Health & Fitness
Northern IL Food Bank Seeks Volunteers For 9/11 Day Of Service
The organization is looking for people to pack food and distribute groceries Friday in Geneva, Park City, Joliet, Rockford and DeKalb.
GENEVA, IL — The Northern Illinois Food Bank is looking for volunteers to support its Hunger Action Month Service Day on Friday.
The Geneva-based organization, which provides food to about 900 pantries, soup kitchens and shelters in 13 Illinois counties, is hosting six volunteer events Friday for its annual 9/11 Service Day.
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Volunteers are needed at “Pack-A-Thon” food-packing events, which will run from 8-10 a.m., 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the Northern Illinois Food Bank’s centers in Geneva, Joliet and Park City. The organization’s Rockford location will also host a food-packing event from 8-10 a.m. Friday, according to a news release.
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The Northern Illinois Food Bank will also be hosting grocery-distribution events from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at the Winnebago Community Market in Rockford and from 4:30-7 p.m. in the parking lot of the Northern Illinois University Nursing School in DeKalb.
The organization is urging people to volunteer throughout September, which is Hunger Action Month, and beyond amid the coronavirus pandemic. Sept. 11 is a National Day of Service and Remembrance on which many Americans volunteer in their communities to pay tribute those who died in the 2001 terrorist attacks.
Those who are interested in volunteering can sign up online or call 630-443-6910.
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 54 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.
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