There are a few food drives that we know we can look forward to every year. Earlier this month, Boerman Moving & Storage, a Bekins Van Lines agent, and their partners at Baird & Warner Real Estate of Naperville teamed up to hold their fifth annual Fill-A-Truck food drive at their local Jewel-Osco supermarket.
A Fill-A-Truck is the perfect type of food drive for a moving company. Boerman Moving & Storage parked one of its trucks outside of the grocery store on November 11 and their goal was to inspire shoppers to donate enough non-perishable items to fill the entire trailer. Employees from both Boerman Moving & Storage and Baird & Warner were on hand to help spread the word and load donations onto the truck.
More than 750 lbs. of Thanksgiving staples, such as cranberry sauce, pumpkin, and sweet corn, and other non-perishable items were collected -- enough to provide 625 meals. All of the donations were delivered to the West Suburban Community Pantry, which, in addition to providing food for people who are hungry, also "offers resources to empower people to improve their quality of life."
In the five-year history of this event, Boerman Moving & Storage has collected more than 5,200 lbs. of food -- enough to provide more than 4,300 meals.
“When we do the food drives, it is simply a positive experience for everyone," Jina Boerman, Boerman Moving and Storage’s Director of Marketing, told us last year. "We get to help the community and partner with our amazing real estate agents for a great cause – it’s a total win for us.”
Thank you to everyone from Boerman Moving & Storage, Baird & Warner, and Jewel-Osco who had a hand in helping to make this year's Fill-A-Truck possible. We hope we can continue working together to fight hunger in Illinois for years to come.
Learn more about how Move For Hunger makes it easy for anyone to hold a food drive.
