Glen Ellyn United

How Can You Help During this Time?

Support the Glen Ellyn Food Pantry

Friday, June 12 at the Food Pantry
The Glen Ellyn Food Pantry will be hosting an upcoming drive-by food drive on Friday, June 12, co-hosted with the Glen Ellyn Lion’s Club. Drop off hours will occur in the morning (9 a.m. - noon) and in the evening (4-7 p.m.). Please come to the Pantry parking lot, located at 493 Forest Avenue to drop your donation items.

In addition to the drive-by food drive, you can drop off donations inside the door of the Pantry, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Please call the Pantry at (630) 469-6988 if you need to arrange another drop off time.

Drive-Thru Food Drive
Monday, June 8 from 3-6 p.m. Parkview Community Church, 764 St. Charles Road, Glen Ellyn
More information here. 

Blood Drive: June 24 and July 28

Help ensure a healthy blood supply in Illinois by donating at the upcoming blood drives at Ackerman SFC, 800 St. Charles Road. Appointments are required in order to control the number of people at the site at a given time (no walk-ins).

Wednesday, June 24, 1-6 p.m. Information and Sign up here.  
Tuesday, July 28, 1-6 p.m. Information and Sign up here. 

Partnership for Educational Progress Foundation Supports Families in Need

The families in the three Glen Ellyn school districts need your support. The need is growing to help feed families in our community. Partnership for Educational Progress (PEP), as an educational foundation, serves Glenbard High School District and its elementary feeder schools. Consider donating to provide support for food and basic needs for the families in your community. Visit the PEP website for more information.

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers are needed across the state. Nonprofit organizations are looking for extra help as many of their regular volunteers are unable to assist or are choosing to stay home. In particular, organizations with a mission focused on housing/homelessness, food security/hunger/meal delivery and seniors are experiencing a large decrease in their regular volunteer base. If you are an able-bodied volunteer and are willing to volunteer, please explore the following:

Visit DuPage County’s Volunteer Portal, Giving DuPage, that links volunteers with non-profit organizations countywide.

Volunteers Needed for COVID-19 Testing Site

DuPage County is seeking volunteers to help operate a COVID-19 testing site for 12 weeks. The county needs a minimum of 21 volunteers per day to fill three roles at the site. These include:

• Traffic Management - Volunteers will direct cars in and out of traffic lanes. This role will have no contact with clients being sampled.
• Vehicle Markers - Count the number of clients who will be tested in each vehicle. Mark the vehicle’s window of the clients being sampled. This role will have minimal contact with clients being sampled.
• Registration - Provide each client with privacy statement and record their information. Good handwriting will be critical. This role will have minimal contact with clients being sampled.

All volunteers will receive training for their role. Personal protective equipment (PPE) will be provided. Minimal contact is defined as speaking through a vehicle window which may be cracked up to a half inch. The individual being tested should be wearing a mask within the vehicle and the the volunteer will be wearing a mask and other PPE.

Volunteers should be prepared to work up to eight hour shifts. To submit your availability, please complete the registration link.

Feed Our First Responders from Glen Ellyn Restaurants

Together Glen Ellyn Cares and the Glen Ellyn Chamber of Commerce would like to thank all for the financial support in Feeding First Responders through funding our Glen Ellyn Restaurants. Together they funneled over $12,000 through the GoFundMe page and private donations in much needed sales to our local restaurants. They accomplished this all while feeding The Glen Ellyn Police, Fire, Public Works and Waste Water Authority, in addition to, weekly meals to Northwestern and Amita Hospitals for the past two months.

Now with funds depleting, the decision was made to give the remaining balance to The Glen Ellyn Summer Snack Pack Program which feeds 300 at risk Glen Ellyn children weekly. These packs are distributed to School Districts 41 and 89, The Glen Ellyn Children’s Resource Center and The Glen Ellyn Public Library. This program is organized by the Glen Ellyn Kiwanis with partnership with The Glen Ellyn Food Pantry.

If you would like to donate to The Glen Ellyn Summer Snack Pack Program please donate at this LINK by Sunday June 14, 2020. The Go-Fund-Me page will close on June 15, 2020.

Continue to Support Local Glen Ellyn Businesses

Bags and Boxes Supporting Businesses
The Alliance of Downtown Glen Ellyn, in collaboration with many of the downtown businesses, are now offering ’Bags and Boxes Supporting Businesses’ which feature products from Glen Ellyn shops and restaurants, geared toward making your time at home a little more enjoyable. Learn more and purchase one of the many boxes/bags on the Alliance website.  

Glen Ellyn Dine at Home
The Village is adhering to State restrictions prohibiting indoor dining at local restaurants. Consider participating in the Glen Ellyn Dine at Home program with options of curbside pick-up and delivery. 

• For a list of local restaurants, please visit the Chamber of Commerce website.
• Join the Glen Ellyn To Go Facebook Page to see reviews and daily specials.
• View an interactive map of Glen Ellyn with detailed information about what restaurants are offering (delivery, curbside, grub hub, etc.)

Shop, Pop and Go: Continue Shopping Online Through Curbside Pick-Up 
With the Governor’s new executive order in place, effective May 1, many non-essential retail stores have re-opened to fulfill telephone and online orders through curbside pick-up. SHOP, POP & GO, It’s as easy as 1,2,3!

1. SHOP online or call to place your orders
2. POP your trunk curbside as your items are placed safely in your vehicle
3. GO home to enjoy!

• Visit the Chamber of Commerce website for a list of local retailers, and details on updated ordering and shipping options. 
• Join the Shop Glen Ellyn Facebook Page to see reviews and specials from local stores.

Glen Ellyn Essential Services
Essential Businesses are critical to our community. The Chamber of Commerce has provided a listing of essential services within the Glen Ellyn community. Please contact these companies via phone or email as many are working remotely.  

Unite the Community by Flying the Flag

We may be physically apart, but we are all in this together. Fly the flag outside your home to tell your neighbors that you are doing your part to slow this disease and protect the health of others in our community.