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We’re proud to be a continued part of hurricane relief efforts alongside
@FeedingAmerica
and
@daddy_yankee
Volunteers
@Northern
Illinois Food Bank and
@Feeding
America packed food from our fans in
#Chicago
🙏🏻🙏🏻
#PuertoRicoStrong
🇵🇷
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Thanks to
@BankofAmerica
for giving $200K to help us fight hunger in our community. This generous gift is a result of the employee booster shot initiative, which donated $100 for each employee who recorded their vaccine/booster in Jan.
#Boost4Food
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Our elected officials, like
@RepCasten
are making a difference in our communities! From voting to volunteering, they are VITAL partners in helping us feed our neighbors!
#MakeADifferenceMonday
#TogetherWeAreSolvingHunger
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A big thank you to
@RepCasten
and his District Director, Laura Schock, for coming out to see firsthand our partnership with DoorDash. They jumped right in to help get the packed boxes to the Dashers for delivery to our neighbors. We are so appreciative for the support!
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Today we packed our MILLIONTH POUND of food for our
#COVID19
emergency boxes! 🙌💪 So grateful for the donors, volunteers, and staff who helped make this possible.
#TogetherWeAreSolvingHunger
#WhatYouDoMatters
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Thank you
@RepCasten
for mentioning Northern Illinois Food Bank and our MPX program at a town hall this past Saturday. We are grateful to have his support and help for our community members facing difficulties during COVID.
Watch his Facebook Live here:
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It was an orange-letter day at the Food Bank! We accepted a truckload of protein from
@SmithfieldFoods
&
@jewelosco
, and packed 5K
#DisasterRelief
boxes with
@AldiUSA
&
@FeedingAmerica
! We're humbled by the generosity of our partners every day.
#WhatYouDoMatters
#ALDICares
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Honored to have
@FeedingAmerica
CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot join us for a Pop-Up Market with
@CLCIllinois
! Together with our sister food banks and our network of 900+ food pantries and partners, we're working every day to
#endhunger
🧡
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Hi
@LinBrehmer
and
@93XRT
, thanks for the on-air support today. We appreciate your support every day, and especially during Hunger Action Month.
#HungerActionMonth
#ActionMattersMost
#TogetherWeAreSolvingHunger
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New episode of
#FeelGoodFriday
:
@BagoHSPrincipal
’s Servant Leadership group (aka 9 people) collected 2,500 lbs. of food for neighbors who could use a little help right now. SO grateful for students who care so much about their community 🧡
#WhatYouDoMatters
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Behind-the-scenes look at the
@USDA
Farm to Family Food Boxes we'll be receiving from now until December! So excited to be participating in this program and providing perishable, nutritious and highly desired produce to neighbors 💚
#TogetherWeAreSolvingHunger
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We're partnering w/
@Raising_Canes
for the
@Chicago_Wolves
Score For Charity! Every time center Drew Shores (
#17
) scores, Raising Cane’s will donate $100 to the Food Bank. Help us cheer on Drew & the Wolves this season, starting tonight as they face off against Rockford!
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📣 Shout out to
@ComEd
for choosing the fight against hunger as your 2022
#ComEdCauseOfTheYear
.
We were honored to host a group of
#ComEdVolunteers
, including CEO
@GQenergy
, his wife, Paula, and our very own Northern Illinois Food Bank Board Member Carol Peterson. 🧵 1/2
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We have TWO pop-up markets happening this morning until Noon!! We’re at the old circuit city in Rockford with
@SalArmyStatelin
, and we’re at
@JolietJrCollege
! Come get groceries for you or others who may be in need—we have food for up to 1,000 families at each. See you soon!
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Too many families will again find it hard to afford a holiday meal. Lawmakers MUST invest in programs like TEFAP that help food banks—like ours—continue to support our neighbors in need.
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May is Older Americans Month! Show support for seniors facing hunger by using
#SolveSeniorHunger
all month!
#hunger
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Sunny days during a time of social distancing sometimes mean packing boxes of dry goods OUTSIDE, where there's a little more room! ☀️☀️☀️
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Today we’re saying thank you to NBA legend Michael Jordan! Why? Because he made a generous donation with proceeds from
#TheLastDance
to help get groceries to neighbors right here in Illinois. So grateful for this support!
