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The Volunteer Center Offers TWO Ways to “Share Your Bounty” This Thanksgiving

Take A Look At “Share Your Bounty” 2017

In 2017, members of the community donated 60+ baskets of fresh produce to fill the New Trier Township Food Pantry’s shelves for Thanksgiving. And the students and their families at Skokie School in Winnetka teamed with the Winnetka-Northfield Rotary to collate and deliver over 140 bags of groceries to the families at Good News Partners in Rogers Park.  Take a look:

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