WREX.com – Rockford’s News LeaderRockford area youth AmeriCorps Week project benefits Rock River Valley Pantry
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ROCKFORD (WREX) - This week Rockford-area youth focus on keeping people in the community healthy.
Local "AmeriCorps" organizers pick "Health Matters" as the theme for "AmeriCorps Week". Volunteers with AmeriCorps and YouthBuild Rockford are collecting non-perishable food at different grocery stores in Rockford. All of the food donated goes to the Rock River Valley Pantry.
AmeriCorps volunteer, Nastarsha McDonald, encourages people to give, "Anything. It can be a canned good, bag of rice, box of macaroni. It can be anything. Every little bit helps."
If you missed Monday's donations, they're also collecting Tuesday and Wednesday, from 9am to 4pm at:
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