Local real estate firm collects 453 lbs. of food for Downers Grove Area FISH Pantry during Community Kindness
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago recently announced that the Hinsdale, Downers Grove and La Grange offices collected 453 pounds of nonperishable food items for the Downers Grove Area FISH Pantry in June during the firm's all-company Community Kindness event.
Each of the offices served as a drop-off location for agents, their clients and the public. During Community Kindness, held in conjunction with the firm's Kindness Foundation, each of the company's 24 offices select local organizations to support.
Downers Grove Area FISH Pantry is an all-volunteer, nonprofit organization which has served local communities since 1969. Their services include a food pantry, clothes closet, financial assistance, and transportation.
Downers Grove Area FISH Pantry is dedicated to helping improve the quality of life for the people in our community. They strive to provide a safe, healthy, and welcoming environment for clients and volunteers alike. Although DuPage County is the second-richest county in Illinois, more than 1 in every 10 adults is projected to be food insecure (source: Impact DuPage). The FISH Pantry helps hundreds of families and individuals each year from Darien, Downers Grove, Lisle, Westmont, and Woodridge.
Terri Doney, vice president and managing broker of the firm's Downers Grove, Hinsdale and La Grange offices, said, "We would like to thank everyone who donated food items, volunteered time or contributed financially to make a difference for our neighbors in need. I would also like to thank Stana Vukajlovic and Tamy Bobbitt for their leadership and coordination of this event. FISH is an amazing organization and we were so pleased to be able to assist them this year during Community Kindness."
FISH accepts donations year-round. The most needed and requested items are no-salt canned vegetables, chili, tuna, canned pasta without meat, and SPAM. Desirable items include canned Vienna sausages, corned beef hash, beef stew, canned pasta with meat, canned pasta without meat, white rice, brown rice, dried pinto beans, dried lentils, Ramen, plain oatmeal, strawberry jam, pancake mix, refried beans, cream of chicken soup, tomato paste, chocolate cake mix, Jello, Jello pudding mix, canned fruit, Jiffy cornbread mix, feminine hygiene pads, bar soap, toothpaste, paper towels, ketchup, cooking oil barbecue sauce, crackers, cookies, baby diapers, especially sizes 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, toilet bowl cleaner, sponges, all-purpose cleaner, dish soap, laundry detergent, toilet paper, Kleenex and financial contributions.
The Downers Grove Area FISH Pantry is located at 4341 Saratoga Ave. in Downers Grove. For more information about the Downers Grove Area FISH Pantry, visit www.downersgrovefish.org, call (630) 964-7776 or email info@downersgrovefish.org.
The Kindness Foundation is Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago's philanthropic arm. A 501(c)(3) charitable organization, their mission is to support meaningful local initiatives that improve the communities the company serves and enhances the quality of life for fellow citizens. For more information about the event, please contact Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago Kindness Foundation Ambassador Stana Vukajlovic (svukajlovic@bhhschicago.com) or call (630) 725-7500.
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