By Blake Haas
BLOOMINGTON – A Central Illinois non-profit wants to keep McLean County residents cool this summer during warm weather.
The Salvation Army of McLean County plans to distribute fans in late May to seniors and those with medical needs.
Distribution begins for those 60 and older on May 21 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and May 23 from 2:00 p.m. – 5 p.m.
“We don’t look at income at all,” Deborah Cole, Director of Development, said on WJBC’s Afternoon show. “You just have to be a resident of McLean County. You can prove that by a piece of mail and your photo ID (identification).”
Fans will be distributed between 611 W. Washington and the Safe Harbor Shelter at 208 N. Oak St.
The general public can receive a fan while supplies last on May 28 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and May 30 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
“We get different fans, and that’s fine,” Cole added. “We give out whatever we get. But I think the most economical is the box fan. That’s typically what we get and what we give out. And plus, if we get in monetary donations, we purchase those at a large quantity, and we get a discount.”
Monetary donations can be delivered to The Salvation Army of Mclean County Corps Community Center at 611 W. Washington St. in Bloomington from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Blake Haas can be reached at [email protected].
