8600 US Hwy 14, Suite 106A, Crystal Lake, IL 60012
ADOPT A GRANDPARENT GARDEN PROGRAM
We need your help!
We are so excited to begin this year’s Adopt A Grandparent Garden Program and we need your help!
Whether you sponsor, volunteer, donate items needed or just share our information you will help make a difference to the low income seniors in our programs.
Gardening aids in the health and happiness of seniors. Studies have proven that getting your hands dirty in a garden can provide great physical and mental benefits for senior health. Even the experience of caring for and nurturing a plant from a tiny seedling to maturity can bring a lot of joy!
This program provides custom made container gardens to our participating seniors and supports a community garden project that provides fresh fruits, vegetable, herbs and flowers that are distributed to the seniors weekly.
We are now seeking those that would like to Adopt A Grandparent. The $25.00 sponsorship covers the cost of their custom made container garden and fresh items distributed weekly.
Donations can be made by clicking below or via
Zelle to fisheroutreachgroup@yahoo.com
Go Fund Me - https://gofund.me/1fd2e2f3
or mailed to us at 8600 US Hwy 14, Suite 106A, Crystal Lake, IL 60012
or by donating items needed for our programs
Items can be purchased anywhere and delivered to our Crystal Lake office
AMAZON
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TARGET
https://www.target.com/gift-registry/gift/aagp
WALMART
https://www.walmart.com/registry/ER/36e3161d-311c-477e-aa60-fa2289e490a7
We are seeking donations of garden mix, straw bales, peat moss and other garden necessities.
We are seeking the use of a small bobcat for garden expansion and trough relocation.
We are seeking used troughs that can be added as raised planters
We are seeking volunteers to help prep, prepare and plant the community garden, create the container gardens, and deliver the container gardens. Our Volunteer Application can be found on the Contact Us page of our website: https://fisheroutreachgroup.com/contact-us
If you aren't familiar with our programs, this segment from the NBC Chicago news with Lauren Petty will give a little glimpse of what we do:
Please reach out with any questions!!
We are a 501(c)(3) organization
donate today!
Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and fund our programs.
Donations can be made by clicking below or via Zelle to fisheroutreachgroup@yahoo.com
Go Fund Me - https://gofund.me/1fd2e2f3
or mailed to us at 8600 US Hwy 14, Suite 106A, Crystal Lake, IL 60012
Why we started the adopt a grandparent programs
To honor my parents.
In 2019 both my mother and father passed away suddenly just four months apart. Our family was struggling. My children and grandchildren had such a connection to their grandparents and now they were gone.
In 2020 we saw a local nursing home asking for donations of Christmas gifts for their senior residents because they had been so lonely and isolated through the Covid pandemic. They wanted to do something nice to cheer up their residents. Due to the Covid 19 pandemic we were not holding our annual event for local children and families in need, so our family decided to Adopt all of the Grandparents in that facility and we provided the gifts they were requesting, as a way to honor my parents.
That led us to research what programs were available for our local seniors who may not have a strong support system, and realizing there was a need the Adopt A Grandparent Programs were created.
My parents are no longer with us, but through these programs my family has found a way to honor their memory by helping others.
We welcome you to join us as we share kindness and love with our local seniors who may need it the most - and remind them that they are not alone or forgotten!
The Adopt A Grandparent programs work with low income seniors and senior veterans residing in senior living facilities, nursing homes and memory care facilities.
WE RUN ON 100% VOLUNTEER POWER!
Our Mission
Fisher Outreach Group, Inc. is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes and runs on 100% volunteer power. This means that no one is paid for their participation in our programs and 100% of the monies or items donation are used for our programs.
More specifically, the Corporation is organized to provide assistance to local families in need, seniors, the homeless, veterans and military families, schools, teachers and other non profit organizations by providing food, clothing, household necessities, school supplies, furnishings, books, programs for families and senior citizens in need and links to important local resources.
We understand what it's like to need help from others. It is because of the blessings we have received from others that we are now able to make a difference to those in need.
SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES
We are currently seeking businesses, families, individuals and groups that would like to sponsor our programs. You have the flexibility to pick which program you want to sponsor or sponsor all of our programs and services.
Business sponsors receive special recognition in our social media and marketing and a link to your website on ours.
