Food Pantry Seeks Thanksgiving Feast Food Donations

ALGONQUIN AND LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL — It's a good time to clean out your cupboards and help bring a little Thanksgiving to a local family who is in need this holiday season. The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Food Pantry is asking for food donations to help make its tradition of providing Thanksgiving feasts to area residents who are food insecure.

Items needed to complete one feast for a family include:

• Corn - 2 cans
• Yams - 2 cans
• Green Beans - 2 cans
• Vegetable Soup - 2 cans
• Instant Mashed Potatoes - 1 large box
• Egg Noodle - 1 bag
• Cake mix - 1 box
• Frosting - 1 can
• Stuffing - 1 large box
• Macaroni & Cheese - 2 boxes
• Turkey Gravy - 2 cans
• Cranberry Sauce - 2 cans
• Applesauce - 2 jars
• Fruit Cocktail - 2 cans
• Instant Jell-o - 1 large box
• Marshmallows - 1 large bag
• Flour - 5-pound bag
• Sugar - 5-pound bag

The food pantry is welcoming those who donate an entire feast or a single item donation.

This year's efforts are sponsored by the Lake in the Hills Rotary Club.

You can also make a cash donation online.

Patch has partnered with Feeding America to help raise awareness on behalf of the millions of Americans facing hunger. Feeding America, which supports 200 food banks across the country, estimates that in 2020, more than 50 million Americans will not have enough nutritious food to eat due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. This is a Patch social good project; Feeding America receives 100 percent of donations. Find out how you can donate in your community or find a food pantry near you.