COD Cares Hosts Fall 2019 Service Event at Northern Illinois Food

Volunteers Pack 3,433 Meals for Hungry Families

Nearly 50 College of DuPage students and staff participated in COD Cares’ 2019 Fall Service Event at the Northern Illinois Food Bank. View photos from the event.

During the event, attendees sorted and packed 3,745 pounds of potatoes and 375 pounds of sweet corn, providing 3,433 meals for hungry neighbors in Northern Illinois. In addition, participants bagged more than 10 weeks’ worth of sausage patties.

The Northern Illinois Food Bank provides food for more than half a million people every year through a network of 900 partner feeding programs.

Hannah Detloff, Northern Illinois Food Bank Volunteer Assistant, expressed her gratitude to COD students and staff for taking time out of their work day to make a positive impact on the community.

“Without volunteer initiatives like COD Cares, we wouldn’t be able to do what we do,” she said. “Every hour of assistance helps us ensure our hungry neighbors will have access to food in their time of need.”