Proceeds from desserts at the Du Quoin Legion fish fry to benefit clothes closet

The Du Quoin Community Clothes Closet (part of the Du Quoin Food Pantry) and the American Legion are partnering to raise money for the Clothes Closet

Beginning tonight, Feb. 1, the Daughters of the American Legion (and every first Friday of the month) are sponsoring a dessert sale of homemade desserts for $1 with all of those proceeds being donated to the Clothes Closet.

Serving times for the great fish, side orders and desserts are from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the American Legion Center just off Rt. 51 south of Du Quoin behind the old Dairy Queen.

The board of directors of the Clothes Closet project includes Toni Behm and Suzanne Majewski (co-coordinators) and Colleen Furry who is the secretary-treasurer.

The project will continue on through the rest of the year with benefit dessert sales on the following days: March 1, April 5, May 3, June 7, July 5, Aug. 2, Sept. 6, Oct. 4, Nov. 1 and Dec. 6.

The Du Quoin Clothes Closet is distributing hundreds of like new clothing items every month.