Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- In recognition of February being National Canned Food Month, HSHS Home Care is teaming up with Dan Hecht Chevrolet Toyota and Roy Schmidt Honda in Effingham to “Cram the Car” with nonperishable food items, hygiene products and monetary donations for Catholic Charities’ food pantry.
Donations for the annual event will be accepted the entire month of February. On March 1, HSHS Home Care staff will cram their cars with donated items before delivering them to Catholic Charities. The regional office serves Clark, Crawford, Cumberland, Effingham, Fayette, Jasper and Shelby counties.
“Cram the Car inspires me every year when I see how our neighbors, friends and colleagues come together to care for the community,” said Valerie Engelbart, Volunteer/Bereavement Services Supervisor for HSHS Home Care. “It’s a privilege to deliver their generous donations. Let’s see how many cars we can fill!”
Suggested items for donations include the following:
- Boxed meals (Hamburger Helper, Rice-a-Roni)
- Pancake mix and syrup
- Jelly
- Canned fruit
- Pasta sauce
- Cereal
- Granola
- Sugar-free canned fruit
- Low-salt canned vegetables
- Large boxes of oatmeal
- Soap
- Shampoo
- Feminine products
- Razors
Donors are urged to check expiration dates.
Items or monetary contributions may be dropped off at any of these locations:
- HSHS Home Care office – Located in St. Anthony’s Health Center at 900 W. Temple Ave., Building A, Suite 101, in Effingham. Office hours are Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
At one of these locations during business hours:
- Dan Hecht Chevrolet Toyota – 2400 S. Banker St., Effingham
- Roy Schmidt Honda – 1705 W. Fayette Ave., Effingham
For more information about Cram the Car, contact Engelbart at 217-685-0702 or Valerie.Engelbart@hshs.org.
HSHS Home Care staff help patients maintain an independent lifestyle by offering in-home services such as physical, occupational and speech-language therapy; wound care; cardiac rehabilitation; stroke care; pain management; hospice and palliative care; fall risk assessment; and pediatric care.
HSHS Home Care is accredited by The Joint Commission, a U.S.-based nonprofit that works with and evaluates more than 24,000 health care organizations, public health agencies and health ministries worldwide on patient care quality and safety.
To learn more about HSHS Home Care, visit hshshomecare.org.
For more information about HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, visit stanthonyshospital.org.
About Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS)
HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, celebrating 150 years of serving the Effingham community, is part of Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS), a Catholic health care ministry founded in 1875. Dedicated to our Mission to reveal and embody Christ’s healing love for all people through high-quality Franciscan health care, HSHS clinicians provide exceptional care centered on the whole person. Based in Springfield, Illinois, HSHS employs nearly 11,000 colleagues who provide care in 13 acute-care, children’s and critical-access hospitals and home health and hospice programs in Central and Southern Illinois and Eastern Wisconsin. HSHS is aligned with more than 1,000 primary and specialty physicians and advanced practitioners through its owned affiliates HSHS Medical Group and Prairie Cardiovascular and its partnership with Prevea Health. For more information about HSHS, visit hshs.org.
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