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So Proudly We Hail!

This year, to raise awareness and excitement about bringing in nonperishable food donations for our Annual Food Drive, we built a sculpture out of food.

We decided upon the national flag as the subject in order to tie-in with our theme, ‘In America, No One Should Go Hungry.’  Sadly, hunger in America does exist.  The Greater Chicago Food Depository offered insight into the Americans who are served by the Food Banks in our area, sharing that:

  • 37% are children under 18;
  • 9% are children under 5;
  • 6% are homeless;
  • 34% are households with at least one employed adult;
  • 24% are