Cunningham Children's Home

Current Projects 2006-2007

Giving Trees: This past holiday season, Fox Development Corporation was hard at work putting smiles on the faces of the kids at Cunningham Children’s Home. FDC arranged to have four “Giving Trees” placed in the Research Park south of the University of Illinois, each one decorated with name tags ornaments of the children housed at Cunningham. Employees of businesses located in the Research Park chose “ornaments” and donated gifts for the children in time for Christmas. Cloydia Larimore, Cunningham’s Vice-president of Public Relations and Marketing was there to see the look on the kids’ faces at Christmas: “One of our 13-year-old boys walked up to me and gave me a big hug, looked me in the eye and said ‘share that with the lady who gave me my presents.’ Needless to say, I wish I could share with each person who took the time to shop and place a small expression of hope and love under the Giving Tree the joy I felt when I saw how touched this young man was by the kindness of a stranger. Thanks to Fox Development for participating in the Giving Tree project. The kids at Cunningham had a great Christmas and felt your love."