Serenity House

Deloitte & Serenity House – A Beautiful Combination!

ruth — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:24:08 +0000

A team of over 23 Deloitte staff took over the grounds of Serenity House on Friday, June 7^th as part of Deloitte’s annual IMPACT Day, a celebration of their longstanding commitment to their communities. On IMPACT Day, Deloitte encourages its 50,000+ people nationwide to make nonprofits their top priority clients by setting aside their work and contributing their time and talent. For Serenity House, this meant beautifying the site for its residents and all who come to visit. We remain thankful to everyone at Deloitte whose dedication and support make this event each year possible.

Deloitte Partner John Gimpert trims a tree at the women’s residence.

Deloitte staff and Serenity House staff worked alongside each other throughout the day.

Power tools rule the day!

A lot of clean up going on at the Men’s Program.

Planting the seeds of teamwork!

No leaf blowers allowed on this part of the campus.

Take a little off the top here!

Our thanks go to all of the Deloitte and Serenity House team for their hard work in beautifying the Main Campus Serenity House site.

Picture Perfect Gala!

ruth — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:09:54 +0000

Serenity House President Lisa Labiak, Will County Judge Ray Nash, Development Director Lisa Snipes

One of the evening’s most popular silent auction items

Vice President/Clinical Director Tom Stamas and wife, Nicole

Serenity House Counseling Services Board Member Attorney Randy Given, Reverend Effie Soles and Board Member Reverend Henry Soles

Serenity House Counseling Services Board Member Attorney Jim Miller and Vice President/Clinical Director Tom Stamas

Serenity House Counseling Services Board member Attorney Rebecca Dobbs and husband Steven

Deloitte employee and Serenity House volunteer, guest Maureen Berggren and husband Neal

Guest Sally Gimpert and daughter, Katelyn

Serenity House Foundation Board Member Dr. Steve Butzon

Development Director Lisa Snipes, Addison Mayor Larry Hartwig, President Lisa Labiak, Serenity House Counseling Services Board Member Steve Morcos, Serenity House Foundation Board Member Alana McBride Piech

Addison Mayor Larry Hartwig and President Lisa Labiak

President Lisa Labiak and guest speaker Laura P.

President Lisa Labiak and the 2013 Southwest Airlines raffle ticket winner Kathleen Cline

Serenity House Staff

Cinco de Mayo Celebration!

ruth — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:53:26 +0000

Serenity House celebrated Cinco de Mayo by hosting a fundraiser with food partner Chipotle/Addison located at Lake Street and Rohlwing Road. Chipotle Store Manager Matt Benkowsky kicked off this brand new store’s first ever fundraiser between the hours of 4 – 7 p.m. to benefit the programs at Serenity House. Friends of Serenity House came out to enjoy the celebration feast and support a good cause!

Serenity House Runs United

ruth — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:20:22 +0000

On May 4^th, 2013, Serenity House staff joined with United Way DuPage/West Cook for the LIVE UNITED 5K Run/Walk held at Cantigny Park in Winfield. Finance Director Lucy Phillips, Site Manager Geoff Rhoades and Men’s Program Counselor Robert Heldermon all ran for a personal best while President Lisa Labiak and Development Director Lisa Snipes spoke with event participants at the Serenity House booth.

Spring Fever is Catching in Addison!

ruth — Fri, 03 May 2013 19:52:29 +0000

Spring fever was catching in Addison as several volunteers painted the interior of our Wynn Recovery Home during National Alcohol Awareness Month in April. This is the second painting project for the faith based group, many of whom previously painted our North House property.

Save the Date GALA 2013

ruth — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:23:31 +0000

Save the Date!

04/20/13

2013 Serenity House

“Swing into Spring”

Annual Gala Fundraiser

The Empress Banquets

200 East Lake Street

Addison, IL 60101

BLESSINGS ABOUND AT SERENITY HOUSE

ruth — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:59:58 +0000

‘Tis the season to be grateful at Serenity House, and everywhere are reminders of those within the community who make this time special for the men and women we serve.

A beautifully decorated tree greets residents at one of the residential homes at Serenity House.

Target Woodridge has generously donated Christmas trees and ornaments to Serenity House, helping to make the residential locations cheerful and bright during the holidays.

Serenity House staff wrap Christmas gifts for the men and women in the residential homes.

Since 1985 the St. Petronille Church Council of Catholic Women in Glen Ellyn has taken on Serenity House as part of their “Adopt-A-Family” program, which benefits the men and women in extended residential care. Each year this dedicated parish has provided sweaters, sweatshirts, coats and a variety of other much needed gifts. In addition, the St. Petronille Junior High Youth Ministry provides handmade Christmas cards to our residential clients with inspirational words of hope and encouragement.

Recovery Home Counselor Larry Cooper selects a gift for one of his clients.

As part of their annual Outreach Program, the St. Pius X Church of Lombard’s Christmas Giving Tree Project has provided the men and women in our recovery homes with warm winter wear, gift and gas cards, and journals. These gifts and their generosity have gone a long way towards warming the hearts of so many residents over the years!

Staff members Wally Newman (left) and Bob Heldermon carefully choose gifts for their clients.

The Family Shelter Service Holiday Shoppe generously invites Serenity House to participate in selecting gifts for our client’s children each year to ensure that there is holiday happiness for the whole family!

HAPPY ARE OUR HOLIDAYS!

ruth — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:47:26 +0000

The month of December was a busy one as a team of amazing individuals performed their own version of holiday magic by making a lot of clutter disappear! A group of energetic men, women and youth from Roberts Road Bible Church in Justice, Illinois and Parkview Church in Orland Park, Illinois volunteered their time and effort to help us clean out garages and basements at the recovery homes located offsite of our main campus. Staff and clients remain very thankful to both groups for all their hard work!

ShareFest Elmhurst 2012 a Real Blessing!

ruth — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 20:25:45 +0000

ShareFest Elmhurst grew out of a desire to see the churches of Elmhurst unite as one body to reach out to our neighbors in need. On October 13, 2012 a group of approximately two dozen men, women and youth came out on a rainy Saturday and painted the interior of both floors of the North House Men’s Recovery Home property in Addison. All labor, paint and material were donated by the participants and the results were truly spectacular!

We are very grateful to the following Elmhurst churches who participated in this year’s ShareFest activities: Bethel Assembly of God, Elm Church, Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, Epiphany Lutheran Church, Faith Christian Reformed Church, Faith Evangelical United Methodist Church, Grace Bible Church, Pathway Community Church and West Suburban Community Church.

Recovery Rocks!

ruth — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:54:47 +0000

As National Recovery Month comes to a close, we were treated to a special evening of live entertainment along with a message of hope and gratitude. Singer, songwriter, and acoustic guitarist Jenny Franck and longtime band mate and bass player, Mike Orr, shared their unique style of grunge and 90s style punk rock while former Serenity House alumni Sam I. spoke of his appreciation to all who made his recovery journey possible.