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Downers Grove, Ill.; May 11, 2009 — Some 58,231 meals were funded for the Northern Illinois Food Bank by the Second Annual February Food Drive recently completed by the Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Authority of Northern Illinois (PAMCANI) along with UA Plumbers Local 93, Volo, and UA Plumbers & Pipe Fitters Local 501, Aurora. The inaugural drive a year ago generated 30,736 meals.
PAMCANI itself donated $5,000 this year, enough for 30,000 meals. While all three sponsoring organizations each contributed cash and food products, additional food as well as cash was donated by their individual members and the general public.
“Given the tough economic times we’re living in today, we are especially grateful for the outstanding support of our members and the general public in our effort to help sink hunger year-round in our communities,” said S.J. Peters, executive director of PAMCANI.
“As food and fuel prices continue to climb and jobs are lost at an alarming rate,” said Shannon Thompson, promotions manager at Northern Illinois Food Bank, “many more families are finding it hard to make ends meet. The Northern Illinois Food Bank is extremely grateful to PAMCANI and all participants who recognize that need and are rising to the occasion to help their hungry neighbors.”
Celebrating the conclusion of the second February PAMCANI Food Drive To Sink Hunger at the Northern Illinois Food Bank warehouse are (l-r): S.J. Peters, executive director, PAMCANI, Downers Grove; Lynn Karner, business manager, UA Plumbers Local 93, Volo; Mike Mendel, Mendel Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning, St. Charles; Larry Allport, business manager, UA Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 501, Aurora; Cindy Browning, Arrow Plumbing & Heating, Aurora; and Susan Ericson, director of development, Northern Illinois Food Bank, St. Charles. |
PAMCANI is comprised of nearly 400 union contractors and sustaining members who provide and maintain plumbing, heating and cooling systems for institutional, commercial, business and residential applications. Led by the PAMCANI Alliance (the contractors’ association), this non-profit trade organization invests over $3 million annually in the promotion, advancement, education and training of apprentices, journeymen and contractors, and actively works to raise awareness about water and energy conservation. Headquartered in Downers Grove, PAMCANI represents its contractor members in their relationships with unions having jurisdiction in DuPage, DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, Lake and McHenry Counties. For additional information, contact S.J. Peters at (630) 960-3970 or www.pamcani.org.
Northern Illinois Food Bank (NIFB) is a non-profit organization that provides food to all those in need through its 520 partner agencies in the following 13 counties - Boone, DuPage, DeKalb, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Will and Winnebago. NIFB acquires, gathers, handles and distributes donated, government and purchased food to more than 40,600 different people each week through local food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, youth activity centers and other food assistance sites. In 2008, NIFB distributed over 22.5 million pounds of food.
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