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 275,008 Number of people living at or below poverty in NIFB's 13 county service area
12,543 Increase in number of people living at or below poverty from just one year ago |
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LEADING A NATIONAL MOVEMENT:
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Hunger Awareness Day - June 5th, 2007. We need your help to make more people aware about the plight of our hungry neighbors. Mark June 5th on your calendars for Hunger Awareness Day and join Northern Illinois Food Bank to show your support in the fight against hunger. Details on specific events hosted by Northern Illinois Food Bank will be coming soon . For more information on Hunger Awareness Day 2007, click on www.hungerday.org.
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On June 5th, member Food Banks of the America’s Second Harvest network and other hunger-relief organizations around the country will come together to recognize the 6th annual Hunger Awareness Day to draw attention to the more than 35 million Americans who currently live at risk of hunger. This national grassroots movement raises awareness about the solvable problem of hunger in America and the work that these organizations, like Northern Illinois Food Bank, do to end hunger. Organizing over
200 food banks from around the United States to deliver a unified
message can prove to be quite a challenge but NIFB’s very own
Executive Director & CEO, Dennis Smith, has proved to be up to the
challenge. Last year, Smith had the distinct honor of being chosen to Chair
the 2007 Hunger Awareness Day Committee, which oversees the planning
and implementation of
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Donor Appreciation Dinner 2007:
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Hunger in Our Midst
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events
across the country. With representatives from America’s Second
Harvest and 12 network member food banks, this committee is working
to educate more people than ever this June on the critical issue of
hunger in America. “While Northern Illinois Food Bank has a
vision to create a hunger-free northern Illinois, we must also work
on the national level to advocate for the rights of the hungry.
Hunger Awareness Day offers this opportunity for local hunger-relief
organizations to join together in one voice,” stated Dennis Smith.
Leaving no stone unturned, the committee has been busy developing
market research, donor involvement, agency and faith outreach
initiatives, public policy, and strategic direction. Northern
Illinois Food Bank is proud to have Dennis Smith leading this
national movement and establishing the importance of Hunger
Awareness Day to all Americans.
Bridges, 6440 Double Eagle Drive, in Woodridge. This
black-tie-optional event, presented by Jewel-Osco, honors NIFB’s top
food and financial donors in the fight against hunger. 
an empty stomach. After her morning prayers, she
went to the phone and dialed a prayer line explaining that she was
starving in her middle-class home, and could they please pray for
her. The call came in to NIFB at about 11:45am. The DJ
at the prayer line was desperately seeking emergency food assistance
for an elderly lady in Bensenville. NIFB reps contacted a
local pantry and within the hour, a volunteer was on the doorstep
with 3 bags full of frozen meats, produce, canned goods, breads and
juices. Mabel peeked through the small window, opened the
door, and burst into tears. Skin and bones, she easily could
have starved to death in her own middle-class suburban home.