Food Drive 5784

Continuing our congregation’s tradition, we will be collecting non-perishable food items and practical paper goods to be donated to the New Trier Food Pantry which relies heavily on Hakafa’s annual High Holiday Food Drive to restock the shelves for around 350 households.

We will distribute grocery bags at Rosh Hashanah services (October 2 and 3). Please fill and return them to the lobby at Services on Erev Yom Kippur (October 11) or Yom Kippur Day (October 12). We will load bags into cars and deliver them immediately following the Yom Kippur Family Service, around 2:30 p.m. 

The items most needed at this time are: 

Pasta and pasta sauce
Cookies, crackers and granola bars
Cereal and oatmeal
Canned tuna, chicken and salmon
Canned vegetables (All kinds)
Brown and white rice

Please note the expiration dates on all donations. Expired items cannot be distributed by the pantry.

If you will not be with us in-person but would still like to contribute to our High Holiday Food Drive, you are welcome to order non-perishable food online and have it shipped directly to the New Trier Food Pantry at the New Trier Township Office in Winnetka (739 Elm Street, Winnetka, IL 60093).

Volunteers are also needed to help with delivery to the New Trier Food Pantry at approximately 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 12. If you are able to help, please indicate so on your ticket request form or contact Missy and Zak Stambor.