Nonperishables, volunteers needed for WACO's annual Thanksgiving Food Drive
More than two dozen area schools and businesses have set up collection sites for the Woodfield Area Children's Organization's 22nd annual Thanksgiving Food Drive. WACO is collecting food and toiletries through Friday, Nov. 17, to help feed more than 200 impoverished families in the northwest and western suburbs. WACO is also looking for volunteers on Nov. 17-18.
Nonperishable items such as canned vegetables, boxed potatoes, rice, pasta, soup, spaghetti and pasta sauce, canned meats, breakfast items, canned fruit, macaroni and cheese, peanut butter and jelly, gravy, stuffing mix, dessert mix, hamburger helper, etc. are needed. WACO is also collecting items not covered by food stamps, such as toilet paper, shampoo, soap and toothpaste. Both full size and travel-size items are welcome.
Donation boxes can be found in:
• Algonquin: Jacobs High School, 2601 Bunker Hill Drive;
• Bloomingdale: Rooster's Barn & Grill, 122 W. Lake St.; and Walk-In Closet, 107 Third St. Unit 5;
• Glendale Heights: Armstrong Relocation, 1601 Fullerton Court;
• Hampshire: Hampshire High School, 1600 Big Timber Road;
• Palatine: Harper College, 1200 W. Algonquin Road; and Winston School, 900 E. Palatine Road;
• Rolling Meadows: LeasePlan USA, 5350 Keystone Court;
• Schaumburg: Checker's Pancake House, 506 W. Wise Road; Egg Harbor Café, 1310 American Lane; Enders-Salk School, 345 N. Salem Drive; The Goddard School, 1001 Woodfield Road; Heartland Bank, 321 W Golf Road; The Illinois Institute of Art, 1000 Plaza Drive, Suite 100; Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, 1300 Woodfield Road; Rep. Michelle Mussman's office, 15 Weathersfield Way; Patrick BMW, Cadillac, Hyundai, Mini & Volvo, 700 E. Golf Road and 526 Mall Drive; Microsoft Store (Woodfield Mall), 106 Woodfield Mall; Nation Pizza and Foods, 601 E. Algonquin Road; Schaumburg High School, 1100 W. Schaumburg Road; Schaumburg Toyota, 875 W. Golf Road; Village of Schaumburg, 101 Schaumburg Court; Sunstar Americas Inc., 301 E. Central Road; and Weber Grill, 1010 N. Meacham.
"We need volunteers to help us sort and distribute the food on Saturday, Nov. 18," says committee chair Clayton Black. "If you're interested please arrive at the Schaumburg Township Building, 1 Illinois Blvd., Hoffman Estates by 7 a.m. We expect to be finished by 11 a.m., if not sooner," he adds.
WACO also needs a few able-bodied people to assist its crews on Friday, Nov. 17, as they go around and retrieve all the food that has been collected. If you can help with this, or need information about the food drive please contact Clayton Black at (618) 339-3115 or clayton.black2014@gmail.com. Visit www.waco4kids.org.