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One of the best ways for people in food deserts* to access healthy food is through producing their own, but one of the first issues that...
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Anitej Siluveru
- Jul 20, 2021
- 1 min
Thank You Home Depot!
Here at the OLI Gardens we strive to create positive change by working to eradicate food insecurity, a mission which cannot be...
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Anitej Siluveru
- Jul 17, 2021
- 1 min
Volume I Issue I
Read OLI's first newsletter of the year!
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kmoorthy8
- Feb 19, 2021
- 1 min
Gold star Painting
The DuPage County Art League helped gold stars on garden beds dedicated to Gold Star families in DuPage county.
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kmoorthy8
- Jan 3, 2021
- 0 min
Great Recipe for Roasted Broccoli
Watch this easy recipe to make delicious roasted broccoli!
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kmoorthy8
- Jan 3, 2021
- 1 min
OLI Receives Check From Home Depot
Obama Legacy Initiative President, Fred Greenwood receives a $500.00 check from Home Depot’s Store Manager, Chris Oleksyn.
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kmoorthy8
- Aug 4, 2020
- 3 min
Downtown Aurora Building Gets Growing Addition to its Rooftop
Read the article about OLI's donation from the Aurora Beacon News.
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kmoorthy8
- Jul 27, 2020
- 1 min
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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kmoorthy8
- Jul 27, 2020
- 2 min
July OLI Intern of the Month: Shivam Kak
This month the Obama Legacy Initiative would like to honor one of our most hardworking interns, Shivam Kak.
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kmoorthy8
- Jul 19, 2020
- 3 min
Food Insecurity For Minorities
the BLM movement has revived much-needed conversations about the inequalities and injustices people of color face today.
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kmoorthy8
- Jul 18, 2020
- 2 min
Hunger For Knowledge Fundraiser
OLI is hosting a virtual game night fundriaser on Friday, July 24th, from 6pm to 8pm. Play fun bingo games while supporting OLI!
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kmoorthy8
- Jul 7, 2020
- 1 min
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
- Jul 6, 2020
- 1 min
Video from July 3rd
Listen to great speakers as they share about raised beds, the Warren Sharpe Community Center, and more!
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kmoorthy8
- Jul 5, 2020
- 1 min
OLI Donates Painted Raised Garden Bed to the Warren Sharpe Community Center
The Obama Legacy Initiative donated a mural-painted raised garden bed to our partner, the Warren Sharpe Community Center.
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kmoorthy8
- Jul 3, 2020
- 2 min
The Artists Behind Our New Logo
Recently, two high school students, Emily Sun and Ashna Konjeti undertook the process of giving The Obama Legacy Initiative a newer look.
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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 17, 2020
- 2 min
Garden beds in Naperville will help fight food insecurity
Marie Wilson from the Daily Herald highlights the Obama Legacy Raised Garden Bed Initiative.
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kmoorthy8
- Jun 8, 2020
- 2 min
OLI Intern Spotlight: MJ Palmquist
Reflecting on the current situation that the world is in, Obama Legacy Initiative intern MJ Palmquist has found his positive light.
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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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