Charity Event to benefit Northern IL Food Bank 9-20-09

Charity Event to benefit Northern IL Food Bank 9-20-09

September is National Hunger Awareness Month.

The statistical profile of local neighbors who visit Food Pantries, Soup Kitchens and Shelters in the area served by Northern Illinois Food Bank and its Agencies show these key characteristics:

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33% of the members of households served by Northern Illinois Food Bank are children under 18 years old.
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7% of the members of households served by Northern Illinois Food Bank are children age 0 to 5 years.
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6% are elderly over 65 years old.
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Approximately 56.6% of clients are white; 27.5% are African American, 13.2% are Hispanic, and the remainder from other racial or ethnic groups.
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38% of households include at least 1 employed adult.
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67.7% of all client’s households have an income of 130% or below the federal poverty level.
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32.2% of the clients indicated that a job is the main source of income.
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7% are homeless.

This is why Heartland Drag Racers Association is chipping in to do their part and help the hungry the in Northern IL.

HDRA will be holding a “Race Away Hunger” Charity event on September 20th at Byron Dragway in Byron IL. Proceeds from this event will go to benefit the Northern IL Food Bank.

More information on this event will be released in the next few weeks, along with Organizations in attendance, Classes and Payouts for racers. Please visit www.hdraracingseries.com for up to date information. Also to find out more information on Northern Il Food Bank, log on to www.northerilfoodbank.org

Special Thanks to B.J at Byron Dragway and Shannon Thompson of Northern IL Food Bank for helping us to make this event happen.