New Values Magazine » December 2011 Edition

Snug Hugs for Kids

NVM — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:59:48 +0000

LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE CHAIN COLLECTS 15,000 POUNDS OF WARM WINTER GEAR FOR LOCAL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

Children and families located in Illinois recently received warm winter gear just in time for the cold weather. The clothing was donated by local area residents to the Snug Hugs for Kids clothing drive, sponsored by Merlin 200,000 Mile Shops and benefitted their charity partner, Children’s Home + Aid. This was the 21^st year that the Snug Hugs for Kids clothing drive was conducted. More than 30 Merlin courtesy vans and a large delivery truck, formed a caravan at the Merlin shop in Hanover Park and traveled to the Children Home + Aid Mitzi Freidheim Englewood Child and Family Center in Chicago to deliver the clothes.

Clothing was also delivered to additional Children’s Home + Aid Centers and affiliates:

Tom Thumb Child Care Center in Carpentersville, Illinois
Rice Child + Family Center in Evanston, Illinois
Marletta Darnall Child + Family Center in Schaumburg, Illinois
Community Child Care Center in Palatine, Illinois
Children’s Home + Aid Western Avenue Center in Chicago, Illinois5946
Children’s Center/Children’s Foundation in Bloomington, Illinois
Chicago Youth Center Rebecca Crown & Chicago Educare Center

Two additional programs that were also conducted to support the collection effort of Snug Hugs for Kids brought in significant donations as follow:

The Crochet & Knit-A-Thon™ gathered more than 4,000 handcrafted items from volunteers located across the country who knit and crochet.
The Kids Helping Kids program encouraged girl and boy scouts troops to gather donations in pursuit of a collectible badge.

To learn more about Merlin or Children’s Home + Aid, please visit www.merlins.com or www.childrenshomeandaid.org.

Vinny’s Pizza Hurricane Challenge!

NVM — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 07:00:19 +0000

Coming in January! Vinny’s is having a Hurricane Pizza Challenge! Eat a whole Hurricane (2 toppings of your choice), beat the top time and win 1 free pizza a week until your time is beat. Call to reserve your spot and take on the Hurrcane!!

Check out the Hurricane Pizza Challenge video at: vinnyspizzadekalb.com

Nutcracker Trivia

NVM — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:00:27 +0000

The answer is: [C] 1944

Answers to December’s Crossword Puzzle

NVM — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:00:06 +0000

So, how did you do this month? As you may have noted, we use the names of our advertisers in each issues’s crossword puzzle. Here are the answers to December’s puzzle:

December’s New Values Magazine is on the Way!

NVM — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:00:45 +0000

Keep an eye on your mail this week as December’s issue of New Values Magazine hits the streets. In addition to valuable coupons from local businesses, you’ll find community events, announcements and information along with news from Kishwaukee Hospital!

And don’t forget to return through the week here to our web site — we’ll be posting stories, coupons and other information from our advertisers for your enjoyment!