Monthly Archives: June 2020

After completing three years of a two-year term, Mike Warren will step down as Board Chair and return to a ‘regular’ seat on the Board of Directors of Food for Greater Elgin. He will be replaced by Scott Richmond, a long time board member and attorney for the pantry.    Richmond noted appreciation for Warren’s […]

Long time board member Scott Richmond will step up to be chair of the Board of Directors of Food for Greater Elgin in July, replacing Mike Warren who returns to a ‘normal’ seat on the Board.  It is a not-unfamiliar role for Richmond, who was previously chair of the Board from 2013 to 2015.  Joining […]

At its June meeting, the Board of Directors of Food for Greater Elgin voted to affirm and restate our basic values: The mission of Food for Greater Elgin is to reverse the food insecurity that plagues so many people’s lives.  Foundationally, the issue is the inability to provide food for your family, either from a […]

A huge thank you to the Fideliter Club’s generous donation to FFGE! Fideliter President Judy Hanlon and Mrs. Merrie Meadows presented a check to Food For Greater Elgin’s Interim Executive Director Michael Montgomery and Board Chair Mike Warren. The funds are intended to pay for milk that goes to low-income families in the Greater Elgin […]

Food for Greater Elgin has expanded its range of services to meet the food insecurity brought upon us by the Covid-19 pandemic.