Northern Illinois Food Bank

Share a truly impactful gift this holiday season. Order holiday cards to honor friends, relatives, or colleagues. You can also send an e-card for instant delivery! Minimum donation of $10 per card or e-card. The card message reads: A donation to Northern Illinois Food Bank has been made in your honor. It will help neighbors to experience the joy of this season. Wishing you a cheerful holiday season! Pick up and pay for cards at our center in Geneva through the end of December or order online at https://lnkd.in/g2byA7es

Thank you Sysco for the incredible donation of 17 pallets of turkey's and their $10,000 donation which will provide $80,000 worth of groceries! We are so grateful for your continued support in helping our neighbors in Northern Illinois Thrive! #neighborsempowered

?? Guaranteed Entry for the 2025 Chicago Marathon is still open with a fundraising minimum of $1500, but closes tomorrow! ?? Have you ever wanted to run a Marathon? ?? Do you want to fundraise for a great cause and help neighbors thrive? ?? Join our 2025 Marathon Team while there's still time! ??https://lnkd.in/duasTgYg

We'd like to formally introduce you to our new Mascot: Clementine! Bringing smiles, helping solve hunger, and around the centers for photos while you volunteer! Snap a photo ?? with Clementine and tag us! #neighborsempowered #nifbmascot #clementine

How to make sure your holiday meal is about both FRIENDS… and GIVING With Northern Illinois Food Bank serving over 560,000 neighbors monthly, it’s safe to say that the hunger crisis is REAL. Luckily, you and your friends can help this Friendsgiving! And it’s really easy… 1??Set up a fundraising page for your Friendsgiving. It takes 2 minutes! 2?? Pick a goal of how much you'd like to raise. Remember, the Food Bank can turn just $60 into nutritious and delicious holiday meals for two families of eight! 3??Share the fundraising link with your Friendsgiving attendees and encourage them to contribute. No matter how great or small, every gift has an impact! Start your Friends, Giving page here: https://lnkd.in/gDFbynn6

Happy Monday! - Northern Illinois Food Bank is hosting 6 mobile distributions this week, November 18-23. Anyone needing help is welcome to join us to receive free groceries. No ID, documentation or pre-approval needed. All are welcome. Distribution is first-come, first-served, while supplies last. For more information, visit https://lnkd.in/g8DXmD4j

How to make sure your holiday meal is about both FRIENDS… and GIVING With Northern Illinois Food Bank serving over 560,000 neighbors monthly, it’s safe to say that the hunger crisis is REAL. Luckily, you and your friends can help this Friendsgiving! And it’s really easy… 1??Set up a fundraising page for your Friendsgiving. It takes 2 minutes! 2??Pick a goal of how much you'd like to raise. Remember, the Food Bank can turn just $60 into nutritious and delicious holiday meals for two families of eight! 3??Share the fundraising link with your Friendsgiving attendees and encourage them to contribute. No matter how great or small, every gift has an impact! Start your Friends, Giving page here: https://lnkd.in/gDFbynn6

?? Calling Volunteers! The Long Grove ?? Trot is returning this year on Thanksgiving Morning! The Food Bank is looking for willing and enthusiastic volunteers. Gather your flock and come support this event, which benefits Northern Illinois Food Bank. The Food Bank will receive a $1,000 donation if at least 35 volunteers sign up to help on race day. ? – Thanksgiving morning from 6:30am to 10:30am ??? – 308 Old McHenry Rd, Long Grove, IL 60047 ?????? – Upon arrival, volunteers are to meet an All Community Events crew member underneath the red registration tents. ??Race day volunteer opportunities include Registration Assistant, Post-Race Registration/Food, Course Marshal, and Water Station Attendant. ?? Register to volunteer: https://ow.ly/1OUP50U3g7J

For Native American Heritage Month we continue to highlight the need for food sovereignty for native peoples by highlighting champions of this work. Neftali Duran, founder of I-Collective, an indigenous collective promotes food systems that prioritize traditional knowledge of people and the planet over profit. Recognizing that many health conditions in the native community stem from lack of access to traditional food cultures, I-collective and Duran work to promote indigenous ingredients and make native food cultures more visible.

Today we celebrate our wonderfully generous donors! In our 41-year history we have received over 1 million gifts from thousands of neighbors throughout our 13-county service area and beyond. We simply can not do this important work without this amazing support! THANK YOU! ??