#WhatYouDoMatters
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Yesterday, our Corporate and Foundation Giving team visited Greater Chicago
@FoodDepository
to volunteer and meet with our colleagues there. Thank you to our sister Food Bank for a great experience, shared meal, and tour. Grateful to be working with you!
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#ThankYouThursday
to
@hormel
and
@Skippy
for their truckload donation of creamy peanut butter through their
#SkippyFightsHunger
campaign--we can't wait to distribute this much-needed source of protein to our neighbors!
#Grateful
#WhatYouDoMatters
#TogetherWeAreSolvingHunger
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Thx to longtime donor, partner & Holiday Meal Box sponsor
@TysonFoods
' donation of nearly 102K servings of protein today!
#FeedingNorthernIL
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With protein becoming more difficult to source, we were THRILLED to receive more than 32,000 pounds of ground chorizo donated by
@VVSupremo
! Thank you for helping put meals on neighbors’ plates throughout Northern Illinois!
#WhatYouDoMatters
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Help us solve hunger this September for hungry neighbors & dine with one of our
#PassThePlate
partner restaurants!
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Grateful to
@PFDairy
&
@GeneralMills
for donating two truckloads of milk and cereal - with your help, we're making sure that
#COVID19
school closures don't mean empty bellies during breakfast for kids in Northern Illinois!
#WhatYouDoMatters
#LookForTheHelpers
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Stephenson County area: If you need free groceries, visit our Mobile Market from 12 noon-1:30 pm Saturday, Aug. 20, at Boys & Girls Club of Freeport and Stephenson County, 511 South Liberty Ave., Freeport. All are welcome. While supplies last.
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Happy National Employee Appreciation Day! Our Food Bank team is incredible, and we're SO grateful for the teamwork, dedication, flexibility, and passion of our employees - each and every day 🧡 🧡🧡
#TogetherWeAreSolvingHunger
#WhatYouDoMatters
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Our new tagline, Neighbors. Empowered. illustrates our belief that all who play a role in our mission are empowered – through donating, volunteering, advocating, and asking for help – by coming together to enable so many to thrive.
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Good morning Lake County! We’re here at
@SFGreat_America
along with
@berniesbookbank
distributing beautiful groceries and books to neighbors in need! Come join us til Noon if you need groceries—the wait is <15mins! See you soon!!
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We are overwhelmed and so grateful for the outpouring of generosity on
#GivingTuesday
. Together we raised more than $125,000 which, thanks to generous matching gifts, will help provide more than $2.2M worth of groceries to our hungry neighbors!
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Happy International Women's Day!
We are grateful today and every day for the compassionate and hard working women who strive to solve hunger in Northern Illinois!
#TogetherWeCanSolveHunger
#InternationalWomensDay
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Thanks to our new partner
@MINIUSA
, now until 4/24, your test drive can = meals for local families facing hunger!
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One of our top SNAP priorities? Keeping the program strong for people who need it most during
#COVID19
and through the end of our economic crisis.
⬆️ SNAP benefits by 15%, like we did during the Great Recession, can make this possible!
#ShortenTheLines
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That's a wrap on our Elgin Pop-Up Market! By the numbers:
👐150+ volunteers
🥔🥕🧅🥬 Over 100,000 pounds of food distributed
👨👩👧👦 Nearly 2,000 families served
Stay tuned for where we'll be popping up next! 🧡🧡🧡
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15,000 lbs. of product recovered from the Central Grocers spring vendor show ready to be sorted!
#WarehouseWednesday
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Let’s knock this record out of the ballpark! Our Food Bank volunteers are at Wrigley Field for
@HomeRunInn
’s 75th Anniversary celebration. We are excited to support Home Run Inn's attempt to set a world record for the largest pizza party ever! 🧵 1/3
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Brianna, 9, raised $77 at her own lemonade stand and donated it to us. After delivering the check in person, she took a short tour. Thank you, Brianna, for being stand(up) boss! If you want to follow Brianna's lead, donate or set up a fundraiser at .
