WACO Collecting Nonperishables for Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
The Woodfield Area Children's Organization is reaching out to the community for the nonprofit's 23rd annual Stamp out Hunger Food Drive sponsored by Jewel-Osco. WACO will be collecting food and toiletries from now until Nov. 16, and will sort and distribute it to 200 families in need on Nov. 17.
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 nonfood/toiletry items such as toilet paper, shampoo, soap and toothpaste.
More than 20 area schools and businesses in eight different communities will have donation boxes this year. Food can be donated at the following locations through Nov. 16:
Andigo, 426 W. Army Trail Rd., Carol Stream
Andigo- Schaumburg Corporate Center, 1501 E. Woodfield Rd., Schaumburg
Andigo- Meacham, 1310 N. Meacham Rd., Schaumburg
Armstrong Relocation, 1601 Fullerton Ct., Glendale Heights
Enders-Salk School, 345 N. Salem, Schaumburg
Goddard School, 1001 Woodfield Rd., Schaumburg
Harper College, 1200 Algonquin Rd., Palatine
LeasePlan USA, 5350 Keystone Ct., Rolling Meadows
Nation Pizza, 601 E. Algonquin Rd., Schaumburg
Patrick BMW and Patrick MINI, 690-700 E. Golf Rd., Schaumburg
Patrick Cadillac and Patrick Volvo, 1600 E. Higgins Rd., Schaumburg
Patrick Hyundai, 1020 E. Golf Rd., Schaumburg
Prairie Stone Sports and Wellness Center, 5050 Sedge Blvd., Hoffman Estates
Representative Michelle Mussman, 15 W. Weathersfield Rd., Schaumburg
Robert Morris University, 1707 N. Randall Rd. #180, Elgin
Rooster's, 122 Lake St., Bloomingdale
Schaumburg Toyota, 875 W. Golf Rd., Schaumburg
The Triphahn Center, 1685 W. Higgins Rd., Hoffman Estates
Willow Recreation Center, 3600 Lexington Dr., Hoffman Estates
Winston School, 120 N. Babcock Dr., Palatine
"We're excited to partner with Jewel-Osco as well as all of our collection sites. As a 100 percent volunteer based nonprofit, we are able to do what we do because of the contributions of our volunteers and our community partners," says WACO President David Yurko. "If you're able and interested, WACO will need assistance picking up the food from the collection sites on November 16th between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm as well as help sorting and distributing the food on November 17th at the Schaumburg Township Building (1 Illinois Blvd. in Hoffman Estates), from 7:30 am to 10:00 am, " he adds.
If you are able to volunteer, or for more information about the food drive, please contact Clayton Black at (618) 339-3115, clayton.black2014@gmail.com or visit WACO's website at www.waco4kids.org.
The Woodfield Area Children's Organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. WACO has been serving disadvantaged children in suburban Chicago since 1979. Visit our website at http://www.waco4kids.org/ or like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/waco4kids/.