It’s officially summer and that means it’s time to get creative with food drive locations - on the boardwalk, at a pool club, or even at a barn in a local park!
An Olympia Fields, IL resident, Johnny Morris had the idea to host a community food drive at The Bradford Barn at Sergeant Means Park on Saturday, June 23. Members of the local community were encouraged to drop-off donations of non-perishable food items, such as rice, pasta, peanut butter, and canned fruits/vegetables to the barn throughout the day.
More than 1.4 million people, including 1 in 7 children, in Illinois are food insecure. By the evening, the Olympia Fields community had come together to collect 1,200 pounds of food, which will help combat hunger and provide 1,000 meals to families in need this summer.
Our friends at Copher Movers & Storage, a Wheaton agent, helped to deliver the donations to the Rich Township Food Pantry a branch of the Greater Chicago Food Depository. Thank you so much to Johnny, Copher Movers & Storage, Inc and the entire Olympia Fields community for making this food drive a great success!
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