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Our new summer meals program--Meals on the Move--kicked off this morning! If you live in Aurora, look out for the Food Bank van at several local parks--we'll be serving free, nutritious summer lunches to children in need (ages 0-18) all summer long! More:
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Thank you to the Freeport Community Foundation for a $25,000 grant to help fight food insecurity in Stephenson County. Funding will provide better access to nutritious food for neighbors through member food pantries and Food Bank programs.
#TogetherWeAreSolvingHunger
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Today, we celebrate the life, legacy, and impact of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
#MLKDay
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We🧡
@berniesbookbank
... and we're excited to see them again this Sat. (6/20) at Six Flags for another Pop-Up Market!
Take a behind-the-scenes look at our recent book distribution at the
@ILfoodbank
Pop-Up Market in Joliet. 🎥📚
#fREADom
#BooksForABetterLife
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Thanks to an awesome
@Feed6chicago
packing event in partnership with the
@Chicago_Wolves
, the Food Bank will receive 100,000 meals for our neighbors in need across Northern Illinois. Together, we are solving hunger!
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In April
@Target
stores donated nearly 160,000 pounds of food. They are truly
#makingadifference
in
#SolvingHunger
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We’re at Phillips Park in Aurora today until 11:30 am providing free groceries including frozen meat and fresh fruit.
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Thanks to
@MayorMorrissey
& everyone from
@CityofRockford
who came out to volunteer this morning for
#mayors4service
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Our CEO Julie Yurko and GCFD CEO Kate Maehr
@FoodDepository
talked to Terrell Brown
@TBrownABC7
about heightened need for food in and around the Chicago area on ABC7 Eyewitness News
@ABC7Chicago
this morning.
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You’re invited to a Pop-Up Market! 🍏🥔🥕🥬🍅🍊
Join us TOMORROW (Sat. 5/30) at 2 locations:
✅9 AM-12 PM at
@JolietJrCollege
w/our friends from
@berniesbookbank
✅10 AM-12 PM at
@FaithMovers
No ID is needed. More details @
See you there!
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The Food Bank is beyond honored and proud to have groups of dedicated volunteers who are willing to come out and help us pack food in the middle of a snow storm! What you do matters, and Northern Illinois Food Bank is so thankful to have you. Thank you for all that you do!
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We are hosting 12 mobile distributions this week, May 31-June 4. Anyone in need of help is welcome to join us to receive free groceries. No ID or pre-approval needed. All are welcome. Distribution is first-come, first-served, while supplies last.
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This week's
#ThankYouThursday
is dedicated to
@MuslimYouthUSA
and
@HFUSA
- thank you for helping us provide $24K worth of groceries to our neighbors in need across Northern Illinois!
#WhatYouDoMatters
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#Milk2MyPlate
partners w/
@PFDairy
to provide milk to hungry neighbors Today we distributed our 5 millionth serving!
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Ever wondered about the difference between Food Banks and food pantries, and how it all works together? Check out our chart!
#FoodBankFacts
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This holiday season, many families are struggling to make ends meet, and turning to food banks & pantries for the first time. Today -
#GivingTuesday
– you can help make sure there’s a meal on every table. Donate now!
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☀️☀️WE’RE READY FOR YOU, ELGIN!!☀️☀️ Right now there is NO wait at
@ElginCommColl
to pick up free groceries. Join us anytime between now and noon!
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Join us this Sat. 4/18 from 10A-1P at our Joliet location for our SECOND Fresh Produce Pop-Up! 🍊🍅🥬🥕🥔🍏 You can pick up pre-bagged packages of produce absolutely for free, with no ID needed. More here: . See you there!
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Joliet neighbors: PLEASE come on out NOW TIL NOON to
@JolietJrCollege
and get some beautiful, nutritious groceries and a family pack of books from
@berniesbookbank
!
More pop-ups are already in the works! In fact, we've got 2 more coming up TOMORROW 🙌 If you or anyone you know is in need of food, please come! More info at
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Thanks a million! This week we received the Food Bank’s 1,000,000th gift! Our team had to celebrate. Since we opened in 1983, neighbors throughout Northern Illinois and beyond have been generous in supporting us. From gifts of $1 to $1,000,000, they’re all significant.
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While food banks are at the forefront of fighting hunger amid
#COVID19
, they cannot be in this fight alone.
