OLI Jul 27 1 min OLI Donates Raised Garden Beds to Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry OLI was excited to donate multiple raised garden beds to the Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry in Aurora, Illinois.
OLI Jul 7 1 min OLI Donates Raised Garden Beds to the Northern Illinois Food Bank in Rockford, IL One of our mural painted raised garden beds was donated to the Northern Illinois Food Bank of Rockford.
OLI Jul 6 1 min Video from July 3rd Listen to great speakers as they share about raised beds, the Warren Sharpe Community Center, and more!
OLI Jul 5 1 min OLI Donates Painted Raised Garden Bed to the Warren Sharpe Community Center The Obama Legacy Initiative donated a mural-painted raised garden bed to our partner, the Warren Sharpe Community Center.
OLI Jun 25 1 min OLI Gives to Boone County, IL On June 25th, 2020, OLI donated a raised bed to the Empower Boone Food Pantry in Boone County, Illinois.
OLI Jun 2 1 min OLI In The Community Parama Ghatak, Ashrita Gottumukala, and Zack Cisco (not pictured) donated 10 pounds of food to the Warren Sharpe Community Center.
OLI Apr 26 4 min More than a disease, COVID-19 exposes health risk of food insecurity: OPINION Great article from Dr. Jay Bhatt at ABC News. Many patients at high health risk of COVID-19 contagion live in "food deserts."
OLI Oct 2, 2019 1 min APPRECIATION TO ALDERMAN SHERMAN JENKINS September 2019. Fred Greenwood of the Obama Legacy Initiative and Aurora (Illinois) Mayor Irvin present a plaque Alderman Sherman Jenkins...
OLI Jul 21, 2019 1 min MIDWEST NEWS: FOOD LIBRARIES CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE Read about how individuals can make a difference by organizing small food pantries in their neighborhoods. Story from Star Tribune. Click...
OLI Jun 21, 2018 1 min URBAN FARM: 1500 POUNDS OF LETTUCE TO LOCAL FOOD PANTRY Columbia Public Schools creates a new position to bring the farm to the Schools We have been busy with planting, weeding and harvesting a...
