Updates as of November, 2021
IV PADS is in its 30th season of serving the homeless of the Illinois Valley. We are fully staffed and open 24 hours a day to assist individuals and families who find themselves in need of services.
THANKFUL, GRATEFUL, BLESSED
We are so grateful for continued community support to help us fulfill our mission. Please consider a financial or supply contribution to IV PADS this holiday season. And be sure to shop Lily Pads and Lily Pads Too Resale Boutiques for all of your holiday shopping needs.
Covid Protocols:
- All new shelter guests are required to have a negative COVID-19 test result before being allowed to check into the shelter program.
- Upon entering the program, each new guest is expected to stay in quarantine for five to seven days as a precautionary measure in making sure that someone does not turn positive during their stay. This also ensures that if someone turns positive that we do not expose everyone else in the shelter.
- No COVID-19 positive individuals are allowed to reside at the shelter. The LaSalle County Emergency Management Services and the LaSalle County Health Department have secured alternative housing plans for anyone who turns COVID-19 positive while residing here at the shelters.
- Staff has been trained and volunteers have generously given their time to help us test weekly for COVID-19.
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WHAT'S NEW AROUND HERE!
Tomorrow is Small Business Saturday. To show how much we appreciate all of our loyal customers, the first 150 will receive a free gift when they checkout. Come and see all the sales going on all day throughout the store as well. Shop local, Shop Small. See you tomorrow.
Today's the Day-Black Friday Specials. Put us on your list of places to shop. Lots of great deals throughout the store. Look for the neon sale signs. We are open 9-5.
Tomorrow is the BIG day- Black Friday. We have lots of great deals throughout the store. Look for the neon sale signs. Select Women’s clothing, new appliances, wall hangings, select toys, lots of new items and so much more. See you tomorrow.
On Monday, Johnson Oil Company donated $731 to the shelter! Pictured is Keith from Johnson Oil Company presenting the check to our Daytime Shelter Monitor, Barb! We are so grateful for this blessing! Thank you, Johnson Oil Company for your support!
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Thank you Johnson Oil for caring.
Awesome, thank you Johnson Oil!
Very nice!
Way to Go
As mentioned earlier this month, Peru Pads has helped over 80 homeless clients since August 15th. The number of clients using the shelter has caused some shortages in our supplies. Here is a list of items that are needed at this time:
1 Laundry Detergent 5. Tissues
2. Paper Towels 6. Lysol Wipes
3. paper coffee cups 7. Toilet Paper
4. Napkins 8 55 Gallon garbage bags
We thank all the wonderful donors and volunteers that allow us to help the less fortunate in Illinois Valley area.
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Have you considered starting an Amazon charity wish list? Donors can send products right to you. I’d love to help but I’m out of state.
I will grab Lysol and napkins!!
Where do you drop items off?
Since opening up, 111 different individuals have checked into the shelter program here at Ottawa PADS. We are so grateful to our community for their donations which make it possible to assist these individuals. At this time, there are 39 guests registered at the shelter. The shelter provides 3 meals a day to guests who are registered here. In doing this, the shelter goes through supplies very quickly, and supplies have ran low! Listed below are some supplies that would be helpful to us here at the Ottawa Shelter.
1. Kitchen Trash Bags
2. 39 Gallon Trash Bags
3. Paper Cups, bowls & plates
4. Paper Towels
5. Plastic Silverware
6. Salt & Pepper
7. Cooking Spray/Oil
8. Laundry Detergent
Again, we thank our community & donors for making our mission possible! These items can be dropped off directly to the shelter at anytime! Or, you can shop our Amazon Wish List which will be in the comments.
Peru PADS has helped over 80 clients since August 15th. We thank all our donors and volunteers for their time and contributions. Please continue to support our efforts. Thank you!
On this past Monday, Harvest Chapel provided dinner for all the clients here at the shelter. They prepared lasagna & stayed to serve! Thank you to all the volunteers that helped! The meal was delicious & much appreciated!
Pictured is the volunteers from Harvest Chapel.
From left to right: Jim, Matt, Klaris, Denise, Thelma, Holly & John.
Peru PADS tries to help clients in several ways. Children activities are a big part of that. Volunteers and staff plan activities for the children as often as possible. Volunteer Marty is enetertaining some of the children this past Saturday evening. We thank all our volunteers and donors for their time and generosity.
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It's good to see Marty is still volunteering!!!!
We love banjo Marty!
That's wonderful!
That's awesome!
OUR LOCATIONS
Peru PADS Shelter
(815) 224-3047
Perupads@gmail.com
Ottawa PADS Shelter
(815) 433-1292
Ottawapads@gmail.com
Lily Pads Resale Boutique
(815) 224-7970
lilypadsresaleboutique@yahoo.com
Store Hours 9:00am- 5:00pm Mon-Sat
Donation Center 9:00am- 4:00pm Mon-Sat
Lily Pads Too Resale Boutique
(815) 313-5776
lilypadstooboutique@gmail.com
Store Hours 9:00am- 5:00pm Mon-Sat
Donation Center 9:00am- 4:00pm Mon-Sat
