Items tagged: Eastern Illinois Foodbank

CPD, Area Agencies Give Thanks After Success of Protect & Feed

Champaign Police wish to thank our community for your help with the Protect & Feed food drive to benefit Eastern Illinois Foodbank! Through this friendly competition, Champaign Police delivered 337 pounds of shelf stable food to the food bank. They then went on to the repack event, where nine CPD staffers and Mayor Deborah Frank […]


Champaign Police Kickoff Food Drive for Eastern Illinois Food Bank

Champaign Police need your help in the new Protect & Feed competition to benefit Eastern Illinois Foodbank! We’re facing off against five other agencies in an effort to help the community during this giving season. From today, November 8, through November 22, 2024, Champaign Police will be collecting non-perishable food in our lobby at 82 […]


Champaign Police Call in Community Backup in Stuff the Squad Food Drive

On Giving Tuesday, November 28, Champaign Police joined area law enforcement and the Eastern Illinois Foodbank for a “Stuff the Squad” community food drive. Four local agencies – Champaign PD, Urbana PD, University of Illinois PD, and the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office – participated in the friendly competition to collect non-perishable food items. Though the […]


Champaign Police, Fire, and METCAD 9-1-1 “Jump Into Action” to Fight Hunger

First responders from Champaign Police, Champaign Fire, METCAD 9-1-1, and Mayor Feinen participated in the Eastern Illinois Foodbank “Jump into Action” repack event on December 2-3, 2019. