AARP IL/CHICAGO SKY/4th WARD FOOD DRIVE

By Dina Anderson , December 11, 2017 04:09 PM

Diverse group of volunteers sorting donated groceries at food bank — Senior adult Caucasian man with grey hair is working in community food bank. He is sorting donated groceries into cardboard boxes with mid adult Hispanic man. Other diverse adults are also packing boxes with donated food for charity. They are preparing boxes to be distributed to less fortunate in community.

AARP Illinois, in collaboration with the Chicago Sky and 4th Ward Aldermen Sophia King, Jewel Osco, will be collecting nonperishable food items at Jewel-Osco (443 E 34th St, Chicago, IL 60616) on December 12th (from 4-6pm), December 14th(4-6pm), and December 16th (11am-1pm).

On December 16th Sky Guy (mascot) and coaches from the Chicago Sky WNBA team will join us for a special day, where prizes and photos will be distributed. All nonperishable items will be donated to the Chicago Food Depository. AARP IL is committed to helping close the hunger gap in local communities and impoverished areas across the country; and we encourage everyone to help us on one or all of these days.

For more information:

Simone Moore@ smccrary@aarp.org

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