Stott Construction fills We Care's pantry - Morris Daily Herald

Stott Construction fills We Care's pantry - Morris Daily Herald

MORRIS – Stott Construction of Morris sponsored the Aug. 26 Fill the Pantry event. In addition to sponsoring that, Stott Construction also will sponsor one in December and two more in 2017.

We Care relies on the support from local businesses such as Stott Contracting to be able to provide services to Grundy County residents in need.

“Stott Contracting is committed to helping our community,” said Jane Stott, of Stott Contracting. “We are proud to be a sponsor of We Care and the work they do to help out Grundy County people in need. It is a great way to give back.”

We Care receives two deliveries of food for its pantry from the Northern Illinois Food Bank each month. The NIFB is able to provide food, cleaning and personal hygiene products to food pantries at prices that are unattainable in grocery stores, such as 5.5-ounce cartons of skillet dinners for 8 cents each, 13.3-ounce packages of pasta salad mix for 10 cents each and 12-taco packages of taco dinners for 14 cents each.

We Care also is part of the NIFB Milk2MyPlate program, which delivers 40 gallons of fresh milk from Prairie Farms each week. We Care splits the cost of the milk with the NIFB, paying only half of what the milk would cost in the store.

In addition to the food that We Care buys with the donations, the food pantry also receives food that is provided for free as part of the Emergency Food Program, and from local churches that participate in a year-round food drive.

Anyone interested in sponsoring a Fill-the-Pantry in 2017 should contact Eric Fisher at 815-942-6389, ext. 4. The cost is $750, and We Care asks for at least five volunteers to come to We Care the day of the delivery to help stock the shelves.

We Care is a local nonprofit agency that provides emergency assistance to Grundy County residents in the form of food, clothing, rent and utility assistance, as well as Pathway of Hope, a strength-based program designed to help people break the cycle of crisis and poverty. We Care is a United Way partner agency and is funded primarily by private donations. We Care is at 530 Bedford Road in Morris. For information visit http://ift.tt/2ccdNR3.

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