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Fred Greenwood
Jul 27, 20201 min read
OLI Donates Raised Garden Beds to Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry
OLI was excited to donate multiple raised garden beds to the Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry in Aurora, Illinois.
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Fred Greenwood
Jul 7, 20201 min read
OLI Donates Raised Garden Beds to the Northern Illinois Food Bank in Rockford, IL
One of our mural painted raised garden beds was donated to the Northern Illinois Food Bank of Rockford.
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Fred Greenwood
Jun 25, 20201 min read
OLI Gives to Boone County, IL
On June 25th, 2020, OLI donated a raised bed to the Empower Boone Food Pantry in Boone County, Illinois.
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Fred Greenwood
Jun 2, 20201 min read
OLI In The Community
Parama Ghatak, Ashrita Gottumukala, and Zack Cisco (not pictured) donated 10 pounds of food to the Warren Sharpe Community Center.
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OLI
Apr 26, 20204 min read
More than a disease, COVID-19 exposes health risk of food insecurity: OPINION
Great article from Dr. Jay Bhatt at ABC News. Many patients at high health risk of COVID-19 contagion live in "food deserts."
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Fred Greenwood
Oct 1, 20191 min read
APPRECIATION TO ALDERMAN SHERMAN JENKINS
September 2019. Fred Greenwood of the Obama Legacy Initiative and Aurora (Illinois) Mayor Irvin present a plaque Alderman Sherman Jenkins...
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Fred Greenwood
Jul 20, 20191 min read
MIDWEST NEWS: FOOD LIBRARIES CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Read about how individuals can make a difference by organizing small food pantries in their neighborhoods. Story from Star Tribune. Click...
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Fred Greenwood
Jun 20, 20181 min read
URBAN FARM: 1500 POUNDS OF LETTUCE TO LOCAL FOOD PANTRY
Columbia Public Schools creates a new position to bring the farm to the Schools We have been busy with planting, weeding and harvesting...
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Fred Greenwood
May 15, 20182 min read
FUEL PANTRY--COLLEGE OF DUPAGE FOOD PANTRY
Each year the College’s Phi Theta Kappa chapter participates in a project known as the “College-Wide Project” and for the fall 2015...
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Fred Greenwood
May 13, 20182 min read
IN OBAMA'S NAME, GARDENERS AIM TO HELP POOR
by Marie Wilson, Daily Herald The Obama Legacy Initiative found some of its volunteers in the News on Friday, May 11th. An initiative...
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Fred Greenwood
Apr 8, 20181 min read
LOAVES AND FISHES: A COMMUNITY TREASURE
What began as a small pantry in 1983 at St. Raphael’s Church serving 8 families, has grown over the last 35 years into a polished grocery...
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Fred Greenwood
Apr 4, 20181 min read
LET’S MOVE AND LET’S PLANT
Detroit Grana, Cherokee Wax, Yellow Summer Gooseneck, Olympia Hybrid, Beefsteak, Black Seeded Simpson, Buttercrunch and Ferry’s Best...
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Fred Greenwood
Apr 2, 20182 min read
ONE COUNTY AT A TIME
In Douglas County, Kansas, nearly 19,000 families are at risk for hunger…hunger in this United States of America, the land of plenty! ...
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