Earth’s Remedies Brings Holiday Cheer to Chicago’s West-Side Residents

Marilyn Koonce, Marketing Associate | Posted on January 12, 2021
Alumnus Charles Pickett and his sister Mercedes Pickett holding holiday gifts

The 2020 winter season proved to be especially hard on Chicago’s west-side residents facing marginalization and the COVID-19 crisis. Immediately, Earth’s Remedies saw an opportunity to provide relief. Earth’s Remedies was founded by Mercedes Pickett. Her brother, alumnus Charles Pickett ’17, is the Vice President. The duo brought the West-Side Holiday Drive to the following neighborhoods: Garfield Park, Douglass Park, Humboldt Park, North Lawndale, Homan Square, and Austin.

Modified on March 31, 2022