Help Oak Park Families Displaced By Fire

From Oak Park Elementary School District 97

Help is needed for families who were displaced by the four-alarm fire that destroyed an apartment complex at the corner of Washington Boulevard and Cuyler Avenue in Oak Park overnight Tuesday. Several families from Longfellow Elementary School and Julian Middle School were affected. Donations can be made to either the school or the Oak Park Regional Housing Center.

Donations through the schools

The families have told the schools that their most immediate needs are clothing and gift cards. In terms of clothing, the list of items and corresponding sizes is below. As for the gift cards, we recommend the following.

• Visa
• American Express
• Target
• Kohl’s
• WalMart
• Walgreen’s
• CVS

All donations can be dropped off at Longfellow, located at 715 S. Highland Ave. We will be delivering items to the families on a regular basis or as needed in the days ahead.

Anyone with questions or need additional information regarding how to can these members of our school communities, please contact the PTO co-presidents for Longfellow and/or Julian via the email addresses below.

Longfellow PTO Co-Presidents
Jill Niewoehner (jill@newwanderer.com)
Sabrina Tellez-Brennan (sabrina@fusemail.com)

Julian PTO Co-Presidents
Mariannell Bassett-Dilley (bassettdilley@gmail.com)
Lisa Sensat (l.sensat@comcast.net)

Family #1

• Adult Female – Size 13 clothing
• Middle School Male – Size 16 clothing; socks

Family #2

• 2nd Grade Female – Size 7/8 clothing; size 2.5 shoes; socks
• Middle School Male – Size 14/16 clothing; size 9.5 men’s shoes; socks
• Adult Female – Size 14 clothing

Family #3

• 2nd Grade Female – Size 7/8 clothing; size 1 shoes; socks
• Female – Size 2/4; size 8.5 shoe; socks
• Adult Female – Size 4 casual clothes; size 8 to 8.5 tennis shoes; socks
• Adult Female – Size 14 professional clothing; size 6.5 shoes

Family #4

• 3rd Grade Male – Size 9 clothing; size 1 shoes; socks
• Adult Female – Size 3 pants; size small shirts

Donations through Oak Park Regional Housing Center

Donations for the families can be made via credit card by visiting this site. Although it says “donate to the Housing Center,” this link is specifically for the families displaced by the fire.

Cash/checks/gift cards and other items can also be dropped off at the Oak Park Regional Housing Center, located at 1041 South Boulevard.