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(g)love is a volunteer event dedicated to a simple
task,
providing Chicagoans in need with cold-weather gear.
(g)love works because it is so simple.
All it takes is a willingness to walk up to someone and offer a
CarePack. There are no forms to fill out. No restraints to giving.
This is volunteering in its simplest form.
The (g)love story
(g)love began in 2001 when a group of friends aiming
to help homeless began handing out pairs of gloves. Walking the
streets of Chicago, the volunteers not only had the opportunity
to talk to homeless individuals and begin to experience their
needs, if only for a short time: the makeshift communities, the
people, and most notably - the cold.
Beginning with 50 pairs of gloves in 2001, over
1000 CarePacks were distributed in the 2008/2009 (g)love. The support
for (g)love has grown from a handful of friends, to numerous volunteers
including student groups, universities, sororities/fraternities
and families who come back year after year to show they care.
A network of wholesalers and companies provide gear and supplies
as a donation or at-cost.
Click here to see photos from our 2008/2009 (g)love.
Give a little (g)love
Here are three great ways to show your (g)love,
- Make
- Show some (g)love by crafting a hat or scarf for Chicago's
homeless.
Groups of knitters and crocheters
show their support through charity knit and crochet hats and
scarves as a part of handmade for (g)love. To receive
more information about handmade with (g)love click here.
To receive our handmade with (g)love email updates submit your name
and email below.
- Join- Help pack and distribute CarePacks full of
cold-weather gear on select Saturdays.
In volunteering with (g)love, you'll see how your service makes
winter a little warmer for Chicago's homeless. Complete and
submit the form below to sign up for an event, or for more information
Select a Saturday to join us from 9:00am to Noon.
(g)love 2009/2010 dates are being planned currently
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