Tom Cullerton

Welcome

Stacey and I would like to thank all the residents of Villa Park for such a resounding voter mandate! We appreciate every vote and I will do my very best to live up to the trust you have placed in me as your incoming Villa Park Village President.

I also want to congratulate our 2 new Village Trustees, Deborah Bullwinkel and Robert Taglia, as well as our re-elected Trustee, John Davis.

Thank you once again.

Tom Cullerton

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Roughly 20 children who have lost their hair for medical reasons will have a chance to wear specially donated wigs. About 100 needy children and adults here and abroad will get shoes. And several soldiers will have a more festive holiday season.

This and more was made possible by people who donated their time, hair and items as part of USA Magazine’s annual Make a Difference Day.

In Villa Park, hundreds of residents of all ages participated in the annual day of doing good through a collaborative effort by the Villa Park Lifelong Learning League, which coordinated and co-sponsored 10 projects and spotlighted others during an Oct. 25 fair.

“We were very pleased with the turnout,” said Judy Grove, a coordinator of the effort. “We had no idea what to expect. The spirit of cooperation … helping people - that made me feel good.”

With help from five area salons whose stylists donated their time and talent, the Villa Park Junior Women’s Club collected more than 20 quart-sized bags of human hair to be used by the Locks of Love Foundation for hair prosthetics for medically bald children, Grove said. Anyone interested can still donate hair by calling Julee Vingren at (630) 833-0610.

About 100 pairs of new and gently used shoes were collected for the Soles of Villa Park effort, Trustee Tom Cullerton reported.

Under the direction of Girl Scouts of Villa Creek Center Service, more than 40 children created 110 handcrafted Christmas tree ornaments. The decorations will be sent with live Christmas trees to on-duty military personnel as part of the Villa Park Men’s Garden Club Trees for Troops Make a Difference Day project. The Garden Club collected nearly $700 for the trees, Grove said.

In addition, the Villa Park Rotary gave away more than 200 books to students in preschool through high school.

Kevin Conner, a community service officer with the Villa Park Police Department, helped make a difference by teaching safety lessons to numerous children through hands-on activities.

Though a few people were unable to donate, a total of 13 pints of blood were collected during the Villa Park Chamber of Commerce’s blood drive for LifeSource, said chamber Executive Director Alesia Bailey. The donations have the potential to save 39 lives, according to the blood center.

About a dozen bicycles and wheelchairs were donated for the Recycle your Cycle program, while eight pairs of glasses were collected by the Lions Club.

Daily Herald