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Streator businesses rally to aid tornado victims · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Streeter business's rally to aid tornado victims. Written by Stephanie Jenkins.
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  This article is being read by an automated voice brought
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  to you by Everlett. Streeter. Businesses and organizations are offering
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  support to the community they serve in the aftermath of
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  a tornado on Thursday. Whether you live here, we're born here,
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  raised here, or have since moved away, one thing we
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  know about Street is that our community always shows up
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  when it matters most. According to a social media post
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  from Starford Inc. And Street, the car dealership is accepting food, clothing,
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  and monetary donations to help those affected by the tornadoes.
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  Donations will be given to local teams to assist families
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  in need. Vector Manufacturing shared on social media that staff
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  will be working with local authorities to offer assistance, equipment,
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  and support for recovery efforts. Vector also assured the public
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  that its facility was unaffected and operations are fully up
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  and running. Here is a list of more businesses offering support.
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  Fisher Auto Parts one zero nine East Main Street had
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  staff at the Reading Township Building and Otter Creek Township
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  Building Friday with ice water for those affected and is
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  helping with clean up efforts. Al's Place, sixteen zero three
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  North Bloomington Street is providing meals of families affected by
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  the storms. No one should have to face challenges like
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  this alone. Streeter has always been a community that comes
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  together in times of need and were honored to do
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  our small part to help set a social media post.
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  Zeuila's Coffee will be offering help throughout the weekend. The
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  coffee shop at six zero one East Main Street offered
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  free drip coffee to those affected by storms and first responders.
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  Zeilas thanked the Antelic family for its donation of six
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  cases of water and Central Church of Christ for its
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  donation to allow the coffee shop to contintinue serving free
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  drip coffee. The Streeterland Community Food Pantry is collecting non
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  perishable food items and essential supplies. Donations can be dropped
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  off at Streeter Home Savings Bank, one thirty two South
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  Monroe Street, corner of Bridge and Monroe. Most needed items
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  are canned fruits, vegetables and chicken, tuna, soups, crackers, mac
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  and cheese, peanut butter, jelly, cereal, oatmeal, pasta, pasta, sauce, rice,
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  toilet paper, paper, towels, and personal hygiene products. Woodland Community
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  Unit School District five is hosting a free bounce house
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  event noon to five pm Sunday with World of Bounce
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  LLC at the school's football field five eight hundred e
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  three thousand northro to raise funds for those affected. Sparrow's
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  Nest Farm will provide a petting zoo. Check Woodland's social
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  media page for information. Donations will be accepted, including food, hygiene, BA,
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  small care items and clothing. Donations will be accepted from
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  noon to three pm, and families in need throughout the
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  community can start collecting items at three pm. Street or
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  Elks five hundred and ninety one to zero two North
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  Park Street is accepting donations including water, clothing and snacks
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  from nine am to seven pm Saturday and Sunday on
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  the second floor of the lodge. Use the door labeled
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  for the Bowling Alley on Hickory Street, then use the
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  elevator to the second floor. Pick Up will be available
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  after noon for those in need. Chicks Restaurant and Elevate
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  Real Estate team Keller Williams Infinity partnered to provide one
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  free entree to anyone affected by the tornado through Sunday
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  at the restaurant one zero four South Everett Street. Thread
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  Revival is collecting donations at the store three twenty two
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  East Main Street, including hygiene products, cleaning supplies, laundry supplies,
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  new package socks and underwear, bottled water and sports drinks,
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  baby essentials, pet food and supplies, and non perishable food items.
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  Staff will coordinate with local relief efforts and items will
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  be delivered to those affected. Small Town Services Blackstone is
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  offering free service to Tornado victims. Heritage Tractor two nine
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  nine eight seven N three hundredth Road is offering free
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  chainsaw sharpening generators at cost and accepting non perishable food
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  items through Saturday, June twentieth for the streeter Land Food Pantry.
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  If you're in the LaSalle, Peru area and would like
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  to help, pedals by Paytent Plant Shop and Florist, five
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  point fifty two First Street, LaSalle is accepting non perishable
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  snack and food items, bottled water, toiletries, bought smoke care items,
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  pet food supplies, other essential items.