INB employees provide hygiene kits to
local charities including Mount Pulaski Chrisitan Church and Zion
Lutheran Church
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[October 02, 2014]
MOUNT
PULASKI - Springfield, Illinois Oct. 1, 2014: Illinois National Bank
(INB) employees recently provided 11 Central Illinois non-profits
with packages of hygiene products to provide their clients. Each
kit, purchased from Clean the World, includes soap, shampoo,
conditioner, lotion and a razor and wash cloth. All items have been
repurposed from hotels around the world.
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Sarah Phalen, President and CEO of INB, says, “We recognize those
without homes have many needs, some of the most basic include a
friend. When I volunteered years ago at Helping Hands, a shelter for
the chronically homeless, I met and became friends with several
people who happened to be homeless. It hit me that they were just
like me, but life had dealt them a different set of cards than I had
been dealt.
“Recently a colleague gave me the book More or Less, by Jeff
Shinabarger. In this book, Shinabarger makes you question where the
line of ‘enough’ is in all of our lives,” Phalen continues.
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“At INB, our team worked together to collate each of the 600 kits we
distributed, and we hope that it shows how giving a bit of your time
and extra things can have an impact in someone else’s life. We are
amazed at the work done by the 14 Central Illinois non-profits we
donated to. Each organization ensures the homeless aren’t
marginalized.” Phalen says. “While INB often gives money to support
these groups, we also know to make a difference, you need action.”
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After collating the kits, employees decided what local
organizations would benefit from the donation. The organizations
chosen were:
Catholic Charities
Central Illinois Food Bank
Chatham Food Bank
Contact Ministries
Goodwill of Central Illinois
Inner City Mission
Matthew Project
Mercy House
Mt. Pulaski Christian Church & Zion Lutheran Church
Pleasant Plains Food Pantry
Riverton Catholic Church
Sojourn House
Southside Christian After School Program
St. John’s Breadline
This Act of Kindness by INB employees is the bank’s 11 of 15
Random Acts of Kindness planned for 2014, INB’s 15th anniversary
year.
[Marilyn Titone Schaefer, Illinois
National Bank] |