More donations needed for Central Illinois Foodbank

Posted on July 31, 2019
Pam Molitoris, executive director, Central Illinois Foodbank, said her organization needs donations of all kinds. (Dave Dahl/WJBC)

 

By Dave Dahl

SPRINGFIELD – Central Illinois Food Bank’s need for food is nonstop.

CHS Shipman’s collective employee donation Wednesday was $5,480. As grateful as food bank executive director Pam Molitoris is, she adds that won’t go far.

“When you put this $5400, and someone else’s $10, and another person’s $100, when all of those people are coming to us to help us solve the issue, then it goes a long ways,” she said.

That’s because the food bank helps about 100,000 people – who eat three meals a day – in 21 counties.

Molitoris, who says she accepts both food and cash donations, adds the need for volunteers will only increase, when the food bank starts an Uber Eats-style program to connect donors, volunteers, and recipients.

Dave Dahl can be reached at [email protected]

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