Author: Liz Moreno

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL HOLDS ITS 2022 NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS ANNUAL 50/50 RAFFLE. SPRING IS HERE AND SO IS THE ST. VINCENT DE PAUL 50/50 RAFFLE

Check out all the details displayed on the 50/50 Raffle Poster above. Be one of the first to buy a ticket or tickets in support of this event, which funds the SVdP food pantry and financial aid program that helps needy families in our community. Don’t miss out on the possibility of being the BIG WINNER of the 50/50 raffle. Our goal is to sell 1,500 tickets and the winner could receive as much as $3,750.

Tickets are available at the SVdP food pantry Monday through Friday from 12:00 to 2:30 p.m. Tickets will also be on sale at various business locations around the Sterling and Rock Falls area. LOOK for our SVdP 50/50 raffle table outside the businesses listed below and STOP by to support us:

County Market, Sterling — Saturday May 21, June 11, and July 9, 2022

Walmart, Sterling — Saturday May 28 and June 18, 2022

Farmers Market, Sterling — Saturday, June 4 and June 25, 2022

Food Truck Fridays, Riverfront, Rock Falls — Friday, June 10 and July 8, 2022

OR SCAN THE QR CODE DISPLAYED ON THE RAFFLE POSTER AND PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS NOW!

Meals will feature kid-friendly foods like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, juice, crackers, granola bars, and fruit cups. No registration or ID is required, and participation is open to all children and teens.  

Meals will feature kid-friendly foods like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, juice, crackers, granola bars, and fruit cups. No registration or ID is required, and participation is open to all children and teens.

Kids and teens will be able to get a grab and go meal from one of 18 sites throughout Whiteside County. Each site will serve on Wednesdays but will provide three lunches for each child. The program runs every Wednesday from 12:00PM -12:30PM starting June 1st and ending on August 10th.

2022 Meal Sites

ERIE
Margaret Park

FULTON
First Reformed Church

LYNDON
Richmond Park

MORRISON
Crossroads Comm. Center

MILLEDGEVILLE
Public Library

PROPHETSTOWN
Eclipse Square

ROCK FALLS
Coloma Homes
Merrill School
Rock Falls Public Library
Wallingford Park

STERLING
Broadway Methodist
Latin American Social Club
Scheid Park
Sterling Public Library
SterLynn Apartments
Salvation Army
St Paul’s Church

TAMPICO
Community Building

United Way of Whiteside County has run the Let’s Feed Our Children program for 21 years with the help of countless community partners. United Way is looking for additional donations and volunteers to support this program. Those interested in volunteering can sign up at: https://signup.com/go/fXBAKtz or by contacting Keri Olson at 815.625.7973 or kolson@uwwhiteside.org.

God doesn’t give us what we can handle, God helps us handle what we are given.

SVdP in April assisted 276 families with food. Helping 518 adults and 195 children, that consists of a total 713 individuals. In financial aid 52 families were assisted in rent, utilities, motels, prescriptions and gas for doctor appointments. Whiteside community, SVdP is grateful for your support.

Boy Scout Aiden Mackay is shown delivering food he collected for a scouting project to the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry. Aiden made up flyers with suggested food items and passed them out to his school mates. Thanks to his diligence, he received a great response! GREAT JOB, AIDEN! You are making a difference in your community. Aiden is a student at St. Mary’s School in Sterling and the son of Dr. and Mrs. Steven Mackay.

The only way you’re going to reach places you’ve never gone, is if you trust God’s direction to do things you’ve never done.

In March SVdP helped 292 families. That consisted of 538 adults and 175 children, a total of 713 getting food. In financial aid 59 families were helped in the areas of utilities, prescriptions, motels, and rent. SVdP would like to thank the communities that help in any way to help provide for the families.

Faith is about trusting God when you have unanswered questions.

SVdP assisted in February 224 families. Distribution of food was given to 178 families consisting of 430 adults and 149 children, a total of 579. Financial aid was given to 46 families, in the area of rent, utilities, motel, gas, and prescriptions. Whiteside County communities, SVdP THANK YOU for your support and generosity.