List of Community Events by Organization:

Central Illinois Foodbank, 2nd Annual Corporate Food Fight Challenge – July 31, 2007
Organization Info:  The Central Illinois Foodbank’s mission is to collect donated food and grocery items from growers, manufacturers, processors, wholesalers and retailers for distribution to charitable organizations serving the needy, ill or children in 21 central Illinois counties to help prevent and end hunger.

Event Info:  The Corporate Food Fight Challenge is an annual event challenging area businesses to organize, collect and donate the most food in pounds per employee to the Central Illinois Foodbank.  Hunger exists in central Illinois 365 days a year, and the goal of this program is to encourage food donations throughout the whole year.  Businesses are invited to pick a specific time-frame to organize a food drive on their own.  All businesses that participate within one year’s time compete against other businesses to donate the most food in pounds per employee.  The business donating the most food per employee receives a traveling plaque in honor of their contribution at the end of the year.  The plaque is passed from winner to winner each year based on which business donates the most food per employee. 

O’Shea’s Participation:  O’Shea Builders organized their food drive in July of 2007 and collected nearly 4,000 pounds of food to donate to the Central Illinois Foodbank.  The winner of the 2nd Annual Corporate Food Fight Challenge will be announced on June 5, 2008 on Hunger Awareness Day at a picnic for all participating companies from June 2007 through May 2008.

Links to Organization:  http://www.illinoisfoodbanks.org/cifbmore.shtml

St. Francis Mission Outreach – March 7, 2007
Organization Info:  St. Francis Mission Outreach focuses on the recovery and responsible redistribution of healthcare equipment and supplies to developing countries by partnering with Midwestern medical facilities to collect, refurbish, test and reallocate to areas determined to have the most need.

O’Shea’s Participation:  Harold O’Shea Builders employees volunteered their time at St. Francis Mission Outreach on March 7, 2007 to help sort and prepare medical supplies and equipment for shipments sent all over the world

Links to Organization:  http://www.mission-outreach.org/index.html

 
Memorial’s Medical Center Foundation's Festival Of Trees – November 19-21, 2007
Organization info: The Memorial Medical Center Foundation is a not-for-profit affiliate of the Memorial Health System whose purpose is to secure charitable gifts, identify needs, and provide funding through grants that support patient care, education and research.  The resources developed by the Foundation give residents of the region access to the best possible health care and improve their health, well-being and quality of life.

Event Info:  The Festival of Trees is a 9-day event held annually since 1990 and features more than 100 trees and wreaths decorated with exquisite care by area designers; a village full of fanciful and elaborate hand-crafted gingerbread houses; a towering teddy bear display; a real holiday train, complete with conductor and crossing gates; photos with Santa; iced gingerbread cookies for munching; and dozens of musical performances by talented local instrumental and vocal artists and school groups.  Each year, the Festival adopts a fresh holiday theme that allows professional decorators to transform the Orr Building at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield into a winter wonderland the week of Thanksgiving.

O'shea Participation:  Employees of Harold O'shea Builders donated their time in various capacities as volunteer staff over 3 days to help ensure the enjoyment of all attendees to the Festival of Trees.

Links to Organization:  https://www.memorialmedicalfoundation.com/FestivalOfTrees/
     

Crayon Drive for St. John's Hospital – November 2007
Organization Info:  St. John's Hospital provides a ministry of exceptional health care services to the people of central Illinois in the Catholic tradition of compassion, justice, and reverence for life.  St. John’s Children’s Hospital meets the health care needs of children and their families in central and southern Illinois through the provision of high quality, coordinated care of children with acute and chronic conditions through inpatient, ambulatory, and community-based programs.

O’Shea’s Participation:  O’Shea Builders decided to spread a little holiday cheer to the St. John’s Pediatric Unit by organizing a crayon drive.  O’Shea solicited crayon donations from employees and other businesses and collected over five boxes full of crayons to donate to St. John’s Pediatrics.  The employees of O’Shea Builders personally delivered the boxes of crayons to the Pediatric Unit and also decorated the unit for the holidays to brighten the spirits of the pediatric patients.

Links to Organization:  http://www.st-johns.org/childrensHospital/main/default.asp or http://www.st-johns.org/