VAC annual Meals for Moms fundraiser set for May 12 in Sycamore

SYCAMORE – The Voluntary Action Center will host its annual Meals for Moms Drive-Thru fundraiser on May 12 to benefit its Meals on Wheels service.

The event will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Voluntary Action Center, 1606 Bethany Road, Sycamore, according to a news release.

The public is invited.

The dinner, provided by Tom and Jerry’s and Catering by Diann, includes roast chicken, roasted potatoes, baked beans, roll and butter and a cupcake.

Tickets cost $30 or $90 for four meals. To buy tickets, visit vacdk.networkforgood.com/events/53367meals-for-moms-at-home-2023.

Attendees will be entered into a door prize basket drawing. The bas -

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The Hinckley Library District has earmarked $250,000 to pay for the project. Roubal said it would take decades before the district could afford the renovation through its own means.

In fiscal 2023, the library applied for community project funding through Underwood’s office. During the review and approval process, the legislature granted $750,000 worth of funding for the project, about ⅔ less than the initial request.

“We went through that whole process last year and came away with $750,000 – which is amazing – but that will not get us moved into the new space,” Roubal said.

With the new $1 million request for a second round of federal aid, library officials remain hopeful the move could come to fruition.

Roubal said Underwood has told the library district she is committed to seeing the project through to the end.

“We are very grateful for that, and now we are in the waiting process kets include an Ellwood Steak House gift card, a PJ’s Courthouse Tavern and Grill gift card, a Nat’s on Maple gift card, bath bombs from Hy-Vee, chocolates from The Confectionery Inc., and beauty therapy gift cards from Dana’s Day Spa, Dolce Vita Salon and Sycamore Stretch Therapy. again,” Roubal said. “The Congress people all over the country can submit their requests for projects all over their districts, and it has to go through this whole process again. So we are at the point where she has submitted us, and we are hoping that the next levels also see the need of our project.”

Flower raffle and 50/50 raffle tickets also will be available at the drivethru. Flower raffle tickets cost $5 or $20 for five. 50/50 raffle tickets cost $10 or $20 for three.

Proceeds from the raffles will benefit Meals on Wheels. Flower raffle winners can collect their baskets at the drive-thru.

The Voluntary Action Center of Northern Illinois has served the transportation and nutrition needs of the community through Community Transit, Meals on Wheels and Senior Nutrition since 1974.

Roubal hopes to hear if the funding request has made it through the Appropriations Committee within the next few months, but last year nothing was signed until the end of December.

In a statement provided to the Daily Chronicle, Underwood said she is proud to have garnered the first round of funding and is working to bring in additional funds.

“Our libraries are the heart of our communities, and this renovation project in Hinckley will help expand their services and make the library a more accessible place for all of our neighbors to enjoy,” Underwood said in the statement. “I am proud to have secured funding for the first phase of the renovation last year, and I’m working to bring this new funding home so that the library can complete their renovation and open their doors to the community.”