NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.
IS TAX DEDUCTIBLE
Helping Veterans
COOL Food Pantries help food stamp eligible veterans each month not only with food but also each qualified veteran family receives a large box loaded with soaps, paper goods, toiletries and more!
Toiletry items for Veterans in need are accepted daily whenever the pantries are open!
You'll Go Nuts
For These Treats!
COOL has teamed up with Terri Lynn Cares to offer you the very best in nuts and candies! Click the picture of the nuts for more information!
JOIN IGIVE
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It is so easy to support COOL Ministries every time you shop online at thousands of websites using IGIVE. Visit http://www.igive.com and select Christian Outreach of Lutherans as your charitable organization, and money will go automatically to COOL! You Shop. Your Charity Gets Money for Free! COOL Ministries is a registered cause at igive.com It's easy to join and it's free.
Spring Yankee
Candle Sale is Here!
Portillo’s for Good Fundraiser
Dine out at Portillo’s in Gurnee and COOL will receive 20% of all checks. Must show the Portillo Flyer.
Click Here to view or print flyer.
Date: September 21, 2017
Time: 5-8 PM
Address: 6102 W. Grand Ave. , Gurnee, IL 60031
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FOODSTOCK Breaks Record!!!
Thank you FOODSTOCKers, St. James Lutheran Church, and Tom Meyer and his crew for their hard work! This year’s FOODSTOCK event raised a record $26,600 to support COOL programs!
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Thank You Warren High School Volunteers!
A big shout out thank you to the Warren High School volunteers this week at the COOL Food Pantry in Waukegan. With their help, we provided food to one hundred eleven families, approximately two hundred sixty people in one day! The Blue Devils are Abby Parrott, Sydney Carpenter, the Pantry’s Chris Poindexter, Max Floriani, Austin Cortez, and the Pantry’s Rocky Jones.
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In The News
Cooke Magnet School Donates Greenhouse Produce to Food Pantry
From Homelessness to Homeowner
Benefits of Breakfast Program Extends Beyond Students
Illinois Unravels Safety Net One Strand at a Time
COOL Food Pantry Ingleside Open Two Days Per Week
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Check out The
Food of the Month!
Food of the Month is another way you can help the hungry. If you, your church, club or civic group is interested in collecting groceries or doing a food drive you may want to check this list!
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Careers at COOL Ministries
There are no current job openings at COOL Ministries.
COOL Ministries is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Volunteer Opportunities at COOL Ministries
The food pantry is in need of able bodied volunteers to work a 4 hour shift daily Monday – Friday from 10 AM to 2 PM. Please call Gayle at 847-662-1230 if you can work one or all of these days. Volunteers will help distribute food to pantry visitors at the front counter or great customers and do data entry in computer tracking system. Must be able to lift 20 pounds. Thanks for helping COOL to Feed the Hungry!
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Coming this Fall….
…………………..Mark your Calendars!
Thursday September 21st, 2017 Portillo’s dining out Event. Location: 6102 W. Grand Ave. 5 PM – 8 PM
Saturday November 25th – COOL 5/10 K Run Walk: Location: St. Mary’s Forest Preserve Libertyville
Coming in 2018……
COOL 35th Anniversary Gala:
Date: Saturday April 7th 2018
Location: Illinois Beach Resort and Conference Center
McHenry Counties
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COOL Central Offices
800 W. Glen Flora Ave.
Waukegan IL 60085
Phone: 847.662.1340
Fax: 847-662-1255
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Pantry East Waukegan
800 W. Glen Flora Avenue
Waukegan IL 60085
847.662.1230
Hours:
Monday-Friday
10:00 AM-2:00 PM
One Saturday per month 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
call 847.662.1230 for details
You must arrive 15 minutes prior to closing to receive food.
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Pantry West Ingleside
25519 W. Highway 134
Ingleside IL 60041
847.270.0411
Hours:
Mondays: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Wednesdays: 10:00 AM-2:00 PM
One Saturday per month 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
call 847.270.0411 for details
You must arrive 15 minutes prior to closing to receive food
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Family Housing Program
800 W. Glen Flora Avenue
Waukegan IL 60085
call 847.662-1340
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Front Door Food Pantry East
Pantry West Sign in Ingleside
AMAZON SMILE
You can now support COOL Ministries every time you shop online at AmazonSmile. Visit smile.amazon.com and select Christian Outreach of Lutherans as your charitable organization, and 0.5% of every eligible purchase will be donated to COOL.
Your Amazon account (and Amazon Prime membership) will operate exactly the same on AmazonSmile, but the donation will only occur if you shop using smile.amazon.com.
Once Homeless-Now HomeOWNER
Click the House and read about our recent Housing Program Family.. They were Homeless but are now Home OWNERS!!
