This holiday season, many of our neighbors throughout Chicagoland are suffering as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, making it a struggle for them to put food on the table. In response to this crisis, Plant Based Nutrition Movement (pbnm.org) is organizing food drives to deliver healthy meals to our most vulnerable communities. Here’s how you can help:

Fill a brown paper bag with ALL these items needed to make our super easy, healthy black bean soup:

• 2 15-oz. cans of black beans (preferably low sodium)
• 1 jar of healthy store-bought salsa
• 1 quart low sodium vegetable broth
• Unopened jar of ground cumin
• Unopened jar of chili powder
• Unopened bag of whole grain brown rice

PLEASE REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT SO WE KNOW HOW MANY BAGS TO ANTICIPATE.

Full details here.

Here’s a great DETAILS FLYER for the event…feel free to print it out and pass it out, or just share this link.

Please drop your bags off on Saturday, December 5 between 9am and Noon at:

Saladmaster Healthy & Happy Living - 1325 Wiley Rd #139 - Schaumburg, IL (click for MAP) This is part of the Meacham Business Park.

(DIRECTIONS from the general area: From Meacham Rd, South of the Rt 90 expressway, turn West onto Tower Road and an IMMEDIATE right onto N Wiley Road. Take the 2nd driveway on the left (into the Meacham Business Park) and take IMMEDIATE right and follow to FIRST driveway and turn left. Unit 139 is about 2/3 of the way in on the left hand side.

Feel free to include additional non-perishable, oil-free whole food items in your bag(s), and please check that the expiration dates on all donated items have not yet passed.

When you arrive, a masked volunteer will be there to greet you and transfer your donation from your vehicle to ours. Health protocols will be observed.