Rock Out While Supporting The Glen Ellyn Food Pantry On Sept. 17

GLEN ELLYN, IL — The Glen Ellyn Food Pantry is inviting the public to mark Hunger Action Day in September by attending "Rockin' for the Pantry," an evening of fun and music.

The concert will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 17 in the parking lot of Faith Lutheran Church, 41 N. Park Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Bands from Glen Ellyn's School of Rock will perform rock 'n' roll music from across the decades.

Guests are encouraged to bring chairs and picnic baskets and sit under the stars at their cars or close to the stage. The Pantry is requesting donations of cans of tuna or chicken and asking everyone to wear orange – the color of hunger relief – to the concert, Laura Glaza, executive director of the Glen Ellyn Food Pantry, said in an email.

Advance tickets will cost $50 per car and can be purchased online here. They will also be available at the door for $65 per car, or $25 per person who walks or bikes to the event.

The Glen Ellyn Food Pantry provides groceries and support to people at risk of hunger in Addison, Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Glen Ellyn, Glendale Heights, Lisle, Lombard, Villa Park, Warrenville, West Chicago, Wheaton and Winfield, Glaza said.

In 2020, it served 5,470 people with 761,000 pounds of fresh produce, meat, dairy, bread and other groceries, Glaza said. It collaborates with local churches and the broader community.

Anyone with questions can call (630) 469-6988.