HomeMy Public PortalAbout09-27-18 Plainfield Giving Pantry
Press Release
September 27, 2018
For Immediate Publication:
Village and Plainfield Library Partner to Offer New Giving Pantry
Plainfield, IL – The Village of Plainfield and Plainfield Public Library District have partnered to install a little free
food pantry at the Plainfield Library, 15025 S. Illinois Street. The Giving Pantry operates on the philosophy of
“Take what you need and give what you can.”
It all began with a father who stopped by the Library to ask for help. He didn’t have food in the house for his
young children, and he did not have a car. How could the community help those in need? The Giving Pantry was
the answer. The Plainfield Public Works Department designed and built the pantry, and it was stocked with
items generously donated by the community during Hunger Action Month.
The Giving Pantry is accessible all hours of the day and night and is located in the garden behind the Library by
the Route 59 parking lot. Anyone is welcome to give to the pantry as well as take according to their own needs.
The Giving Pantry is the first one in the Village of Plainfield and the second free pantry in the Plainfield area.
For more information, please contact:
Amy De Boni Tracey Lane
Community Relations Director Head of Community Engagement & Marketing
Village of Plainfield Plainfield Public Library District
(815) 439-4255 (815) 327-2511
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