University of Illinois Extension #GivingTuesday Food Drive
Grayslake, IL and Woodstock, IL - University of Illinois Extension has joined #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. During the month of November, University of Illinois Extension will be hosting a food drive in an effort to give back to the communities that we serve. Occurring this year on December 1, #GivingTuesday is held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday to kick-off the holiday giving season and inspire people to collaborate in improving their local communities and to give back in impactful ways to the charities and causes they support.
This year, University of Illinois Extension will be hosting a food drive to benefit the Northern Illinois Food Bank throughout the month of November, leading up to #GivingTuesday. As an organization, we hope to collect 300 lbs. of food during the drive to help fight hunger in our area. This is our way of giving back to the communities that we serve.
Those who are interested in joining University of Illinois Extension's #GivingTuesday initiative can visit the University of Illinois Extension website for Lake and McHenry Counties (http://web.extension.illinois.edu/lm/) or give us a call at 847-223-8627. Food donations can be dropped off at either office location between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. Location addresses can be found below.
Lake County
100 South US Highway 45
Grayslake, IL 60030
McHenry County
1102 McConnell Road
Woodstock, IL 60098
For more details about the #GivingTuesday movement, visit the #GivingTuesday website (www.givingtuesday.org), Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/GivingTuesday) or follow @GivingTues and the #GivingTuesday hashtag on Twitter.
About University of Illinois Extension
University of Illinois Extension is the flagship outreach effort of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, offering educational programs to residents of all of Illinois' 102 counties - and far beyond.
Through learning partnerships that put knowledge to work, U of I Extension's programs are aimed at making life better, healthier, safer and more profitable for individuals and their communities. U of I Extension offers educational programs in five broad areas:
Healthy society
Food security and safety
Environmental stewardship
Sustainable and profitable food production and marketing systems
Enhancing youth, family and community well-being
While most Extension programs are offered on an informal, non-credit basis, U of I Extension does offer continuing education credits in some fields of study. Extension programs may be offered as hands-on workshops, field days, self-paced tutorials via the Internet, or in other formats that are suitable for the audience and subject-matter.
About #GivingTuesday
#GivingTuesday is a movement to celebrate and provide incentives to give-the 2015 iteration will be held on December 1, 2015. This effort harnesses the collective power of a unique blend of partners-nonprofits, businesses and corporations as well as families and individuals-to transform how people think about, talk about and participate in the giving season. #GivingTuesday inspires people to take collaborative action to improve their local communities, give back in better, smarter ways to the charities and causes they celebrate and help create a better world. #GivingTuesday harnesses the power of social media to create a global moment dedicated to giving around the world.