All applications and forms must be completed in their entirety and returned to Grundy County Heroes & Helpers Inc., P.O. Box 116, Minooka, IL 60447 by the deadline (NOVEMBER 13, 2024). Any applications received beyond the deadline and/or have missing/omitted information or forms will cause the application to be denied.
2. All applicant’s families must be experiencing loss, trauma, poverty, and/or hardships of some kind and provide a detailed account of said event to qualify for this event.
3. All participating children must be between the ages of 4 and 15 years of age and live in Grundy County, Illinois on a full-time basis or attend a school in Grundy County, Illinois.
4. All applications MUST include a working phone number that allows you to be contacted about our event and on the date of the event, cell phone numbers are best.
5. All applications must include a Hero Shopping List, Hold Harmless Release, Waiver of Liability and Hold Harmless Agreement and Media Consent form for each child listed in the application.
6. On the shopping day, a parent/legal guardian and the child(ren) must be present at all times during the event. No purchases will be made for children not in attendance. Arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of our event so your child does not miss their opportunity to participate. In the event you cannot make it, you must contact us by calling 815-200-6957. Parents/Legal Guardians are responsible for all transportation to and from this event.
7. Once you arrive at the event, please proceed to the check-in area. Your child(ren) will be paired with a local hero form the local police, fire and/or EMT departments as well as a helper. Your child’s shopping experience will be followed by lunch with Santa & Heroes where they will also receive FREE toys. You will receive a phone call by a volunteer between November 27
th and December 1st, with approval or denial for our event, at this time you will be given details of our event.
8. Each selected child’s hero will be allowed to spend a specific amount of money for your child(ren) at the event and will not be allowed to go over this set amount. All merchandise purchased during our event cannot be returned, only exchanged for a different size. A list of the purchased items will be provided to the service desk and any item purchased that is returned will be reported to our agency and your child may be ineligible to participate in future events.
9. All children selected to participate will be reviewed carefully for consideration. All applications, both liability releases, hardship and photo release forms must be received no later than November 13, 2024, by 5PM.
Any Questions please send an email to
[email protected] or call 815-200-6957.
