Please enjoy the slideshow of photos taken at our 2009 Kids In a Box Event!

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More and more families are experiencing financial hardships and loss of housing. They turn to McHenry House for help until they can become self-sufficient. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! T-Shirts—Food—Movie— Games—DJ—Prizes In order to participate in KIB: • Each participant (not group) needs to collect a minimum of $50 to attend KIB • One chaperone (21 yrs. or older) is required for every 10 participants in a group • Prizes awarded to the three individuals (not groups) who bring in the highest money totals • Prizes awarded to the three best decorated boxes (individuals or groups) Please carefully read the Participant Form, complete pages two and three, and return it as soon as soon as possible to the McHenry House office at 739 A Street (M-F 8-5) or to St. Bernard’s office at 163 W. Eaton Avenue (M-F 8:30-5) no later than September 16th. Please provide the name and cell phone number of the chaperone who will be responsible for your child during the event. When you return your Participant Form, you will receive a Collection Envelope. Please return your envelope with money collected to Bank Nights, September 20th or 22th from 4-7 p.m. at St. Bernard’s Office, 163 W. Eaton Ave. If you have any questions about Kids in a Box, or if you're interested in volunteering or sponsoring the event, please contact the McHenry House office at (209) 835-2328 M-F. Due to space and safety constraints, we can accept no more than 350 participants and this popular event does fill up quickly. index_files/KIB-2011-PERMISSION-FORM.pdfindex_files/KIB-2011-PERMISSION-FORM_1.pdfshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1

You can also view our photos from the 2007 KIB Event and the 2008 KIB Event !

Important Links & Downloads: 2011 Participant Form
 If you can help sponsor KIB please call McHenry House @ 835-2328index_files/KIB-2011-PERMISSION-FORM_2.pdfshapeimage_3_link_0
12th Annual Kids In A Box Fundraiser September 30th 2011 - Check-In Begins at 4pm To Benefit McHenry House Tracy Family Shelter --== NEWS & UPDATES ==-- 08/05/2011 - Details about the 2011 Kids In a Box Fundraiser, along with the new permission form has been posted below!
What do you do at Kids in a Box? • Kids in a Box (KIB) offers a safe place for children to have a good time while supporting their community. Campers spend the night with their chaperones in a sheltered area of St. Bernard’s school grounds. • Prior to coming, each camper (single or group) decorates a cardboard box to sleep in. We encourage creativity (as well as good taste). See photos of previous years’ boxes to get ideas on the slideshow provided below. • Campers with their chaperones can begin bringing their “shelters” at 4 p.m. September 30th. They will be assigned an area in which to camp. • Once checked in, campers are not allowed to leave during the evening or night, unless a parent or guardian notifies the staff. Security is provided. • Kids in a Box provides entertainment, a movie, dinner, snack, and light breakfast for the campers. Lights out and quiet by 11 p.m. • Campers clean up their area in the morning when they leave. All campers must be gone by 8 a.m. the next morning, October 1st. • Dumpsters are provided by Delta Disposal for quick clean-up. • This is a family-oriented event and many KIB participants return year after year. We hope to see you there! How it began… In 1999, a nine-year-old Tracy girl named Rainey Lomolino, borrowed an idea from her cousin to raise funds for the homeless. She camped out overnight in Lincoln Park in a cardboard box, like many homeless. She asked friends, neighbors, family, and businesses to sponsor her, and she raised $9,000, which she gave to McHenry House Tracy Family Shelter—the ONLY family shelter in Tracy. This was the start of what we now refer to as “Kids in a Box”. This popular fundraiser has grown over the years and now in its 11th year anticipates over 300 campers who will try to raise at least $30,000 for McHenry House. Last year’s Kids in a Box (KIB) raised over $26,000. This is a wonderful opportunity for children to help other children who are less fortunate.