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October 2011

The Wesley Evening Food Pantry served a record number of people at it’s October food distribution–1,437.  Thank you to donors who helped us have enough food for everyone, and to volunteers who helped everything run smoothly.

July 2011
Donna Camp, director of the Wesley Evening Food Pantry in Urbana, said a mother from a migrant farming family recently visited the pantry to get some food.”She came across a can of beans and she said, ‘Now I can make a big dinner for my family.’”
Hunger commission hears about migrant workers’ plight in Rantoul (news-gazette.com)

May 2011
Food bank gives grants so pantries can get freezers (news-gazette.com)

March 2011
The Wesley Evening Food Pantry will help sponsor a visit by the Consulate General of Guatemala on March 19th from 9a.m.-5p.m. and on the 20th from 11a.m.-4p.m. at the pantry, 1203 W. Green St, Urbana IL 61801.
Please see consulado de guatemala flyer for more information.

January 2011
Area High School Students Honor Martin Luther King, Jr, with Day of Service

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Language of Love
The News-Gazette featured the pantry in the May 2nd Sunday paper. Check out the wonderful article! http://www.news-gazette.com/news/living/2010-05-02/pantry-volunteers-take-time-learn-spanish-while-helping-those-need.html

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