The Will-Grundy Center for Independent Living, Inc., is a private, nonprofit, 501 c (3) organization. Our main funding sources include the Illinois Department of Human Services, U.S. Department of Education, picture of moneyand United Way. We have several smaller grants from other funding sources. With our state grants not increasing and our federal grant decreased, your donation to our Center is even more important. Your gift will help us continue providing the one-of-a-kind programs and services of which we are so proud: advocacy, skills training, peer counseling, community reintegration, deaf services, information and referral, children/youth program, low vision loan closet, amplified telephone program, disability law series, legislative internship, and more.
Your time is precious. That is why we added a donation opportunity button to this website. If you have any questions or need further information about your donation, please email me or call 815.729.0162; 815.729.2085 TTY.
Your donation means so much to us and to the over 2000 children and adults with disabilities who use our services each year. Thank you for supporting the Will-Grundy Center for Independent Living – your local resource for independence.
Pam Heavens
Executive Director
Note: Donations are tax deductible as provided by law. Please see your tax advisor for details. To make a safe and secure on-line donation of any amount you choose, simply click on the Donate button.
Questions? Please click here to contact us!
Dear Pam:
As you know, my name is Lauren Galloway, and over the past year I have had the pleasure of getting to know you. I have been inspired by your drive and determination to make unprecedented strides in regards to accessibility standards in the local communities. Your example has been a guide for me to break down an accessibility barrier in my own community. At the beginning of last year, I started working on a service project to put railings on stairs leading up to the stage in my high school's auditorium.
To go about this project, I requested the help of my principal, Mr. Kelly Hussey, the head of maintenance at the High School, Mr. Steve Lutz, Mr. Brian Sheaffer, of Crown Concepts, and my grandfather, Bob Narvick. I also appealed to 100 community members vying for their support and $5 each to account for the cost of this endeavor. All of them were so cooperative and accommodating, and now, due to all their hard work, two brand new railings stand proudly in the high school auditorium. Mr. Sheaffer has expressed a desire that the cost of the railing should not be paid to him, but that the money should be used to make a donation to a charity of my choice in his name.
The goal of this project was to make accessibility a higher priority in my community. And seeing as you reach this goal every day, it seemed only fitting that the donation be used to assist the Will-Grundy Center for Independent Living on its daily work. I have enclosed a $500 cashier's check in Mr. Sheaffer's name. And I know that it will be used to continue the life changing work you do every day.
Sincerely,
Lauren Galloway
1700 Newton Place
Morris, IL 60450
815-416-6460 (V/TTY)
