Law firm kicks off Palatine Food Drive

Posted October 05, 2015 11:00 pm

Submitted by Jim Mitchell

Oct. 5 marked the beginning of the 12th annual Palatine Food Drive.

Managed by Lavelle Law Charities, the communitywide effort has become an important tradition for many local families ahead of the holiday season. Scheduled to run through Friday, Nov. 20, the Palatine Food Drive is an important contributor for the more than 220 families that utilize the Palatine Township Food Pantry each month.

"We're honored to once again coordinate this significant effort across Palatine to help stock the shelves when other donations are down long after the holidays for the many families in need throughout our community,' said food drive coordinator Jackie Lindert.

"The entire staff at Lavelle Law will be on hand Nov. 20 to gather and deliver the donations to the Palatine Township Food Pantry. We look forward to having this be the most successful year yet."

Lavelle Law and the firm's charitable wing, Lavelle Law Charities, have received recognition for their commitment to the food drive and other charitable activities. In prior years the donations from the annual fall effort has pushed the Township Food Pantry storage space to capacity.

Donation boxes with the Palatine Food Drive logo can now be found at: Lavelle Law, 501 W. Colfax; ACE Hardware, 239 E. Northwest Hwy.; Baxter & Beasley, 313 W. Colfax; Birchwood Recreation Center, 435 W. Illinois Ave.; BMO Harris Bank, 50 N. Brockway; Buehler YMCA, 1400 W. Northwest Hwy.; The Christian Shop, 2001 N. Rand Road; Countryside, 21154 W. Shirley; Durty Nellie's, 180 N. Smith St.; D'Vine Wine, 243 E. Northwest Hwy.; The Exercise Coach, 303 E. Northwest Hwy.; Falcon Park Recreation Center, 2195 N. Hicks Road; JP Wood Martial Arts America, 249 E. Northwest Hwy.; Palatine Bank and Trust, 110 W. Palatine Road; Palatine KinderCare, 929 E. Palatine Road; Palatine Opportunity Center, 1585 Rand Road; Palatine Park District, 250 E. Wood St.; the Palatine Police Department, 595 N. Hicks Road; Palatine Village Hall, 150 W. Wilson St.; Sunmade Cleaners, 59 E. Palatine Road; and the UPS Store, 738 E. Dundee Road.

"We appreciate the contributions from Palatine residents, as well as those we received from our corporate partners, including Centrella Foods, Strack & Van Til, Berkot's Super Foods, WiseWay, La Chiquita Supermercado, Walt's, Tony's Finer Foods, Sunset Foods, Eurofresh Market, and Rooney Landscaping," said Lindert.

For information on the Palatine Food Drive, call (847) 705-7555 or visit www.palatinefooddrive.org.

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