Increase your business's visibility by becoming a sponsor. Touch the life of someone in our community by becoming a sponsor.
Boy Scout, Girl Scout, school or church group? We love getting the kids involved and know our seniors love their participation. If you have a group that's interested in participating, email us for more information
Because we run on 100% volunteer power you can rest easy knowing that no one is paid for their participation and 100% of the monies or items donation are used for our programs.
Our History
Our Founder has worked professionally and as a
volunteer fundraiser for more than 30 years and has touched thousands of lives.
That passion to give back to the community and help those in need is the magic behind Fisher Outreach Group, Inc.
We are a unique non-profit organization that runs on 100% volunteer power and offers a wide variety of programs and services in McHenry County, Illinois.
AS SEEN ON NBC 5 CHICAGO WITH lAUREN pETTY
Take a little peek
Friends and neighbors.
Your support of our Adopt A Grandparent programs makes a difference to the low income seniors we reach.
I hope you hear the joy in their voices when you watch this segment.
Please continue to follow us and support our programs that bring so much joy to our participating seniors!
Help us get the word out about our programs
LAUREN PETTY & NBC 5 NEWS CHICAGO
LAUREN PETTY & NBC 5 NEWS CHICAGO
LAUREN PETTY & NBC 5 NEWS CHICAGO
Friends and neighbors.
Your support of our Adopt A Grandparent programs makes a difference to the seniors we reach.
I hope you hear the joy in their voices when you watch this segment. You have helped us spread love and kindness and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
US99 CHICAGO'S COUNTRY STATION
LAUREN PETTY & NBC 5 NEWS CHICAGO
LAUREN PETTY & NBC 5 NEWS CHICAGO
One of the many highlights from the 2021 Adopt A Grandparent Holiday Program. So grateful to US99 / Chicago's Country Station for inviting us on air! https://omny.fm/.../adopt-a-grandparent-holiday-program... .
A WORD OF THANKS
LAUREN PETTY & NBC 5 NEWS CHICAGO
Thank you Shaw Media
Making a difference can be so easy!
Thank you Shaw Media
Thank you McHenry County Living
Thank you Shaw Media
Helping share our information is what makes our programs possible...our thanks.
Thank you Shaw Media
Thank you McHenry County Living
Thank you McHenry County Living
Helping share our information is what makes our programs possible...our thanks.
Thank you McHenry County Living
Thank you McHenry County Living
Thank you McHenry County Living
2023 ADOPT A GRANDPARENT VALENTINE'S PROGRAM
The 2023 Valentine's Day Program was a huge success thanks to all of you!
We were able to distribute over 2500 goody bags and spread love and kindness throughout McHenry County!
Visit our Event Photos page to see the magic!
ADOPT A GRANDPARENT HOLIDAY PROGRAM 2022
We made Magic happen
We did it again McHenry County and our hearts are so grateful to you!
The 2022 Adopt A Grandparent Holiday Program was a huge success. Because of you over 500 seniors, veterans and military family members are reminded that they are not alone.
This year's seniors included those from Lutheran Social Service of Illinois Gable Point, Alden Terrace, Fair Oaks, Crossroads, McHenry County Senior Services and the Villagers, to name a few.
Gifts were provided to low income seniors and senior veterans, handmade gifts were provided to military members, warm winter gear was provided to homeless veterans and our team provided holiday gifts to a military family that sadly just lost their mother and a local Crystal Lake family.
We made a difference, we spread blessings far and wide, and that my friends is what Christmas is all about.
Photos from the event can be found on our Event Photos page and we want to say THANK YOU to everyone who helped make this program possible.
Special thanks to the big man himself, Tim Olsen Sr. for all you do to spread the reason for the season.
Take a peek!
For a first hand view of the joy our programs bring, visit our Event Photos page.
Be a part of the magic...join our volunteer team or become a sponsor today!
We are a 501(c)(3) organization
DONATE TODAY!
Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and fund our programs.
Donations can be made by clicking below or via Zelle to fisheroutreachgroup@yahoo.com
Go Fund Me - https://gofund.me/1fd2e2f3
or mailed to us at 8600 US Hwy 14, Suite 106A, Crystal Lake, IL 60012