With the holidays approaching, West Suburban Community Pantry is appealing to the public to help pack the pantry with foods families love and books during their annual Harvest Week Drive from November 1st through November 11, 2023
“We served nearly 70% more people last year,” said Pantry CEO Suzanne Armato. “With the holidays being our busiest time of year, we need our communities’ help to ensure that everyone can enjoy the sense of warmth and security that we all seek during the holiday season.”
The Pantry is hoping the community can rally to help provide their most requested foods and foods that are hard to source. “In addition to shelf-stable holidays foods, our customers want items that help them make a delicious full meal – items like spices, salad dressing, condiments, rice, and beans. Also, pantry staples like canned chicken and tuna, and low sugar canned fruit or low sodium canned vegetables—items that are harder to source help us meet our customers’ special dietary needs and mean we can offer quality protein,” says Paul Matsushima Director of Pantry Operations.
The following locations, including West Suburban Community Pantry, will accept donations from November 1-11 during their open hours:
Fountaindale Public Library – 300 W. Briarcliff Rd., Bolingbrook
Bolingbrook Park District, Recreation and Aquatic Complex – 200 Lindsey Ln., Bolingbrook
Bolingbrook Park District, Annerino Community Center – 201 Recreation Dr., Bolingbrook
Downers Grove Park District, Recreation Center – 4500 Belmont Rd., Downers Grove
Downers Grove Park District, Lincoln Center – 935 Maple Ave., Downers Grove
GreenState Credit Union-Naperville – 1260 Book Rd., Naperville
GreenState Credit Union-Plainfield – 13440 Rt. 59, Plainfield
GreenState Credit Union-Westmont – 6495 S. Cass Ave., Westmont
NorthStar Wealth Group – 6435 Main St., Suite 160, Woodridge
Woodridge Public Library – 3 Plaza Dr., Woodridge
West Suburban Community Pantry – 6809 Hobson Valley Drive, Suite 118, Woodridge
Additional One-Day Drives will be held:
Saturday November 4: ARC – Athletic Recreation Center – 8201 Janes Ave., Woodridge
Sunday November 5: St. Luke Presbyterian Church – 5235 Fairview Ave., Downers Grove Sunday/Monday November 12-13: First Congregational UCC – 25 E. Benton Ave., Naperville
Friday November 10 8-10 AM Only: Naperville Sunrise Rotary- Naperville Country Club –25w570 Chicago Ave., Naperville
Monetary donations allow West Suburban Community Pantry to direct dollars to where they are most needed to alleviate hunger in our community. For more information or to make a monetary gift, visit wscpantry.org/harvest.