Rotary Club of Woodstock On Dec. 22, hundreds of volunteers will deliver Christmas presents and a holiday food basket to 2,400 children in 1,300 families living within Woodstock School District 200 through Christmas Clearing House. Organized by the Rotary Club of Woodstock, this will be the 49th time (since 1970) that the Woodstock community rallied […]
Santa’s elves had a little help in the Woodstock and Wonder Lake area last week as thousands of volunteers worked to make the Christmas season a little brighter for families in need. Christmas Clearing House, the charity event for families and senior citizens living within Woodstock School District 200’s boundaries, held its annual packing and […]
Local businesses have long partnered with Christmas Clearing House by providing places for volunteers to collect donations. This year, they’re helping out in a new way, selling products to benefit the holiday charity. Public House of Woodstock, 101 N. Johnson St., Rendezvous Bistro, 2400 Lake Shore Drive and D.C. Cobb’s, 226 Main St., will have […]
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