Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service Food Drive Project update
Submitted by Belinda Carr, Chair, McDonough County Democratic Central Committee
McDonough County Democratic Central Committee
McDONOUGH COUNTY During the month of January, the McDonough County Democratic Central Committee partnered with the Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) and Hy-Vee to host a Food Drive.
The focus of the food drive was to address food insecurities in McDonough County. The project raised $1,355 through food donations at HyVee and an additional $1,285 in private monetary donations. All food and monetary donations collected will be divided and distributed among the following food pantries in McDonough County:
Even with the stress of COVID, the 9th Annual Martin Luther King Day of Service Food Drive will take place at Hamburg High School 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, hoping for mass collection with only 10% of the volunteers of past years.
In past years, with around 400 volunteers from the village Parks and Recreation Department, Hamburg High School Academy of Finance, Feed Hamburg, FeedMore and The Service Collaborative, the drive collected around 15,000 pounds of food, most of which went to FeedMore to supply food pantries around the area
The Service Collaborative’s Adam Bartoszek said these events encourage people to develop a sense of service.