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PADS set to resume operations Shelters to open Oct. 18; guest limit raised to 20 By MATT SCHURY mschury@kendallcountynow.com Kendall County PADS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter) coordinators all say the same thing. There are humble reasons they volunteer at the organization that provides shelter to the area’s homeless population. Referring to their homeless clients, Ron Parish, co-head site coordinator at Harvest New Beginnings Church in Oswego, said, “They’ve been out on their own and struggling and all of us are probably only four or six weeks from being homeless.” Parish added, “When people are down and out you try to help that. It’s just the humane thing to do.” Sara Poniatowski, cohead site coordinator at Church of the Good Shepherd, United Methodist, in Oswego has similar reasons for volunteering. “The most rewarding thing about it is seeing people being able to move up and on, and knowing that we are such a big part of connecting them with that opportunity,” Poniatowski explained. As PADS enters its sixth season of service, Anne Engelhardt, the organization’s executive director, is again making an appeal for
volunteers to help staff the sites that provide a warm place for the homeless to go during the frigid winter months. Engelhardt says the homeless will always be among us, but she is still optimistic. “It’s just part of society there are just always going to be people who are in need,” she said. “Our best hope is that they get out of homelessness. We would love to be out of a job. That would be everyone’s joy.” The organization operates nightly from seven rotating church sites in Kendall County from October through April. PADS will start again on Sunday, Oct. 18, and is slated to run for 26 weeks through April 10. Cross Lutheran Church south of Yorkville will serve as host church for the night of Oct. 18. Engelhardt said they need volunteers to fill shifts, particularly overnight. Because of the demand, the PADS board voted this summer to allow up to 20 guests per night from 15-guest limit last year. Engelhardt said they hit the 15-guest limit many times last year, which led to the increase.
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Yorkville Homecoming King Wesley Smith and Queen Rebecca Husar ride in a Corvette convertible Saturday during the parade.
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rea residents of all ages lined the streets near Yorkville High School Saturday morning to view the annual Yorkville High School Homecoming Parade. The parade is both a school and community tradition, featuring YHS athletic teams, cheerleaders and floats made by current students and alumni.
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