Each year, more than 40 food pantries and soup kitchens participate in the Plant a Row for the Hungry program sponsored locally by the Daily Herald. Usually, we tell you their names and when they'll accept product donations.

We'd also like to share with you how many people they serve so you better understand the need, and how they were helped by last year's Plant a Row for the Hungry campaign.

The need and demand at these agencies only continues to increase. Please help them this summer by dropping off surplus fruits and vegetables from your home garden.

Addison

Addison Township

50 E. Oak St.; (630) 530-8161; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday..

• Clients monthly: 305 families, 2004; 246 families, 2003

• Region served: Addison, Bensenville, Wood Dale, Itasca, Elmwood, Lombard, Villa Park

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 111 pounds.

Arlington Heights

Elk Grove Township

2400 S. Arlington Heights Road; (847) 437-0300; 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday.

• Clients monthly: 45 families in 2004, 2003.

• Region served: Arlington Heights, Elk Grove Village, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Rolling Meadows.

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 314 pounds.

Wheeling Township

1616 N. Arlington Heights Road; (847) 259-7730; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday.

• Clients monthly: 139 households, 2004; 93 households, 2003.

• Region served: Arlington Heights, Wheeling, Prospect Heights, Mount Prospect, Buffal1o Grove.

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 993 pounds.

Aurora

Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry (Hesed House)

659 S. River St.; (630) 897-2127; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday.

• Clients: approx. 100 families daily, 2004, 2003.

• Region served: Aurora, Naperville, Batavia, Yorkville, Plano, Oswego, Montgomery, North Aurora, Geneva, St. Charles.

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 3,986 pounds.

Barrington

Barrington Township

602 S. Hough St.; (847) 381-5632; 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to noon Friday

• Clients monthly: 30 households, 2004; 23 households, 2003

• Region served: Barrington, Barrington Hills, Hoffman Estates, South Barrington

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 1,139 pounds

Cuba Township

28000 W. Cuba Road; (847) 381-1924; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday

• Clients monthly: 15 to 20 families in 2004, 2003

• Region served: Barrington, Barrington Hills, North Barrington, Lake Barrington, Tower Lakes, unincorporated Cuba Township

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 529 pounds

Bartlett

Hanover Township

8N180 Route 59; (630) 837-0301; 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday

• Clients monthly: 450 to 500 families, 2004; 300 to 350 families, 2003

• Region served: Bartlett, Hanover Park, Streamwood, Elgin

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 790 pounds

Batavia

Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry

100 Flinn Drive; (630) 879-3784; noon to 3 p.m. Tuesday; 9 a.m. to noon Friday

• Clients monthly: 250 families, 2004; 200 families, 2003

• Region served: Batavia Township

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 1,210 pounds

Bensenville

Bensenville-Wood Dale Food Pantry

192 S. Center (basement, Peace Church); (630) 766-9382; 7:30 to 9 a.m. Wednesday, Saturday

• Clients monthly: 225 households, 2004; 195 households, 2003

•Region served: Bensenville, Wood Dale, Elmhurst

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 1,417 pounds

Bloomingdale

Bloomingdale Township

123 N. Rosedale Road, Annex Building; (630) 529-9993; 8:30 a.m. to noon, 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday

• Clients monthly: 2,303 people, 2004; 1,879 people, 2003

• Region served: Bloomingdale Township

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 1,925 pounds

Buffalo Grove

Vernon Township

3050 N. Main St.; (847) 634-4600; 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday the first week of each month

• Clients monthly: 125 households, 2004; 100 households, 2003

• Region served: Buffalo Grove, Vernon Hills, Mundelein, Riverwoods, Lincolshire, Long Grove, Mettawa, Lake Forest

•Plant a Row donations 2003: 0

Carol Stream

Lutheran Church of the Master

580 N. Kuhn Road; (630) 665-5188; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday

•Clients monthly: 450 families, 1,800 people, 2004; 400 families, 1,600 people, 2003

•Region served: Glendale Heights, Carol Stream, Bloomingdale, Addison, Itasca, Roselle

•Plant a Row donations 2003: 371 pounds

Carpentersville

FISH Food Pantry

Meadowdale Mall; (847) 428-4357; 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday

•Clients monthly: 360 families, 2004; 300 families, 2003

•Region served: Kane County

•Plant a Row donations 2003: 3,417 pounds

Cary

Cary-Grove Food Pantry

8901 S. Cary Algonquin Road; (847) 516-3602; 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday; 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. the first and third Saturday of the month.