Demand at food banks is up 70%, and lines can last for hours.
To
#ShortenTheLines
, join us in asking Congress to increase SNAP benefits:
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We want to wish our drivers a
#WonderfulWednesday
! Picking up donations, delivering food to our member agencies & driving our mobile pantries all across our service area - without your hard work our neighbors not get the nutritious food they need.
#TogetherWeAreSolvingHunger
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A shout-out to the Food Bank truck drivers. At the front lines of driving out hunger, you are our ambassadors at every stop in the chain of getting food from suppliers and into the hands of our neighbors. You deliver the goods. THANK YOU!
#TogetherWeAreSolvingHunger
#NTDAW2021
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Congrats to our
@AmeriCorpsVista
group on graduation--thanks for your dedication to solving hunger!
#AmeriCorpsWorks
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Our very own Julie Yurko was on the Univision Deportes Radio (1200 AM) broadcast during the Chicago Cubs game talking about Northern Illinois Food Bank. Go Cubs!
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Truckload with nearly 1,000 boxes of frozen pizza donated by
@HomeRunInn
arrived this week!
#WarehouseWednesday
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Loved having
@ChicagoBears
,
@CampbellSoupCo
and Richard Dent join us at a grocery distribution to recognize our amazing team members. Thank you for your support!
#TogetherWeAreSolvingHunger
🧡🧡🧡
“Champions behind the scenes like Chris are the 🔑 to our community.”
HOFer Richard Dent surprised Northern Illinois Food Bank volunteer Chris Gillette to thank him for his work distributing meals to families in need.
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Our neighbors need help more than ever right now. With support from local food pantries & programs, community partners, volunteers, and donors, we're working to make sure everyone has access to the food they need. Here’s how we responded to the
#COVID19
crisis during April.
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Mr. Rogers said to "look for the helpers." Here are some ideas from
@CivilEats
on how we can ALL help our neighbors during the
#COVID19
pandemic:
#lookforthehelpers
#whatyoudomatters
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Congratulations
@loaves_fishes
on their new food distribution hub in Aurora. The Naperville-based food pantry celebrated the 30,000-square-foot building with a ribbon cutting this month. The hub will allow the pantry to increase their reach.
#TogetherWeAreSolvingHunger
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We have 13 Mobile Markets this week March 14 to March 19. Anyone who is in need of help is welcome. No ID or pre-approval needed. Distribution is first-come, first-served while supplies last.
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Our Child Nutrition Team knows firsthand how families depend on federal meal programs. Today, they’re raising their hands to let Congress know we need free Healthy School Meals for All to continue permanently, beyond just this school year.
#SchoolMeals4All
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Thanks to
@DuPageCounty
Board for awarding us a $150,000 grant to help distribute meals throughout the county!
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#ThankYouThursday
@AskWoodforest
's $10,500 grant, & for all the time+funds donated the past 9 years!
#WhatYouDoMatters
#FeedingNorthernIL
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This
#TransportationTuesday
, we’re celebrating the impact our new straight truck made in its first 6mos, thx to
@TysonFoods
!
#TysonCommunities
🍏39 stops/wk 🍏31.4K lbs food recovered/wk 🍏Nearly 10K lbs food delivered to agencies/wk 🍏Nearly 9K lbs food picked up from donors/wk
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Any time our elected officials visit the Food Bank, it's an opportunity to raise awareness about issues surrounding hunger. We were happy to host U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood at our West Suburban Center Monday for one of her Spring Town Halls. Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns moderated.
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#MakeADifferenceMonday
Look at all these smiles on our volunteers’ faces! Thank you for helping us feed our hungry neighbors!
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Thank you to everyone who braved the Polar Vortex last week to help use solve hunger in Northern Illinois!
#MakeADifferenceMonday
#FeedingNorthernIL
#TogetherWeAreSolvingHunger
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We still have plenty of fresh groceries and plenty of volunteers ready to fill your trunk!
Come by our Pop-Up
@JolietJrCollege
!
We're here until noon!
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#ThankYouThursday
to Highland Park Community Foundation for their recent sponsorship of three mobile pantry distributions for our neighbors in Highwood!
