Volunteers to pack food in Elk Grove Village

Salvation Army will use 189 volunteers to packing more than 11,000 Christmas food boxes containing ham or turkey, fresh potatoes, corn, green beans, cranberry sauce, yams, gravy and stuffing this weekend at the organization’s disaster services headquarters in Elk Grove Village. Last year, the Salvation Army Metropolitan Division served 112,000 individuals, distributing more than 17,000 food baskets, 80,000 toys, and 37,000 articles of clothing during the holiday season. Holiday food distributions are supported, in large part, by the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle fundraising campaign. With a goal of raising $13 million, iconic red kettles will be on area streets and shopping areas through Christmas Eve.