•Clients monthly: 105 families, 2004; 70 families, 2003

•Region served: Cary, Fox River Grove, Oakwood Hills

•Plant a Row donations 2003: 164 pounds

Crystal Lake

Interfaith Food Pantry

290 W. Crystal Lake Ave. (basement); (815) 455-0961; 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday, Friday; 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday

•Clients monthly: 360 families, 2004, 2003

•Region served: Crystal Lake

•Plant a Row donations 2003: 2,443 pounds

Des Plaines

Self-Help Pantry

600 E. Algonquin Road; (847) 375-1443; 10 a.m. to noon Monday; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday; 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday

• Clients monthly: 1,300 people, 2004; 1,066 people, 2003

•Region served: Des Plaines

•Plant a Row donations 2003: 1,096 pounds

Glen Ellyn

Glen Ellyn Food Pantry

493 Forest Ave.; (630) 469-8668; 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

• Clients monthly: 230 families, 2004; less than 200 families, 2003

• Region served: Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, Lombard, Carol Stream, Lisle, Glendale Heights

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 701 pounds

Gurnee

Warren Township

17801 W. Washington St.; (847) 244-1101; 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday

• Clients monthly: 70 families, 2004; 50 families, 2003

• Region served: Gurnee, Grayslake, Waukegan, Park City

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 623 pounds

Highland Park

Moraine Township

777 Central Ave.; (847) 432-3240; 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday

• Clients monthly: 170 people, 2004; 70 people, 2003

• Region served: Highland Park, Highwood, Lake Forest, Deerfield

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 14 pounds

Maine Township

1700 Ballard Road; (847) 297-2510; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday

• Clients monthly: 240 families, 2004; 200 families, 2003

• Region served: Des Plaines, Park Ridge, Morton Grove, Miles, Rosemont, unincorporated Cook County

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 215 pounds

Marengo

Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry

837 W. Grant; (815) 568-7950; 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday

• Clients monthly: 85 to 90 households, 2004; 75 households, 2003

• Region served: Marengo, Union

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 1,205 pounds

Mount Prospect

CEDA Northwest

1300 W. Northwest Hwy.; (847) 392-2332; 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

• Clients monthly: 300 people, 2004; 250 people, 2003

• Region served: Townships - Hanover, Schaumburg, Elk Grove Village, Wheeling, Maine, Palatine, Barrington

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 1,755 pounds

Naperville

Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry

556 W. Fifth Ave.; (630) 355-3663; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; noon to 2 p.m. Sunday.

• Clients monthly: 500 families, 2004; 450 families, 2003

• Region served: Naperville

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 13,617 pounds

Oakbrook Terrace

Salvation Army

1S415 Summit Ave.; (630) 629-4948; 9 a.m. to noon, 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday

• Clients monthly: 100 households, 2004; 75 households, 2003

• Region served: Villa Park, Oakbrook Terrace, Elmhurst, Lombard, Westmont

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 364 pounds

Palatine

Palatine Township

721 S. Quentin Road; (847) 358-6700; 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday

• Clients monthly: 160 families, 2004, 2003

• Region served: Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Arlington Heights

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 1,438 pounds

Park City

Northern Illinois Food Bank

473 Keller Drive; (847) 336-3663; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday

• Distribution monthly: 220,571 pounds, 2004

• Region served: Lake and McHenry counties

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 21 pounds

Rolling Meadows

Meadows Community Services

2401 Kirchoff Road, (Meadows Baptist Church, lower level); (847) 590-5984; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday

• Clients monthly: 250 to 300 families, 2004, 2003

• Region served: Townships - Elk Grove, Schaumburg, Palatine, Wheeling and Maine

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 557 pounds

Round Lake Park

Avon Township

433 E. Washington; (847) 546-1446; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday

• Clients monthly: 205 families, 2004; 136 families, 2003

• Region served: Avon Township

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 570 pounds

St. Charles

Northern Illinois Food Bank

600 Industrial Drive; (630) 443-6910; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday

• Distribution monthly: 1,050,183 pounds, 2004; 1,254,802 pounds, 2003

• Region served: 13 northern Illinois counties

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 7,140 pounds

Waukegan

C.O.O.L Food Pantry

123 Water St., (847) 662-1230; noon. to 5 p.m. Monday and Wednesday; 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

• Clients monthly: 890 households, 2004; 850 households, 2003

• Region served: Lake County

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 1,513 pounds

Wayne

Resurrection Catholic Church

30W350 Army Trail Road (at Route 59); (630) 375-7185; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Thursday; 1 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday; 8 a.m. to noon Saturday

• Clients monthly: 550 families, 2004; 450 families, 2003

• Region served: Hanover Park, Bartlett, Wayne, part of West Chicago

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 2,424 pounds

West Chicago

Wayne Township

27W031 North Ave.; (630) 231-7173; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday

• Clients monthly: 100 households, 2004; 70 households, 2003

• Region served: West Chicago, St. Charles, Wayne, Bartlett, Hanover Park, Carol Stream

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 125 pounds

Wheaton

People's Resource Center

201 Naperville Road; (630) 682-5402; 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday

• Clients monthly: 1,200 families, 2004: 1,100 families, 2003

• Region served: DuPage County

• Plant a Row donations 2003: 854 pounds