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Sir Knight Jerry Plaszcewski |
At the November meeting of the St. Mary of Huntley Knights of Columbus Council #11666, the trustees selected Sir Knight Jerry Plaszcewski as Knight of the Month for November 2011, recognizing his dedication to the Sweats for Seniors Program.
Each year, Griswold Special Care, with support from the St. Mary Knights of Columbus, sponsors the Sweats for Seniors Program. The aim of this program is to help local seniors in nursing homes, rehab facilities, assisted living facilities as well as seniors who are homebound keep warm during winter. For the past four years, Sir Knight Jerry Plaszcewski dedicates countless hours each fall and winter coordinating collection points and gathering sweats to help seniors who otherwise would not have new sweats to be comfortable during the severe northern Illinois winters.
The Sweats for Seniors Program began four years ago by Griswold Special Care of McHenry, North Kane, Northwest Cook, DuPage and Maywood. Each year donated sweatpants and sweatshirts are collected for distribution to seniors. It is common that seniors are always cold and the donated sweats help them keep warm and are easy for them to put on and take off each day.
The program is coordinated by Griswold Special Care, a non-medical home care company. Griswold Special Care refers Caregivers who provide in-home care services including personal care, homemaking, companionship, and other home care services. For information concerning donation location points or other help, please contact Barbara Plaszczewski at 847-961-6550
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