Thanks to families, Dist. 73 replenishes its food pantries

Thanks to parents and community members, the food pantries at Hawthorn Elementary North and Aspen Elementary were brimming with fresh goods to hand out during Hawthorn District 73's Student Supply Pick Up on Oct. 29.

Staff gave away numerous bags of groceries to families in need as they arrived in cars to pick up school supplies for their children.

"We were overwhelmed by the generosity of parents," Hawthorn Elementary North Principal Kathryn Waggoner said. "We are so thankful to our community for providing such a large abundance of goods for our pantries."

The two pantries are now working on replenishing supplies. They are looking for nonperishable items such as cereal, peanut butter and jelly, macaroni and cheese, pasta and pasta sauce, rice and beans, individually wrapped bars of soap, shampoo, toothpaste and other necessities.

To make a donation to one of the pantries, call Elementary North at (847) 990-4500, or Aspen Elementary, (847) 990-4300.

A safe and socially distanced drop-off will be arranged. Families in need can also call these numbers to make arrangements to pick up food.

Hawthorn School District 73 is a preschool through eighth-grade public school district serving more than 4,000 students. It serves all or portions of the communities of Vernon Hills, Mundelein, Libertyville, Indian Creek and unincorporated areas of Lake County.

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