Carol Stream Rotary Club holds communitywide food drive

The Rotary Club of Carol Stream is collecting nonperishable food and toiletries to help stock six area food pantries.

Among the most-needed items are condiments and cooking aids; boxes of rice; canned soups, meats and fruits; healthy cereal; powdered and evaporated milk; laundry detergent; diapers size 3-5; shampoo; soap; feminine products; and toilet paper.

People can drop off donated items in designated collections bins at the following locations:

Carol Stream Village Hall; the park district's Fountain View Recreation Center; Carol Stream Elementary District 93 schools; Glenbard North High School; Benjamin Elementary District 25 schools; the Carol Stream Public Library; Covenant Living; and churches and businesses.

Many residents also will receive donation bags on their door handles between April 14 and April 20 with instructions for making donations from home. Those who receive a bag are invited to follow the instructions to fill the bag and place it out from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 22 to be picked up.

All of the items collected throughout the community will be brought to Glenbard North between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. April 22 Organizers will then distribute donations to the Milton Township Food Pantry, Bloomingdale/Roselle Food Pantry, Interfaith Food Pantry, Neighborhood Food Pantry, Wayne Township Food Pantry and Humanitarian Service Project.

For more information, visit facebook.com/RotaryClubCarolStream.