United Relief Foundation Offers Donation Pick-up

There is still time to be a part in bring joy and assistance to residents in the Mt. Prospect area.

Mt. Prospect-based United Relief Foundation "Stock the Shelves" Hope and Help Express provides a way for residents to donate food to local shelters and pantries which then delivers those items to needy people.

Until December 22nd United Relief Foundation's Hope and Help Express will be offering free pick-up of food and goods donations from residents and businesses in the towns of Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, Mount Prospect, Palatine, Prospect Heights and Wheeling.

United Relief Foundation will then deliver the food and goods donations in the contributor's name to the contributor's choice of food pantry or shelter identified by the United Relief Foundation that serves those towns.

“During the Foundation’s Stock the Shelves pilot program in Mount Prospect we discovered that even with several drop-locations a frequent remark from donors was finding the time to bring in their donation", commented United Relief Foundation Co-Founder Frank Slove.

Slove added "Considering the Foundation was already planning to expand our Stock the Shelves Lifeline Initiative into other communities in 2008, it was decided to start now with our Hope and Help Express. With the Foundation’s transport and storage capabilities, our volunteers are able to pick-up any donation from a frozen turkey to a truck load of canned food”.