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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kmoorthy8
- Jun 25, 2020
- 1 min
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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kmoorthy8
- Jun 2, 2020
- 1 min
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
- May 12, 2020
- 1 min
Helping OLI: Monika
OLI extends a big thank you to Monika from Home Depot for helping to get supplies for the raised beds for our Victory over Hunger event!
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OLI
- Apr 26, 2020
- 4 min
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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OLI
- Dec 19, 2019
- 1 min
MEETING WITH ARTIST SAM KIRK
Fred Greenwood, President of the OLI, met with the world famous mural artist, Sam Kirk. Ms. Kirk will be one of 12 artists participating...
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OLI
- Dec 6, 2019
- 1 min
HOME DEPOT & OLI TEAM UP
Volunteers of OLI purchase supplies for the Raised Garden Beds Art Gallery. Home Depot is a major supporter of the OLI Raised Garden Beds...
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OLI
- Oct 2, 2019
- 1 min
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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OLI
- Oct 2, 2019
- 2 min
HOW DID OUR GARDEN GROW?
OLI Garden Season 2 Our second year of OLI gardening included two adjoining plots at the Naperville Community Gardens. As challenging as...
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OLI
- Jul 22, 2019
- 1 min
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OLI
- Jul 21, 2019
- 1 min
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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OLI
- Jun 21, 2018
- 1 min
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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OLI
- Jun 10, 2018
- 1 min
RESTAURANT ENCASES TABLE WHERE OBAMA ATE WITH ANTHONY BOURDAIN IN GLASS
In 2016, then-president Barack Obama joined Anthony Bourdain on his CNN show Parts Unkown, eating at a restaurant in Hanoi. In light of...
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OLI
- May 16, 2018
- 2 min
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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OLI
- May 14, 2018
- 2 min
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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OLI
- Apr 30, 2018
- 0 min
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OLI
- Apr 26, 2018
- 1 min
NEW GARDEN IN NAPERVILLE, IL.
Sunday April 29, 2018 10:00AM. Families and friends will be breaking ground on a new Obama Legacy Garden. The All volunteer team will...
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OLI
- Apr 9, 2018
- 1 min
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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