April
Tuesday, April 1 – Wednesday, April 30
Donate items to Clean Up Give Back Palatine. Items accepted are grocery bags, bread bags, bubble wrap, dry cleaning bags, newspaper sleeves, ice bags, plastic shipping envelopes, sandwich bags, plastic wrap and stretch film, pallet covering film, produce bags, and outside plastic casing of toilet paper, water bottles, and paper towels.
May
Thursday, May 1 – Saturday, May 31
Donate items to Hopeful Beginnings’ baby closet. Items accepted are diapers of all sizes, baby shampoo and soap, Enfamil formula, baby lotion, baby wipes, and new or gently used clothing from sizes newborn to 5T.
June
Sunday, June 1 - Monday, June 30
Donate period products of all sizes to Ovaricle.
July
Tuesday, July 1 - Wednesday, July 30
Donate school supplies to the Palatine Township Back to School Supplies program. Items needed are backpacks, spiral notebooks (wide-ruled), plastic pocket folders (with and without prongs), #2 pencils, ballpoint pens, colored pencils, markers, crayons, Expo markers, highlighters, and facial tissue. We are not accepting donations on Thursday, July 31.
August
Friday, August 1 - Sunday, August 31
Donate shoes to Partners for Our Community (POC). Items needed are all sizes of children’s and adult men’s shoes, both new and gently used.