SUMMER NEWS 2021

In this Issue:

• From the Director
• How YOU make a difference - Campaigns, Events, Impact
• Our Service Stories tell it best! 
• Things you need to know

Dear Friends of MTF,

It was a busy spring and summer is upon us! Summer means summer camp! To date, 222 children have received MTF grants to attend summer camp totaling over $88,000! This is one of our favorite grants to fund and this year, we are especially grateful for the outpouring of support when children need camp more than ever before! We could not send so many children to camp without the generous hearts of our donors! Thank you for making the world a little brighter and more fun for a child this summer! 

Paula 

How YOU make a difference 

A heartfelt thank you to all that participated in Recipe for Good, shopped at Lake Forest Station and supported MTF through our Mother's & Father's Day Summer Camp Campaigns! 

 

 

• Thanks to Chef John des Rosiers for leading us and everyone that cooked-along in Recipe for Good which raised over $10,000!
  

 

• Thanks to the city of Lake Forest and Susan McMahon for including MTF at the Lake Forest Station Moms, Dads and Grads Shop where over $4,000 in donations were made through our Giving Tree! 

 

2021 Impact at a Glance 

Children Impacted by MTF Grants	Households impacted by rent or utility grants	Babies that received safe baby items
1,297	265	165

Recent requests for help and
how our Service Committee responded

• A 17-year-old with Downs Syndrome loses his father to brain cancer. His mother passed away when he was a young child. He lives with his two older brothers who work very hard to support and care for him.  They would like to send him to a camp for disabled students this summer but are not able to afford the cost of the camp.  MTF pays the fee for the program, allowing the boy to benefit from the experience and ease the financial burden on the family.
  
  
• An 18-year-old student has outstanding school fees which will keep her from receiving her high school diploma. She works to pay for all of her expenses with no parental support. She is saving money to pay for a car so she can attend CLC in the fall. Her school counselor writes " This is a girl that sees the glass as half full. She always has a smile and always looks at the upside." MTF approves a grant to pay her school fees in full so she may graduate and move on with the rest of her life. 

Please join us any Wednesday (except July 7 & 14) at 9:30 a.m. via Zoom to review the weekly grant requests and how MTF grants are truly making a difference...one child at a time!