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SUMMARY:Stuff A Truck Kickoff
DESCRIPTION:Westmont Stuff A Truck\n\nA Community-wide Month long Food Drive and Fundraiser\n\nCurrent Participants:\n\nIrv Kaplan Interiors\n\nWestmont Rotary Club\n\nMayslake Village\n\nThe Birches\n\nARC Physical Therapy\n\nRising Goddess Fitness\n\nCommunity Unit School District #201\n\n\n\n \n\nPlease join us to help People's Resource Center!  Our goal is to collect over 40\,000 pounds of food  which will feed the pantry  for a month.\n\nLast year\, 7\,275 families visited their food pantry and received 35\,156 grocery carts full of food.\n\n They distributed 2.6 million pounds of food. \n\nTotal individuals served (food pantry plus all their other programs): 31\,600 \n\n51% of their clients are working families.  36% are children.\n\n \n\nHow can you help?\n\n-Participate by putting a donation box at your location and encouraging people who visit your business to participate! You can pick up your donation box at the Fall Open House on September 16\, 2015 from 5:00 PM  7:00 PM and start collecting!  This food drive will last until October 24\, 2015 on Make A Difference Day.  Sign up at www.westmontchamber.com for your donation box  and help benefit our community! \n\n-Encourage people who visit your business to participate by offering a special for anyone bringing a donation. Let the Chamber know what specials you are offering and we will help promote!\n\nIf you cannot have a box at your location\, there are other ways to help!\n\n-Bring a food donation to one of our participating businesses (check listing at www.westmontchamber.com)\n\n-Bring a donation to the Trick or Treat Trail on October 24\, 2015 from 11:00 AM-1:00 PM. There will be a People's Resource Center truck parked in the lot at Burlington and Cass Avenue accepting donations\n\n-Visit www.peoplesresourcecenter.org and click Westmont Stuff A Truck to donate online
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-weight:bold\;language:en-US\;"><span style="color:maroon\;"><span style="font-family:calibri\;"><span style="font-size:36.0pt\;">Westmont Stuff A Truck</span></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-weight:bold\;language:en-US\;"><span style="color:maroon\;"><span style="font-family:calibri\;"><span style="font-size:20.0pt\;">A Community-wide Month long Food Drive and Fundraiser<br />\nCurrent Participants:<br />\nIrv Kaplan Interiors<br />\nWestmont Rotary Club<br />\nMayslake Village<br />\nThe Birches<br />\nARC Physical Therapy<br />\nRising Goddess Fitness<br />\nCommunity Unit School District #201</span></span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-weight:bold\;language:en-US\;"><span style="font-family:calibri\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Please join us to help People&rsquo\;s Resource Center!&nbsp\; Our goal is to collect over 40\,000 pounds of food&nbsp\; which will feed the pantry&nbsp\; for a month.</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-weight:bold\;language:en-US\;"><span style="font-family:calibri\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Last year\, </span></span></span><span style="font-weight:bold\;language:en-US\;"><span style="color:#222222\;"><span style="font-family:calibri\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">7\,275 families visited their food pantry and received 35\,156 grocery carts full of food.</span></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-weight:bold\;language:en-US\;"><span style="color:#222222\;"><span style="font-family:calibri\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">&nbsp\;They distributed 2.6 million pounds of food.&nbsp\;</span></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-weight:bold\;language:en-US\;"><span style="color:#222222\;"><span style="font-family:calibri\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">Total individuals served (food pantry plus all their other programs): 31\,600&nbsp\;</span></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-weight:bold\;language:en-US\;"><span style="color:#222222\;"><span style="font-family:calibri\;"><span style="font-size:12.0pt\;">51% of their clients are working families.&nbsp\; 36% are children.</span></span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-weight:bold\;language:en-US\;"><span style="color:maroon\;"><span style="font-family:calibri\;"><span style="font-size:28.0pt\;">How can you help?</span></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-weight:bold\;language:en-US\;"><span style="font-family:calibri\;"><span style="font-size:16.0pt\;">-</span></span></span><span style="font-weight:bold\;language:en-US\;"><span style="font-family:calibri\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">Participate by putting a donation box at your location and encouraging people who visit your business to participate! You can pick up your donation box at the Fall Open House on September 16\, 2015 from 5:00 PM &ndash\;7:00 PM and start collecting!&nbsp\; This food drive will last until October 24\, 2015 on Make A Difference Day.&nbsp\; Sign up at www.westmontchamber.com for your donation box&nbsp\; and help benefit our community! </span></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-weight:bold\;language:en-US\;"><span style="font-family:calibri\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">-Encourage people who visit your business to participate by offering a special for anyone bringing a donation. Let the Chamber know what specials you are offering and we will help promote!</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-weight:bold\;language:en-US\;"><span style="color:maroon\;"><span style="font-family:calibri\;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt\;">If you cannot have a box at your location\, there are other ways to help!</span></span></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-weight:bold\;language:en-US\;"><span style="font-family:calibri\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">-Bring a food donation to one of our participating businesses (check listing at www.westmontchamber.com)</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-weight:bold\;language:en-US\;"><span style="font-family:calibri\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">-Bring a donation to the Trick or Treat Trail on October 24\, 2015 from 11:00 AM-1:00 PM. There will be a People&rsquo\;s Resource Center truck parked in the lot at Burlington and Cass Avenue accepting donations</span></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-weight:bold\;language:en-US\;"><span style="font-family:calibri\;"><span style="font-size:14.0pt\;">-Visit www.peoplesresourcecenter.org and click Westmont Stuff A Truck to donate online</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Westmont Centre 1 South Cass Avenue Westmont\, IL 60559
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DTSTAMP:20260520T012658Z
URL:https://business.westmontchamber.com/events/details/stuff-a-truck-kickoff-09-16-2015-8308
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