Addison Active Adults senior club donates items to Addison Trail’s Blazer Relief Center to help students in need

Members of Addison Active Adults (a club for senior citizens that’s sponsored by the Addison Park District) donate items to Addison Trail's Blazer Relief Center. On Dec. 3, the club donated deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, oatmeal packets, wool hats, wool gloves and more for Addison Trail students and their families who are in need of basic necessities. Pictured are (from left) Addison Trail sophomore Vanessa Tejeda, Addison Active Adults member Carmen Farina, Addison Active Adults member Jan Thornberry, Addison Trail sophomore Vanessa Elias and Addison Trail special education teacher Freddy Crone.

(From left) Addison Trail special education teacher Freddy Crone and Addison Trail sophomores Vanessa Tejeda and Vanessa Elias pack up items donated by members of Addison Active Adults (a club for senior citizens that’s sponsored by the Addison Park District) for the school's Blazer Relief Center. On Dec. 3, the club donated deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, oatmeal packets, wool hats, wool gloves and more for Addison Trail students and their families who are in need of basic necessities.

On Dec. 3, Addison Trail received a generous donation to the school’s Blazer Relief Center. That program collects food, hygiene items and winter clothing for students and their family members who are in need of basic necessities.

Addison Active Adults (a club for senior citizens that’s sponsored by the Addison Park District) donated about 1,000 items to the Blazer Relief Center, which included deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, oatmeal packets, wool hats, wool gloves and more.

Addison Active Adults was established about 60 years ago, and the club meets from noon to 2 p.m. every Tuesday at the Community Recreation Center, 120 E. Oak St. in Addison. The group consists of more than 200 members, who participate in a variety of activities, service projects and trips to professional performances, sporting events, shopping trips, cultural tours and restaurants. Those who are 55 years old or older are invited to join the club, and the membership fee is $20 a year for Addison residents and $40 a year for nonresidents. For questions or more information about Addison Active Adults, contact Darlene Cozzo with the Addison Park District at 630-233-7275, ext. 2142, or dcozzo@addisonparks.org.

For questions or more information about the Blazer Relief Center, contact Addison Trail special education teacher Freddy Crone at 630-458-4503 or fcrone@dupage88.net.