Join the Team... HOPE 365It's simple. And it's transforming. Register for a free HOPE 365 Change Bucket. Take it home. Put your loose change in the bucket every day. Fill it up and bring it back when it’s full. This money will go to support our ministry in Central Illinois and our community wide programs. Our recruiting goal is 100 individuals or families and 25 businesses who will commit to raising 365 dollars or more during the year to Help Other People Excel. Your change will bring HOPE to so many. And HOPE will bring change to a person's life.
So join the HOPE 365 TEAM. To register, simply do one of two things: 1. Email a message to communityserviceshopechest@gmail.com that you want to sign up and we will get back with you. 2. Stop in at any of our 3 stores to sign up. Thank you and God bless you. (ALL contributions are tax deductible.) |
Your Change brings HOPE
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Back Pack School Supply Give-away held Aug. 17thOver 300 children from kindergarten thru 8th grade received back packs & supplies this year at our distribution Wed, Aug. 17th. Students were present with a parent, grandparent or guardian. Thank you for helping many students this year!! Your donatations of school supplies or cash for the project were greatly appreciated.
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Team HOPE participates in the Relay for Life at the Pekin Lagoon - June 25th. We are
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HOPE CHEST TRUCK FIRE UPDATE
Allow me to answer a few questions asked. We do not know yet how the fire started. There were no signs or smells to give me any warning. I am just thankful that I was able to get out without being injured or burned. Secondly, we did have the truck fully insured. Insurance will cover the appraisal of the truck but not the contents. The settlement is pending & we are trusting God to provide enough money to pay off the lien. We purchased this truck six months ago with a bank loan. But that leaves us with no funds to purchase a replacement. Many of you have asked how you can help us recover from the loss. The HOPE Chest is a non-for-profit organization and we operate our ministry by faith. All of our sales of goods go toward paying our bills and expanding our free programs that provide H.O.P. E. Thank you for prayerfully considering how you can help us get back on the road again. Every gift or material donation given to The HOPE Chest Stores of Central Illinois are greatly appreciated. God bless you all. A Tax deductible receipt for your charitable contribution can be asked for when donating. We are staying positive and trusting God to provide for our needs. We thank God for each of you. Sincerely, Dave Craig, Ex. Director |
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All Brand New Designer Wedding Gowns, Prom Dresses, Tuxedos are now at all three of our stores in Pekin, Havana and Creve Coeur.
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Paws of HOPE Pet Food Pantry opens on Tuesdays & Thursdays 1-4 pm
In the month of June, the HOPE Pet Food Pantry served 425 DOGS, 297 CATS, 1 Chicken and 1 Duck.
We are hoping to start the HOPE Pet Food Pantry also at Havana and Creve Coeur Stores SOON. Please consider donating to speed this process up. THANKS!!! |
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Our Bread of Hope Program is now available only on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons thru the HOPE Cupboard Food Pantry area - as resources are available. Anyone can come in and get 1-3 bread products on these days as long as we have the product. This program is FREE to all families regardless of where you live or your income or whether you get the Food Pantry or not. The Bread of HOPE Program is designed to help ALL families.
Hear some comments we've received: "Love this program it really helps alot of families." ~ Sherril "Awesome program! Helps so many!" ~ Sandy S. "So glad to see this available for any folks in need." ~ Linda "it helps this granny out very much!" ~ Janet M. "Being on a very limited budget for a month sometimes bread & buns don't make it on the list! Your program helps so much! Thank you & thank God for blessing us with The Hope Chest!!" ~ Carrie H. "this is a great idea, bread tastes good and fresh when you get it. Thanks!" ~ Linda H. "I LOVE getting free bread!!! The Hope Chest is a true blessing!" ~ Janet P. "This is a wonderful program for people in our area....thank you for helping others in need!" ~ Mary Jane R. “A blessing to many!” ~ Chris R. “It sure helps our family!!Thank you Hope Chest!!” ~ Tammy C. |
Pekin HOPE Cupboard Food Pantries serves over 1,850 in the
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Listen to an interview with our Ex. Director Dave Craig and his wife Alice on WPEO's program 'What in the World is God Doing?' It aired Sat. Nov. 15th. http://www.wpeo.com/audio/WWGD.html
Thank you Eli Beltran and Nelson Hostetler from WPEO for this interview! |
Thanks for visiting our website. Enjoy your stay here, but we invite you to stop in at any of the HOPE Chest Stores for the real deal.
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Store Hours
Monday thru Saturday
9:00 am - 6:00 pm Closed Sundays Havana Store: Tues - Sat 9 am - 5 pm Creve Coeur Store: 9 am - 6 pm |
"I absolutely love your store. Your employees are amazing and thank you so much for helping people in need. You are all God's little helpers and I thank you for everything. I will continue to always donate and I encourage all of my customers to shop and donate there or CCO. God bless you all!" ~Becky M. |
The HOPE Chest Thrift Store of Central IL is a...
...501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Pekin, IL whose primary mission is to Help Other People Excel. We will do whatever it takes to be a store that is family friendly, low-cost, and provides many experiences for people to excel in life & become all that God has purposed for them. We intend to financially support local charities and churches through net proceeds generated by our thrift store operations and to reach out to underprivileged families in Central Illinois communities, by providing help and hope. HOPE stands for: Helping Other People Excel.
