How to Volunteer, Help Others in Bolingbrook this Holiday Season

Bolingbrook High School Blood Drive 

Sponsored by the Bolingbrook High School National Honor Society, the drive will run from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria Dec. 8. Participants should enter through Door 17.

Reservations are not necessary but can be made by calling LifeSource.

Coat the Kids Drive 

The Bolingbrook Lions and Leos organization is hosting its annual Coat the Kids drive through Monday, Dec. 10.

To date, the organization has collected 400 winter coats and is looking for more donations.

Winter coats that are new or very lightly used can be distributed to local schools, churches and shelters.

For more information, contact Estela Coite at ecoite@arrow.com; Marcy Cosgrove at marcycosgrove@gmail.com or Mick Kozy at srtcw@aol.com.

Donate to Toys for Tots 

Bolingbrook has one drop-off location for Toys for Tots. It's at Standard Bank and Trust Co. at 282 N. Weber Rd. 

You can find more drop-off Toys for Tots locations in the area here. 

McGee Elementary School's Holiday Book Fair

Jamie McGee Elementary School will hold a holiday book fair at Barnes & Noble Bookstore in the Bolingbrook Promenade Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.

A portion of all purchases will be donated to Jamie McGee as long as the purchaser identifies himself as a McGee supporter.

On-line purchases may also be made by going to BN.com/bookfairs between Dec. 8 and Dec. 13 and entering the 10945087 at checkout.

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