April Food Day is Going Strong

 

Tinley Park, Ill. – South-Southwest Suburban United Way’s (SSWUW) fifth annual April Food Day event is underway with the goal to raise over 115,000 pounds of food. Did you know that over 1.6 million people in Illinois are considered food insecure, 64% of whom do not qualify for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). While many individuals think of food pantries during the winter months, need is typically higher in spring and summer as donations decrease and supplies diminish.

The Chicago Southland hospitality industry has stepped up again to lead the way in SSWUW’s annual April Food Day. The Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau and 27 hotels, park districts and municipalities throughout the Chicago Southland region will be collecting food from now through April 7, 2017. “Last year’s goal of 30,000 pounds was exceeded and tripled by generating 90,000 pounds. There is no reason why we can’t meet or exceed the new goal of 115,000 pounds,” said Jim Garrett, President / CEO for the Visit Chicago Southland. “If everyone just took 15 minutes to drop off one or two items, think of the difference made in the lives of people all over the Chicago Southland.”

Do your part and make a donation to a drop-off location nearest you:
• Baymont Inn & Suites — Calumet City
• Baymont Inn & Suites — Alsip
• Visit Chicago Southland — Lansing
• Comfort Suites — Lansing
• Country Inn & Suites by Carlson — Matteson
• Crete Park District, Doubletree by Hilton Chicago — Alsip
• Georgios Banquets, Quality Inn & Suites Conference Center — Orland Park
• Hilton Garden Inn Chicago — Tinley Park
• Holiday Inn Express & Suites Chicago South — Lansing
• Holiday Inn Express — Crestwood
• Homewood Suites By Hilton and Elements Conference Center
• Iron Oaks Environmental Learning Center —Olympia Field
• La Banque Hotel — Homewood
• La Quinta Inn & Suites Bannockburn—Deerfield
• La Quinta Inn Merrillville
• LaQuinta Inn & Suites — Matteson
• LaQuinta Inn & Suites — Tinley Park
• Oak Forest Park District
• Oaks Recreation & Fitness Center — Mokena
• Sleep Inn— Lansing
• Tinley Park Convention Center
• Village of East Hazel Crest
• Village of Hazel Crest
• Village of Matteson Community Center
• Village of Park Forest Health Department
• Village of Richton Park

On April 7, 2017, from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. all collected donations will be taken to the Tinley Park Convention Center, in Tinley Park, Ill. The area pantries that will receive these donations are, Respond Now — Chicago Heights, Ford Heights Community Service Organization, Richton Park Food Pantry, Catholic Charities — South Holland, Restoration Ministries — South Holland, LBD Enterprises — Hazel Crest and Together We Cope — Tinley Park. For the latest up-to-date information on the event please visit LiveUnitedChicago.org/AprilFoodDay.

The Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau is the official destination management and marketing organization for Chicago’s 60 south and southwest suburbs. The Visit Chicago Southland markets the Chicago Southland region as a destination for leisure, meetings and conventions, group tour and sports events. For more information, go to VisitChicagoSouthland.com

Chicago Southland Convention & Visitors Bureau
Loren Petrakis-Mueller - Communications Manager | 2304 173rd Street Lansing, IL 60438
Phone: 708-895-8200 Fax: 708-895-8288 Toll-free: 888-895-8233
Loren@VisitChicagoSouthland.com VisitChicagoSouthland.com

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