Hunger Action Awareness Month

Plainfield is celebrating Hunger Action Month by hosting a food drive benefiting the Northern Illinois Food Bank and local food pantries. Both the Village of Plainfield and the Plainfield Library will be accepting non-perishable food items from September 2nd through September 26th. Food donations can be dropped off in the lobby of Village Hall, 24401 W Lockport Street, and the second floor of the library, 15025 S. Illinois Street. The Northern Illinois Food Bank is looking for donations of the following:

• cereal (whole grain preferred)
• canned chicken and tuna
• peanut butter
• pasta (whole grain preferred)
• rice
• dried beans
• canned fruits (in own juice preferred)
• canned vegetables
• reduced sodium soup
• pasta sauce

Both residents and businesses are also encouraged to "Go Orange" for the month of September to show their support for hunger awareness, such as by tying an orange bow or ribbon around a tree or light post in front of homes and businesses, starting their own food drive, wearing an orange tie or shirt to work on September 4th which is National Go Orange Day, downloading a Hunger Action Month poster from www.SolveHungerToday.org and posting it in your business or home, or by volunteering at the Northern Illinois Food Bank's West Suburban Center in Geneva.