Illinois Lawyers Aiming to Provide One Million Meals
By: Alexandra Sutter WMBD/WYZZ
Updated: February 21, 2013
PEORIA - Nearly two million
Illinoisans aren't sure where their next meal will come from. That statistic is
prompting the Illinois State Bar Association to help feed those in need.
It's part of the Illinois State Bar
Association's Lawyers Feeding Illinois fundraising campaign.
President John Thies said hunger is a
societal problem that needs to be addressed. More than 90 teams of lawyers are
competing to meet their goal of providing one million meals.
Thies said, "We were looking for a
project that we could combine a great need with great resources so the Lawyers
feeding Illinois project was born and as of this morning we've raised more than
400,000 meals."
Eight regional food banks will benefit
from the campaign, including the Peoria Area Food Bank.
The campaign ends on March 1.
