Generous Jewel Shoppers LOVE the Algonquin / Lake in the Hills Food Pantry

While shopping at the Jewel Food Store on Randall Road during June 24 through June 26, you may have encountered a friendly group of ALG / LITH Food Pantry volunteers. These enthusiastic volunteers provided detailed information and beautiful artist renderings of the future site for the ALG / LITH Food Pantry at 1111 Pyott Road in Lake in the Hills. 

The volunteers were also accepting monetary and non-perishable food donations at Jewel. “The generosity of our community is overwhelming; we received so many donations for the food pantry shelves, and for the Building Refurbishing Fund. We must thank Mr. Thomas, the store manager at Jewel, for the opportunity to inform the public about the future plans for the ALG / LITH Food Pantry.  We also want to thank all the dedicated volunteers that helped make this event at Jewel a huge success.” said Kathy McCoy, Events Chair for the Food Pantry.

Many former food pantry clients stopped by the volunteers’ tables to share their stories and make a donation. “We had a few former food pantry clients donate money to help give back to the organization that helped support them when they needed to get back on their feet.” McCoy added.  The total amount collected at the Jewel Fundraiser for just three days was $2,800, which brings the total amount of donations for the Building Refurbishing Fund to over $30,000.

Carol Platt and Kathy McCoy, Event Chairs for the ALG / LITH Food Pantry, have many other events scheduled this year to help the food pantry reach their goal of $235,000 for the Fund.  If you are interested in joining one of the food pantry committees or just lending a hand for a few hours at one of these upcoming events, please contact Carol Platt at (847) 854-1904.

Consider joining the Food Pantry volunteers at the LITH Rotary Rib Fest at Sunset Park in Lake in the Hills on Friday, July 8th and Saturday, July 9.  Other up-coming events are: Cruise Night in front of Sonic in Algonquin – Tuesday, July 12, Heartland Blood Donation at Snap Fitness in Algonquin – Wednesday, July 20.  Be a Neighbor – Feed a Neighbor, will take place on September 10, 2011 and will be a collective effort of support by many different food stores in Algonquin and Lake in the Hills.

The Algonquin / Lake in the Hills Interfaith Food Pantry’s mission is to provide food to the families in need that reside within the geographic boundaries of Algonquin and Lake in the Hills.

Money for the Food Pantry is raised through corporate partnerships, private donations and special events. We invite you to visit our website, www.alith-foodpantry.org, to view all upcoming events for the ALG / LITH Food Pantry, to learn more about the food pantry, and our Building Refurbishing Fund for the Larsen Property or to make a donation. 

If you are interested in arranging a tour of the proposed site for the new ALG/LITH Food Pantry, please feel free to contact Sal Maggio at 847 854-1904.