thon was designed for riders of all levels — from pleasure riders to enthusiasts. There were three great road routes in beautiful McHenry County, as well as trails within Moraine Hills State Park. The road rides were fully supported with rest stops, SAG vehicles, cue sheets and road markings. The event was also open to those who don’t wish to ride. The event included: Live music Silent auction Raffles Barbecue Complementary massage therapy (for bikers) Paradise Valley Ranch presents THE LEMONADE STAND EVENT Entire month of July Join Cary-Grove Neighborhood Life in a sweet refreshing summertime community event to benefit the homeless of McHenry County. Proceeds benefit local Cary-Grove PADS sites that provide food and shelter through the winter months. Lemonade stands will be set up throughout neighborhoods and storefronts. For more information to volunteer or participate contact: Donna & Mark Zientek at 847-639-6895 or email donna.zientek@comcast.net to register your lemonade stand. SUMMER FUN ON THE FARM that was sponsored by Mchenry County work at home mom's on June 20, 2008 - Raised $300 in support of the PADS homeless programs. Wonder Lake Water Ski Team for their donation in support of PADS. Heart & Soul Foundation golf outing for donating proceeds from their event to benefit the PADS Transitional Home. McHenry Community High School Activities group for their Rice Bowl Fundraiser in support of PADS. McHenry Snow Birds who donated their spagetti dinner procedds in support of PADS. EmbroidMe, Crystal Lake for donating his raffle winnings to PADS! Baxter Healthcare, Round Lake for their group employee donation. Brownie Troop 630 who donated boxes of delicious Girl Scout cookies! Living Waters Church who held a concert to support PADS. Terri Dudar and the Minnehaha Rebekah Lodge No.77 from Richmond. This group held a wish list drive outside Walmart and Sears and donated many needed items. Hebron United Methodist Youth Group for hosting a "Campout" and braving the cold, damp October weather. This group raised $870!! Youth members are: Karl Krieger, Andrew Krieger, Alex Arthur, Nick Nelson, Cody Nelson, Hailiegh Mogan, Anthiny Wasiak, Matthew Winter and especially Julie Krieger for all her hard work as a chaperone! Thank you Thank you to Alyssa Clark and Christina Lanaski from Prairie Grove Elementary School for holding a food drive for "Make A Difference Day" Thank you to: Fabiola and Allen Scholnick for all that you have done the past 6 years to help the countless number of homeless people that PADS serves. Faby and Allen have put countless numbers of hours into raising money, food and awareness for their "Make A Difference Day" project. They do this in memory of their sons Jeremy and Jonathan Scholnick. "God Bless You All" Crystal Lake Business2Business Network Group for hosting "Jazz for PADS" on Tuesday, September 11, 2007. This event raised over $1,400 and lots of needed items like: pillows, socks, sweatshirts, undergarments and more! Special Thank You to Jared Silver from: At A Glance Marketing for developing the PADS DVD that can be previewed on this website! This was a wonderful group effort to see who's involved click on this link http://www.business2businesscl.com/B2B-Mission.htm Baird & Warner Northwest Suburban Office in Crystal Lake held a 'Bowl for PADS" on Sunday, October 7, 2007 at the Crystal Bowl in Crystal Lake over 40 people participated to raise money and awareness for homelessness. Over $1,500 was raised to support McHenry County PADS year round programs and services that provide help to homeless individuals and families in McHenry County. Crop Walk 2007 Crop Walk 2007 was held on Sunday, October 14, 2007 at The First United Methodist Church at 236 West Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake. Hundreds of walkers showed up in their gym shoes and walked several miles to raise money to combat hunger "worldwide". It is estimated over $14,000 was raised! McHenry County PADS will receive 25% of the funds this year to provide food and shelter to the counties homeless population. Thank you to everyone who participated! |
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