Alderwoods Group Launches Operation Sweaters for Veterans.CHICAGO Chicago, city, United States Chicago (shĭkä`gō, shĭkô`gō), city (1990 pop. 2,783,726), seat of Cook co., NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1837. -- Clothing drive campaign aims to collect thousands of sweaters for local war veterans Alderwoods Group The Alderwoods Group, Inc. is the second largest provider of funeral, cremation, and cemetery services in North America with operations in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. , Inc. is pleased to host Operation Sweaters for Veterans from November November: see month. 1-10, 2005. This is the second consecutive year that Alderwoods has participated in this worthwhile endeavor. All participating locations in the Greater Chicago Area listed below will offer their premises as a drop off point for new or gently used men and women's sweaters for our heroes in local V.A. Hospitals and Veterans Homes. Drop off boxes are open every weekday, anytime from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Participating locations are also pleased to offer a drive-thru drive-through or drive-thru adj. 1. Relating to or conducting exchanges with clients who drive up to a window and remain in their automobiles: drive-thru banking. 2. feature in their parking lots throughout the morning on Saturday, November 5, 2005. Community members are encouraged to drive-thru, drop off their donation and pick up a complimentary coffee and donut, as a token of appreciation. Nationwide, more than 200,000 veterans are homeless on any given night and twice as many veterans may experience homelessness during their lifetime. Over 850,000 veterans reside in the state of Illinois Illinois, river, United States Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway. , many of them of limited means. In fact, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the 2004 Veterans Affairs Veterans Affairs is a term of the business that deals with the relation between a government and its veteran communities, usually administered by the designated government agency. Challenge Report, nearly 3,000 veterans are chronically homeless in the state of Illinois. The goal of Operation Sweaters for Veterans is to provide warm clothing to those in need this coming winter.
Participating Locations:
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Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum Irving Park Cemetery & Mausoleum
2905 North Thatcher Road, 7777 Irving Park Road, Chicago
River Grove
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McHenry County Memorial Park Mount Olive Cemetery & Mausoleum
11301 Lake Avenue, Woodstock 3800 North Narragansett Avenue,
Chicago
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Northshore Garden of Memories Oehler Funeral Home
18th Street & Greenbay Road, 2099 Miner Street, Des Plaines
North Chicago
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Oehler Funeral Home Ridgewood Funeral Home
2000 East Northwest Highway, and Memorial Park
Arlington Heights 9900 North Milwaukee Avenue,
Des Plaines
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Weinstein Family Services Weinstein Family Services
1300 West Devon Avenue, Devon 111 Skokie Boulevard, Wilmette
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Willow Lawn Memorial Park Windridge Funeral Home
24090 North Highway 45, Vernon Hills 104 High Road, Cary
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Beverly Cemetery Lincoln Cemetery
12000 S. Kedzie Avenue, Blue Island 12300 South Kedzie Avenue,
Chicago
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Mount Auburn Funeral Home & Cemetery Oak Hill Cemetery
4101 South Oak Park Avenue, Stickney 11900 South Kedzie Avenue,
Chicago
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Oakland Memory Lanes Oak Woods Cemetery
15200 Lincoln Avenue, Dolton 1035 East 67th Street, Chicago
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Woodlawn Cemetery of Chicago Zefran Funeral Home
7600 West Cermak Road, Forest Park 1941 Cermak Road, Chicago
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Hills of Rest Cemetery Westwood Funeral Home
22500 West Jefferson Street, Joliet 3201 West Jefferson Street,
Joliet
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Woodlawn Memorial Park Chapel Lawn Funeral Home
23060 West Jefferson Street, Joliet & Memorial Gardens
8178 Cline Avenue, Schereville
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James Straub, Alderwoods Group's Regional General Manager, is available to comment on the campaign. To schedule an interview, please contact Meline Beach, Manager, Media and Communications at 1-866-238-7906. The Illinois funeral homes and cemeteries This is a list of famous cemeteries, mausoleums and other places people are buried, world-wide. It may never be fully completed or, depending on its its nature, it may be that it can never be completed. However, new and revised entries in the list are always welcome. are members of Alderwoods Group, the second largest operator of funeral homes and cemeteries in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. based upon total revenue and number of locations. Alderwoods' people take great care to exemplify ex·em·pli·fy tr.v. ex·em·pli·fied, ex·em·pli·fy·ing, ex·em·pli·fies 1. a. To illustrate by example: exemplify an argument. b. the Company's values of integrity, teamwork (product, software, tool) Teamwork - A SASD tool from Sterling Software, formerly CADRE Technologies, which supports the Shlaer/Mellor Object-Oriented method and the Yourdon-DeMarco, Hatley-Pirbhai, Constantine and Buhr notations. , communication, compassion compassion, n a profound awareness of another's suffering coupled with a desire to alleviate that suffering. and creativity. Through the shared values and actions of its people, Alderwoods is committed to delivering the highest standards of family care and to being a leader in the communities it serves. For more information, visit www.alderwoods.com. Alderwoods Group, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AWGI) |
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