#TogetherWeAreSolvingHunger
#WhatYouDoMatters
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April is Arab American Heritage month. The Chicago area is home to more than 450,000 Americans of Arab heritage. Representing a diverse diaspora of culture, Arab American Heritage month seeks to elevate the stories and contributions of these communities.
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Many thx to
@GoodeFoods
and
@jewelosco
for their generous truckload donation of beans yesterday!
#WhatYouDoMatters
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Hey
@GooseIsland
and
@jewelosco
- thank you for helping us make sure everyone has the food they need!
#WhatYouDoMatters
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RIGHT NOW: Pop-Up Market distributions at Camera Park in Glendale Heights,
@JolietJrCollege
, Kankakee High School, and 5460 State St in Rockford!
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#ThankYouThursday
to our friends at
@MolsonCoors
,
@PeroniUSA
,
@Leinenkugels
and
@BlueMoonBrewCo
!
#TogetherWeAreSolvingHunger
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#ThankYouThursday
to
@BankofAmerica
for their support of the Chicago Community COVID-19 Rapid Response grant, and their direct support of the Food Bank through their Charitable Fund. We’re so grateful for your help in solving hunger! (BTW, this photo is pre-
#COVID19
)
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Some quick
#COVID19
links:
✅ Find food assistance at
✅ Donate ANY dollar amount to help support our operations at
✅ Learn more about our
#coronavirus
response at
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#ThankYouThursday
to
@BayerUS
for a $15K grant to provide meals for neighbors in DeKalb through My Pantry Express, our online food pantry!
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Thank you
@ComEd
and its employees who chose the fight against hunger as their cause. And thank you to the volunteers who came to Geneva to fill My Pantry Express orders with us. We invite everyone to take action against hunger during Hunger Action Month.
Food insecurity affects an estimated 1 in 8 Americans, many of whom are also impacted by systemic poverty & racial inequity. This year, our employees decided to partner with food banks across the region, including
@ILfoodbank
, to help neighbors in need. 💙
#ComEdCauseOfTheYear
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We're at
@SixFlags
NOW for a Pop-Up Market distribution! Free groceries - fruit, veggies, meat and more - until 12 PM!
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During the partial government shutdown, the Food Bank and our network is still up and running. If anyone, including those directly impacted by the shutdown, needs food assistance, visit to find the nearest food pantry locations.
#NoOneShouldGoHungry
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Hey Joliet - we’re at
@JolietJrCollege
for a Pop-Up Market! Join us until 12 for free groceries 🧅🍏🍅🍊🥒
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.
@ConAgraFoods
&
@FeedingAmerica
visited us this week to see the impact of their gifts in action.
#ThankYouThursday
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It's Random Acts of Kindness Day. Do something nice for someone today!
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#ThankYouThursday
to our friends at
@Nicor_Gas
for sponsoring our Cup of Hope event, and for donating $63K over the past year to help support mobile pantries!
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A big thank you to our Board of Directors and their families for volunteering at our Mobile Market pop-up food distribution today at Elgin Community College. And what a great way to honor Juneteenth.
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#FridayFeelGood
: Don Rosonova, president of
@MarianosMarket
, loaded nearly 900 meals worth of ham alongside Steve Ericson, our Director of Food Procurement, following the recent grand opening of their Crystal Lake store.
#WhatYouDoMatters
! Thank you to the team at Mariano's!
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Need groceries? We are in Waukegan this afternoon with our Mobile Market.
Where: Most Blessed Trinity Catholic Church (Holy Family Site), 450 Keller Ave., Waukegan
When: 3-5 p.m. Tuesday, April 5
Who: Anyone who needs food. No ID or proof of need required. All are welcome.
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The Northern Illinois Food Bank family in Geneva went orange today for Hunger Action Day.
#HungerActionMonth
#ActionMattersMost
#TogetherWeAreSolvingHunger
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If you or someone you know needs groceries, visit our website to search for local food pantries and other Food Bank member agencies that can help. Visit:
If you are looking for our calendar of Mobile Market distributions, visit:
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We're thankful for supporters like you who volunteer, donate, and get involved, making it possible to provide meals to our neighbors in need across Northern Illinois. What you do matters!
#Thanksgiving
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