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PACE DIAL-A-RIDE TRIPS
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
BETWEEN CRYSTAL LAKE, MCHENRY, AND WOODSTOCK
All residents of McHenry Township
who are seniors or disabled may
utilize Pace’s expanded service.
On February 13, the long awaited and much
anticipated Pace Paratransit Pilot Program will go into
operation.
This program pro-vides paratransit opportunities to travel
from community to community and is a partner-ship of Pace
Suburban Bus, McHenry County, the cities of McHenry,
Woodstock and Crystal Lake, McHenry and Dorr townships and
Pioneer Center for Human Services.
This pilot project was developed as an implementation step
of the McHenry County Transit Plan.
Funding for this program comes from the additional
RTA tax imposed last year and the McHenry County Senior
Services Grant.
will continue for inter-township
trips however to schedule rides, seniors will no longer call the
township.
After February 13, to schedule Senior Express call 800-451-4599.
To participate in this program, all riders
MUST register.
If you require assistance with
the form please contact the McHenry County Division of
Transportation at 815-334-4985.
Or call the township at
815-385-5605 to get assistance with registration.
All one-way trips on the new service
are $3.00. There are no discounted or multi-ride fares
with this program.
(McHenry Township Senior Express will remain at $1 per
ride.)
The Expanded
Pace Service operates
Mondays through Fridays from 6 am until 7 pm
and on Saturdays from 9 am to 5 pm
Schedule rides at least one day
in advance.
To
schedule a ride:
registered riders
for
the new expanded
Pace Program
and McHenry Township Senior
Express riders,
call 800-451-4599 (TTY) 888-454-4724
Monday through Friday from 6:30 am to 7:00 pm
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Rotary Club of McHenry Collecting Funds for
Haiti Earthquake Victims |
Karen
Lavin, McHenry Rotary International Chair,
announced McHenry Rotary's initiative to
purchase Shelterboxes for victims of the
devastating earthquake that has left most
of the Haiti homeless. Containers with
tents to sleep 10, cooking equipment,
water purification tablets, blankets and
sleeping mats and other essential survival
equipment can be immediately dispatched to
Haiti.
All donations, large
or small,
may be made to: Rotary Club of McHenry
c/o Karen Lavin, 444
N. Route 31, Crystal Lake, IL 60012.
Call Karen
at 815-459-1700
if you need any additional information.
Rotary International has
had a partnership with this organization for
many years and Rotaries have funded
Shelterboxes for hurricanes, earthquakes,
tsunamis worldwide.
Each
Shelterbox costs $1000.
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McHenry Township's
Winter Indoor Walking
Program
January 4th
through March
the Town Hall is open
Monday through Friday
from
7 to
8:30 am
The indoor walking program
provides a protected environment to join other walkers
in healthy exercise.
McHenry Township Hall
3703 N. Richmond Road
(Route 31) just north of Johnsburg Road.
You’re invited on
a Journey of Hope &
Healing
Monthly Grief Support Groups
Children • Teens • Parents

sponsored
by
The Center
for Loss & Hope
Hospice & Palliative Care
of Northeastern Illinois
410 South Hager Ave, Barrington
800-25-4444

Next McHenry Township
Saturday,
April 17, 2010
from 8 am to 12 noon
Services provided by
McHenry Township Road District
for more information
call 815-385-3076
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Family Health Partnership Clinic's
Cupid's Clinic
A Prescription for
Love
Specialty Cheeses, Sweet Chocolates
& Savory Wines
Thursday, February 11 at Historic Dole Mansion
in Crystal Lake 6:00 to 9:00 pm Bring your own wine
glasses and get $5.00 off per couple!
Singles, couples, friends...
the evening is for everyone!
$20.00 per person $35.00 per
couple
Light appetizers Live
music and Raffle!
(Swine Flu)
McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) is in close contact with the
Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) monitoring the changing situation of reported human swine flu cases.
MCDH
Swine Flu Hotline:
815-334-2800
The information on the sites below is updated daily:
Last Updated
February 4, 2010

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