The Northern Illinois Food Bank, also known as NIFB, has been a valued partner of CRSM for many years. We often send groups of students on a monthly basis to volunteer their time packing food for their local food bank, as well as hosting the food drives in our parking lot at least once a year.
NIFB is based out of a warehouse in Lake Forest, IL, and is run primarily by volunteers and only four full-time employees. Our students and staff go every month to pack potatoes, cabbages, and so much more, in order to be people for others within their community.
Now that the school year is coming to an end, the volunteers and employees at NIFB wanted to host a celebratory pizza party just for our student and staff volunteers.
Ralph Mohica, one of the four full-time employees at NIFB, says, “it has always been a pleasure working with Cristo Rey. The students are very hardworking and seem to love coming here. We really appreciate their help and this partnership.”
The students who attend this monthly volunteer excursion are often consistent, with several students volunteering 9 out of the 10 monthly trips, and one senior volunteering all 10 months.
“We love being able to volunteer together and help people in our community,” agreed sophomores Allison and Azul.
CRSM extends its thanks to NIFB for the pizza party and for having our students and staff each month. They are a true community partner and a pillar of the Lake County community!