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Thank You to Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church for Volunteering Your Time!
For today's #ThankfulThursday highlight, Home of the Sparrow would like to thank a wonderful group of women from Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley, for spending an afternoon making over 700 ornaments for Home of the Sparrow's Holiday Giving Trees at...
Holiday Giving Trees at Home of the Sparrow, Sparrow’s Nest Thrift Stores, Community Threads, & in the Community
Home of the Sparrow's Sparrow's Nest Thrift Stores, Community Threads, and local businesses will have festive Holiday Giving Trees set up in Mid-October. The trees will have paper ornaments with items from our Shelter Needs Wish List. Please feel free take as many...
Home of the Sparrow would like to thank the Wacaser Family & Friends Group and First United Methodist Church for volunteering their time to help Home of the Sparrow this summer!
Happy #ThankfulThursday! Home of the Sparrow would like to thank the Wacaser Family & Friends Group (first picture) and First United Methodist Church (second picture) for volunteering their time to help Home of the Sparrow this summer! The Wacaser Family and...
Home of the Sparrow’s Board of Directors Volunteering at our Woodstock Properties
In mid-July, Home of the Sparrow's Board of the Directors (some not pictured), volunteered their time to help renovate our Woodstock property, which is one of our 26 properties across McHenry County and Northern Illinois. They helped out with outdoor projects...
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Support HOS on Amazon Prime Day
Start your Amazon Prime Day planning by picking Home of the Sparrow as your charity of choice through Amazon Smile! Visit https://smile.amazon.com/ and choose Home of the Sparrow as your charity of choice! As you shop, Amazon donates directly back to Home of the...
Grand Opening July 18th!
Home of the Sparrow is pleased to announce the grand opening of its 7th Thrift Store and Donation Center at 34500 N. US Hwy 45 (Waterstone Place Shopping Center) in the Village of Third Lake. The Grand Opening and ribbon cutting will take place at 10:00am on...
Holiday Headquarters Hours
Home of the Sparrow Headquarters will be closed on Monday July 3rd and Tuesday July 4th in observation for the Independence Day Holiday! Please have a safe and happy Holiday!
Upcoming 3rd Party Volunteer Opportunities
Sweet Melissa's Cruise Night Join BGV Motorsports for Lakemoor’s ALL NEW 1st Wednesday Night Cruise In at Sweet Melissa’s Pizza & Pub (134 Rand Road), from 6-9 pm. The 2017 event dates are July 5, August 2, and September 6! All cars, trucks, motorcycles, and clubs...
Home of the Sparrow’s “Birdies, Brats and Beer” Charity Golf Outing
Please join Home of the Sparrow for our “Birdies, Brats and Beer” 12th Annual Golf Outing. The popular Oktoberfest themed golf outing, taking place at Bull Valley Golf Club in Woodstock on Monday, September 11th, 2017, is expected to sell out again this year....
Check out the May-June issue of the Sparrow’s Link Volunteer Newsletter!
Read more about our 30th Anniversary Gala, 7th Nest Store, our volunteers in actions, and different ways to become a volunteer for Home of the Sparrow and our Sparrow's Nest Thrift Stores! May-June Sparrow's Link Volunteer Newsletter
#ILGiveCommunity
#ILGiveCommunity is a one-day, statewide movement to do good in our own communities. By giving locally we can have a major impact on the causes we care about most while building a stronger, healthier, more vibrant Illinois! By donating to Home of the Sparrow on May...
Spring and Summer Newsletter 2017
Clink on the link below to catch up on Home of the Sparrow news! Spring Summer Newsletter 2017
Spring Cleaning Time!
It’s that time of year again! As the cold temperatures change to warm, our closets undergo a transformation as well. Sweaters are removed to make way for shorts. Coats are swapped out for cut offs. Our Sparrow's Nest Thrift Stores are convenient Donation Centers. As...