NORWOOD PARK — The New Hope Food Pantry expects to feed 450 families on the Far Northwest Side at Thanksgiving and Christmas, officials said.
Families who live in Jefferson Park, Gladstone Park, Forest Glen, Norwood Park, O'Hare, Sauganash, Edison Park and Edgebrook can pick up bags of food designed for a holiday meal, and a toy giveaway will also take place, group organizers said.
The pantry needs donations of stuffing mix, dessert mixes for cakes, cookies and brownies, cornbread mix and Jell-O, organizers said.
In addition, the pantry welcomes cash donations to allow organizers to purchase $10 gift cards to allow families to purchase specialty items they like to eat, organizers said.
The pantry expects to serve 225 families at Thanksgiving and 225 families at Christmas, officials said.
Donations of dolls, stuffed toys and animals, coloring and activity books, board and card games, balls, toy cars and trucks, art supplies, building toys such as Legos and books are welcome, organizers said.
Toys can be dropped off St. Albans Episcopal Church, 6420 N. Avondale Ave., between 4 and 5 p.m. Dec. 3 and Dec. 4, or at New Hope United Methodist Church, 7115 W. Hood Ave., before Dec. 4., organizers said.
For more information, email director@newhopechicago.org or call 773-775-1215.
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