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5th Annual Operation Dropbox: Local Organizations Needed

Post Date:04/03/2024 9:00 AM

Media Contact:
McHenry County Department of Health
Nick Kubiak, Community Information Coordinator
April 3, 2024 

McHenry County Department of Health Announces 5th Annual Operation Dropbox, Invites Local Organizations to Support Donation Drive for Local Veterans

 MCHENRY COUNTY, IL – The McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) is thrilled to announce the 5th annual Operation Dropbox, a donation drive dedicated to supporting local veterans. We invite organizations, churches, libraries, and businesses in McHenry County to become drop site locations for this important initiative.

Now in its fifth year, Operation Dropbox is a county-wide donation drive that runs during the month of May. Donations are collected at drop site locations throughout McHenry County by Medical Reserve Corps volunteers and delivered to Veterans Path to Hope, a McHenry County non-profit dedicated to supplying the basic needs, shelter, and a number of transitional services to homeless veterans. Veterans Path to Hope also offers housing and employment assistance, transitional living, basic needs including food/furniture/household goods, peer support activities, caregiver training, and counseling.

In 2023, Operation Dropbox yielded 5,466 pounds of donated goods from 28 donation boxes throughout McHenry County, supporting more than 3,000 McHenry County veterans and their families.

Operation Dropbox involves simulating a supply delivery for distribution, aiding the MCDH in practicing emergency response plans. It also offers a hands-on learning experience for MCDH staff and Medical Reserve Corps volunteers.

McHenry County organizations, churches, libraries, and businesses that would like to host a donation box at their location can sign up here. All supplies, including donation boxes and posters, will be provided to all participating locations, as well as weekly pickups.

For more information, please contact the MCDH by emailing health-nursing@mchenrycountyil.gov or calling (815) 334-4500. The deadline to sign up as a drop site location is Friday, April 12.

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