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Schools, community join together to help distribute food

 
Student groups loading boxes of food for distribution

With hundreds of volunteers and help from local businesses and community groups the Mundelein Community has come together with Districts 120 and 75 and has distributed more than 17,000 boxes and bags of foods since March. This includes both food and gift cards.  All of the events were coordinated by Jamie DiCarlo, MHS assistant superintendent of student services and Sol Cabachuela, MHS parent liaison.  Activities include the following:

  • Restaurant meal donations to families and volunteers
  • School Supply Drive
  • Thanksgiving Drive
  • Convoy of Hope Drive
  • Northern Illinois Food Bank Drive
  • Meal distributions
  • Go Fund Me drives – one by a student group and one by the Mundelein Education Association
  • Holiday Drive (gifts, meal cards, food)
  • Mundelein LUNCH
  • Mundelein Strong shirt fundraiser

Listed below are the groups/organizations who have contributed to the success of the drives and food distributions:

  • The Chapel – Pastor Thomas and team
  • Parent coordinator/liaisons for D75 and D120
  • Partnership with the Northern Illinois Food Bank
  • Staff members
  • MEA Go Fund Me
  • Mundelein Two Little Mask Makers – Olivia and Jaina
  • Individual residents who consistently donated their time and support
  • Black Student Union students, National Honor Society students, Choir/Sound for Thanksgiving Drive baskets
  • Black Student Union students on all food distribution events
  • Mustang Football Team
  • Mundelein Police Department
  • School Districts 75, 76, 79
  • Ivanhoe Church (turkey donation)
  • Citizens Police Academy Alumni

 

Businesses:

 

  • Prime Beef
  • E-Cycle Solutions (Matt Gatz)
  • BellaRu Catering (Maya Rotman-Zaid) – weekly 150 grocery bags
  • Taste of Paris – meals for families
  • Tina G's – fundraiser proceeds for gift cards
  • Park Street Restaurant
  • Holcomb Hollow (breakfast donations)
  • The Eating Hub – meals for families

 

“Sol and I want to thank the Mundelein groups and organizations for their time and support in providing resources during this difficult time,”  DiCarlo said “We really appreciate our strong school and community support.”


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