Crystal Lake Food Pantry Serves the Hungry

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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.

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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 the following organizations for their support of the food pantry:

Immanuel Lutheran Vacation Bible School-2028 pounds
First Baptist Vacation Bible School-111 pounds
SNAP ON TOOLS-600 pounds
Crystal Lake Graphics-250 pounds
Crystal Lake Montessori School-263 pounds
Comfort Coupons-115 pounds

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!

A New Way to Donate...

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

VooDoo Inline Hockey League proudly announce their second annual food drive for the hungry!

Sunday, July 18 from 1-5 pm at
Extreme Wheels in Crystal Lake
Free admission with a non-perishable food item donation.
See flyer for details

Crystal Lake Park District Concert!

Come out on July 20 to see
Ken Schultz "The Flying Fool"
7pm at Main Beach in Crystal Lake
Please bring food items to donate
to the pantry at this event.

Stamp Out Hunger!

Thank you to the many community volunteers who came out on May 8 and helped sort over 15,182 pounds of food generously donated by our supportive community at the annual post office food drive.

Thank you to the Algonquin Township for hosting this event each year with staff help and space. Thank you to all the carriers who participate in making this such a successful event each year.

Postal Carrier Food Drive

See more photos here

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

On Sunday, May 16, 200 eager runners and volunteers came out in support of good health and hunger relief. The event offered both a 1 mile and 5K run.

Participants collected over $1,350 in pledges to support the Crystal Lake Food Pantry. In addition, Glacier Ridge and South High School students took part in a week long food drive leading up to race day, collecting over 3,000 pounds of food.

The idea for this event came from a few parents of Glacier Ridge students, who expanded the annual event from a school fitness initiative into a community service project. We are so lucky to live in a city full of wonderful, committed and caring people. Thank you!

Glacier Ridge-Paws for the Pantry

A Special Thank You
Thank you to Ms Linda Kranz of PDI Global, Inc and Ms Michael Gragg of Lewis Paper who has generously donated their materials and services to provide us with food pantry bookmarks over the past year.

Empty Bowls 2010

Thank you to Michelle Kidd, Rigel Nelson, Rose Gerszewski, Ashley Dahlke, Jordon Smith, Ethel Liao and all the art department students at Crystal Lake South High School for making over 300 bowls and plates to sell at their Empty Bowls fundraiser for the food pantry. They raised over $1500.00 for the Crystal Lake Food Pantry, THANK YOU!