Local Group Gives Holiday Gift Baskets To Families Who Lost Loved Ones To Gun Violence

ALBANY PARK — Local group Israel’s Gifts of Hope is collecting donations for the group’s Thanksgiving gift baskets for families who’ve lost someone to gun violence. Community members can donate their time to put together the gift baskets and donate items like chocolates, snacks and personal care products. The Lincoln Square & Albany Park chapter of Moms Demand Action, a grassroots organization working to end gun violence, is inviting people to bring donations and help make baskets 7 p.m. Thursday at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 1757 W. Wilson Ave. People can also donate via Amazon or follow the Israel’s Gifts of Hope Facebook to learn more about how to contribute. The Aragon family founded Israel’s Gifts of Hope in 2018…