Friday, December 14, 2012
Team makes “The Holiday Promise” and donates 200 gifts for food pantry’s clients.
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Friday, December 14, 2012
Members of the Huntley High School's football team are winners in every aspect of the word to Grafton Food Pantry. The team had a game plan to make the holidays bright for neighborhood children facing a holiday with very little to cheer about. Each member of the football program and their families participated. This effort resulted in delivery of over 200 gifts for boys and girls from age 0-18 whose parents are clients of Grafton Food Pantry. “'The Promise' is one of the team’s mottos which states that the team will not only give their all to each other, but also promise to give back to their community,” Kathy Schneiter, President of Grafton Food Pantry said. Not only did the team members _ under the leadership of Head Coach John Hart, …
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
More than 20,000 pounds of food and non-perishable donations were dropped off since Friday through Sunday in preparation for the Community Harvest in Crystal Lake event on Thursday.
'Tis the day for turkey and pie. But for many people in Crystal Lake, today marks the arrival of the 2012 Community Harvest. Donations last Friday began pouring in at the Community Harvest collection site, located this year in the Crystal Lake Plaza- unit 2D. On Friday, the Crystal Lake Jaycees traveled throughout the community and picked up 10,000 pounds of food and non-perishable donations from Crystal Lake schools. The Jaycees were expected to collect more school donations on Monday. Over the weekend, area churches delivered another 10,000 pounds in food donations, said Judy Pelinksi, who has served as chairperson of the Community Harvest for the past six years. Donations will be accepted through Thursday morning, when, at 8 a.m., …
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Advocate Health Care Centers hold flu clinics combined with food drive.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012
As you gear up for the cool weather, you must also prepare for the impending flu season. Each year hundreds of thousands of Americans are hospitalized for the influenza virus. Depending on the severity of the virus each season, influenza may result in as many as 50,000 deaths per year. In an effort to mitigate the impact of the flu and support local community food banks, Advocate Health Care is offering “Free Flu Shots for Food” at several locations Saturday, October 20 and Sunday October 21. Every person, 18 years or older, who brings a non-perishable food item to one of the participating Immediate Care Centers will receive a FREE flu shot - $25 value (while supplies last.) All food items will be donated to local community food banks …
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Grafton Food Pantry announces new location and merger with Faith Community Food Pantry in Huntley.
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Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Grafton Food Pantry has a new home, just in time for its busy season. “We are very excited to be moving to a larger facility that will enable us to continue to provide quality services to our clients in a more spacious setting,” said Harriet Ford, board member and spokesman. The move is tentatively scheduled for mid-November. Ford hopes the pantry is settled in its new location in time for the holidays. Grafton Food Pantry’s new address will be 11481 Allison Court, Huntley. The phone number is 847- 495-0922. “We are literally moving just around the corner from our current Kruetzer Road/Smith Drive location,” she said. “We want to thank the many community members for their assistance during our search and their commitment to help us make …
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The new Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Interfaith Food Pantry opened in April at 1113 Pyott Road in Lake in the Hills.
The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Interfaith Food Pantry held a ribbon cutting on July 13 at 9 a.m. at its new location at 1113 Pyott Road. The food pantry moved from its old location on Oak Street to the Pyott Road location on April 17. The new location is in a renovated pole barn on the village's Larsen property. In June, 813 people visited the food pantry, including 352 children. Source: Carol Platt of the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Interfaith Food Pantry
Monday, February 27, 2012
The event will be held on April 13 and pre-registration is required.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Chicagoland news to talk about: High school football coaches accused of hazing freshman.
Residents that have been classically defined as solidly suburban middle class are the biggest group of new users at the Niles Township Food Pantry. The long-term unemployed or those forced to take lower-wage positions after being cast out of well-paying jobs, or have lost homes to foreclosure, have dramatically swelled the ranks of pantry patrons with the peak demand for food necessities still ahead December. Last year 150 students attending Township High School District 211 schools in Palatine were classified as homeless, and this year that number continues to rise. In response to the growing problem, a group called Realtors Against Homelessness (R.A.H.) have joined forces with the District 211 Foundation to sponsor an upcoming …
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Chicagoland news to talk about: Cook County defies White House, releases illegal immigrants charged with felonies.
No more holding back on the expletives when visiting Park Ridge. Park Ridge residents will now be able to swear, legally, thanks to a local law being stripped from the books. The Park Ridge City Council decided this week to delete a law which made it a crime "to use profanity in any street, alley or public place of the City.” The release of more than 40 suspected illegal immigrants jailed in Cook County on felonies has added fuel to a contentious debate over public safety and local authorities' defiance of a White House program that aims to pursue more criminal deportations. The program depends on police and sheriff's deputies to hold suspected illegal immigrants who get arrested beyond the time when they would otherwise be released. But …
Monday, April 25, 2011
Westfield Middle School will unveil the garden, which will benefit the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Food Pantry, next Thursday.
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Monday, April 25, 2011
As a way to celebrate Earth Week and help the Lake in the Hills-Algonquin Food Pantry, Westfield Community School will be unveiling a community vegetable garden later this week. A Community Unit School District 300 press release provided the following account of the vegetable garden and other Earth Week events: Weather permitting, community members and the press are invited to a garden dedication ceremony at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, when students will plant vegetables into the ground that they have nurtured indoors over the past few weeks. Other Earth Week activities at Westfield will include: Led by teacher Michelle Soland, the garden project was developed as Westfield parents, teachers, village leaders, business owners, and …
Thursday, January 13, 2011
The donation allows the food pantry to have fresh produce and deli meats for its clients.
Meijer, located at 400 South Randall Road, recently donated $3,000 in gift cards to Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Interfaith Food Pantry, in an effort to support re-stocking their shelves. “Meijer respects the work that Algonquin/Lake in the Hills Food Pantry does for our community and agrees that no one should go to bed hungry,” John Jacobson, Algonquin Meijer store director, said in a statement. “As they continue to serve meals to people who rely on them, we are grateful that we can assist in filling up their shelves after this busy season.”
