The clothing drive the now-24-year-old woman started years ago in her parents’ North Aurora garage recently learned it was the recipient of an Illinois Infrastructure Improvement Grant in the amount of $320,000.
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Maddie s Mitten March hosts winter gear giveaway Jan. 3 When Maddie Bozik was 10 years old, she began collecting winter gear for those in need. A few years later, Maddie s Mitten March raised enough money to buy an old school bus, even though the North Aurora teen wasn t old enough to drive. Now a college student, she will hold the annual giveaway on the bus on Sunday, Jan. 3, outside the North Aurora police station. Daily Herald file photo, 2016
Updated 12/31/2020 7:29 PM
Maddie s Mitten March will host a winter-gear giveaway with coats, hats and gloves from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3, outside the North Aurora Police Department, 200 S. Airport Road in North Aurora.
Updated 12/31/2020 1:25 PM
Maddie s Mitten March will host a winter-gear giveaway with coats, hats and gloves from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 3, outside the North Aurora Police Department, 200 S. Airport Road. People in need are invited.
Maddie s Mitten March, a North Aurora-based nonprofit, will distribute gear from a converted passenger bus. Only one family at a time will be allowed on the bus and anyone entering the bus must wear a mask. If you don t have one, organizers will provide one.
The event is in place of the annual distribution that is held in partnership with Double Yolk Restaurant.
The nonprofit s mission is to collect clothing and monetary donations to provide winter clothing to needy Kane County residents.