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Household volunteers and $1,000 grant support youth
at Prospect Heights OMNI Youth Services Center on Monday, Jan. 26
| WHAT: | As part of a bimonthly development meeting, five general management trainees from Prospect Heights-based Household International are filling a day off of school for 20 area children, ages 6-13, with educational activities and crafts on Monday, Jan. 26 at the OMNI Youth Services Community Resource Center in Prospect Heights, Ill.
Household rewards the personal volunteerism of its employees and will also be presenting a $1,000 grant to OMNI on behalf of their efforts.
Since 1979, Household has partnered with OMNI Youth Services and has contributed over $280,000 to support the organization's mission to develop responsible youth and strengthen families in our communities. Household is also the Honorary Chair for the 2004 OMNI Gala, scheduled for Saturday, March 13 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. If you are interested in supporting OMNI by purchasing tickets for its gala event, visit OMNI's Web site at www.omniyouth.org. |
| WHEN: | Monday, Jan. 26, 2004
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. CST |
| WHERE: | OMNI Youth Services
668B N. Milwaukee Ave. Prospect Heights, Ill. |
About OMNI Youth Services
Established in 1972, OMNI Youth Services celebrates the strengths our young people bring to the community and offers support, guidance and intervention to youth at risk for family crises and disciplinary concern such as substance abuse and violent behavior.
OMNI is a not-for-profit agency in Chicago's Northwest suburbs that encourages and supports teens and preteens. While bringing together professional staff with families, schools, law enforcement and businesses the organization is able to turn around troubled and less fortunate youth so that they can survive and thrive in their communities.
With 8 offices in 19 communities, OMNI annually serves 17,000 individuals; making it the largest organization of its kind in Chicago's Northwest suburbs. Services include counseling, 24-hour crisis intervention, substance abuse prevention and treatment, youth and parent mentoring, family preservation, juvenile justice services, youth development and multicultural resource centers.
For more information, contact OMNI at (847) 353-1500, or visit the organization's Web site at www.omniyouth.org.
About Household International, Inc
Household International, Inc., based in Prospect Heights, Ill., is a wholly owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE: HBC), one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world. Household's businesses are leading providers of consumer loans, credit cards, auto finance and credit insurance products in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. In the United States, Household companies operate under the two oldest and most recognized names in consumer finance - HFC and Beneficial. Additionally, Household's businesses are some of the nation's largest issuers of private label and general-purpose credit cards, including The GM Card® and the AFL-CIO's Union Plus® card. For more information, visit www.household.com.
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