Northbrook Chamber Volunteers Pack 40,000 Meals for Area Food Pantries

Posted by Jean Streeter
August 31, 2012

Over 260 volunteers helped package meals at the recent Meal Packing Event sponsored by the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce

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Over 260 volunteers helped package meals at the recent Meal Packing Event sponsored by the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce

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Northbrook Chamber Board Chair Steve Lewis, Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel General Manager Rik Blyth and Chamber President Tensley Garris (l to r) with Outreach volunteers and some of the 40,000 meals packaged for area food banks.

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Over 75 businesses were involved with the Chamber's Meal Packing Program

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As part of a commitment to help its members give back to the community, the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce recently sponsored a meal packing event to package 40,000 meals to donate to area food pantries.

The event was held in partnership with Outreach, a 501(c)(3) charity that organizes mobil meal packing events.

Over 260 volunteers from over 75 area businesses worked in two shifts to package the meals which were specially fortified macaroni and cheese dinners providing ingredients important for a balanced diet.

The Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel donated space for the event, and additional support was provided by Nestle Pizza, who donated pizzas to feed the workers, and Charizma, who provided DJ entertainment for the volunteers. The packaged meals were donated to the Northfield Food Pantry and the Northern Illinois Food Bank.

With over 700 members, the Northbrook Chamber of Commerce serves as the voice of the commercial, industrial and retail communities of the Village of Northbrook and its trade area.

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