Glenbrook North Students Fighting Hunger
Henry Fetta
March 7th Food Drive to Benefit the Northfield Township Food Pantry
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Henry Fetta
Hunger Resource Network
847-272-1700
February, 2021 Northbrook, IL- Glenbrook North High School students have organized their annual food drive for Sunday, March 7th in support of the Northfield Township Food Pantry to help those in our local community who are struggling with putting enough food on their table.
An estimated 10-12% of Northbrook residents are thought to be food insecure. This number has escalated over the past 12 months as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Prior to the start of the pandemic, 400 school age children were already receiving free or reduced cost lunches at Northbrook schools. Today, the need is even greater to help ensure that these students, younger children, unemployed and underemployed adults and vulnerable seniors are receiving adequate nutritious food.
The Student Association at Glenbrook North and the Student Association Executive Board, which includes Peter Bazianos, Lindsay Berkowitz, Jett Greene, Erin Nibeck, and Shayna Seiler, are asking all local residents who are in a position to help, to get involved. They would like everyone to go through their pantries or purchase and drop off food at the Northbrook Sunset Foods, Jewel, Mariano's on Skokie Boulevard on Sunday, March 7th 10am - 4pm. Waterway Car Wash is accepting monetary donations until this date. The food will be collected by the students and delivered to the Northfield Township Food Pantry for distribution to anyone in need. We are also donating to The ARK.
The most needed items include: cereal, juice boxes, canned pasta, chili, beef stew, coffee, pancake mix and syrup, skillet pasta meal starters and canned vegetables.
If you would like to learn more about how you can help fight hunger go to www.hungerresourcenetwork.org If you are in need of food, regardless of your income, contact the Northfield Township Food Pantry at www.twp.northfield.il.us
or call 847-724-8300.
Hunger Resource Network
is an all-volunteer, 501c3 non-profit organization based in Northbrook, IL. It is dedicated to help alleviate hunger in the Chicago area by meeting the needs of food pantries, soup kitchens and shelters.
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