Plainfield Organizes Food Drive For National Hunger Action Month

PLAINFIELD, IL — September is National Hunger Action Month, and the Village of Plainfield is working to help fight food insecurity in the area. The village is coordinating with a number of community groups to host a food drive that will benefit a number of local food banks and charities.

The food drive and corresponding events will provide food items for the Green Harvest Food Pantry, the Plainfield Area Interfaith Food Pantry and Bags of Hope, a nonprofit that seeks to make sure local students don't go hungry. The charities are looking for unopened items like canned vegetables, flour, sugar, rice, soup, pasta, condiments, personal hygiene products, baby items, and household cleaning items.

Through September 20, donations can be dropped off at: the C.W. Avery Family YMCA, 15120 Wallin Dr; the Plainfield Area Chamber of Commerce, 24109 W. Lockport St.; Plainfield Township Community Center, 15014 S.DesPlaines St.; Prairie Activity & Recreation Center (PARC), 24550 W. Renwick Rd.; Streams Recreation Center, 24319 Cedar Creek Ln.; and the Village Hall, 24401 W. Lockport St.

Other events to mark Hunger Action month include:

• On Sept. 11, residents are encouraged to bring donations to the day's Coffee with the Mayor event at Village Hall, 24402 W. Lock St., at 9 a.m.

• On Sept. 12, residents that donate two nonperishable food items to the Park District will be able to use the Prairie Activity & Recreation Center for free, and they will be entered into a raffle to win a free one-year fitness membership.

• On Sept. 18, Plainfield Public Library will take $5 off late fines for donations to the food bank. (Lost or damaged items not included.)

• From Sept. 20-23, the Avery YMCA is holding a Hunger Action Month membership sale. New members that donate five nonperishable food items will have the joiner's fee waived, while current members that donate five items will receive three extra guest passes. New members can receive 50 percent off the joiner's fee without a food donation.

Submitted by Village of Plainfield