Crystal Lake Food Pantry Serves the Hungry

Welcome

The Crystal Lake Food Pantry offers temporary food assistance to Crystal Lake residents who qualify. Comprised of a group of volunteers from over twenty local churches, the Crystal Lake Food Pantry focuses on meeting the needs of the local hungry.

In 2009, the Food Pantry:

• 9,591 visits to the pantry
• Of those served: 56% Adult/44% Children
• Handed out over 47,000 bags of food
• 284,596 lbs of food donated to the pantry

F O O D P A N T R Y H O U R S:

Monday: 10am to 2pm
Wednesday: 10am to 2pm
Friday: 10am to 2pm
Saturday: 9am to noon

Board meetings are held the second Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at the Food Pantry.

F O O D P A N T R Y L O C A T I O N :

Crystal Lake Food Pantry
257 King Street
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
(815) 455-0961

Thank you to Thrivent Financial for Lutherans for their generous donations!

Thank you to Dave Drew (Twin Treats Vending) for donating 2% of all sales to the Food Pantry every month!

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Donations for Food Pantries

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Never to Early to Think About Summer

The 2010 Crystal Lake Food Pantry Independence Parade is Monday, July 5. Again this year we will be accepting non-perishable food donations at the parade. Thank you for your help.
We are always in the need of food drives during the summer. Please think about putting together a community event to collect food during the hot days of summer.

A New Way to Donate...

Now you can donate directly to the Crystal Lake Food Pantry online! Just click the icon below!

Thank You Blacksmith Project

Thank you very much to the Blacksmith Project in McHenry County for hosting a fundraising concert to benefit the Crystal Lake Food Pantry in February 2010.

An array of Christian musical artists from our area came out to share their talents with the community and raise money and food for the pantry.

We appreciate all their hard work and support to make sure that no one goes hungry.

Scouting for Food

Keep a look out for area Cub and Boy Scouts as they begin their food drive campaign your neighborhood this week. Scouting for Food ends on Saturday, March 6, 2010. Please be generous as scouts come to collect food for those in need. Thank you in advance to these boys who will be working hard to collect the food.

Empty Bowls Project—March 11th

Students from CL South High School are involved in a project called Empty Bowls. Students will be selling plates and bowls they made and painted. The evet will be held on the evening of Thursday March 11th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at South High School in the main entrance and all the proceeds will benefit the
CL Food Pantry. View Poster

Chili's Benefit—March 17th

Visit the CL Chili’s and bring this voucher and
10% of your purchase will benefit CL Pantry.

Stamp Out Hunger!

On May 8: Annual Post Office Food Drive
Look for information in your mailboxes.

Glacier Ridge Paws for the Pantry:
Moving our Feet to Help People Eat!

On May 16 the students, staff and family members of Glacier Ridge Elementary School will participate in
a 1 mile/5K run. They will be collecting food as well as pledges for their participation in the run. The event is a fundraiser for the Crystal Lake Food Pantry.
Keep a look out for them in your neighborhood and support their great efforts.

THANK YOU!

Thank you to Sunstar America for their generous donation of 506 pounds of toothbrushes and dental care items in February.

Thank you to Hussman Elementary School for a donation of money and 230 pounds of food. As well as North Elementary School which collected 775 pounds for food for the pantry.

Another big thank you to St Thomas Church-2nd grade religious education program and their contribution of 51 pounds of food and money. Also, St. Elizabeth Seton, religious ed. Classes which collected 2600 pounds as a Lenten kick off.

Thank you to Trinity Oaks Christian Academy for their donation of money and 84 pounds of food to the pantry.

Thank you to all who came to the Open House in February to rededicate the building and honor all of the donors that made the new building possible.
Click to see pictures

We can not help those in need without the support and hard work of groups and individuals such as the ones mentioned above. Thank you for supporting us and your community in the fight against hunger!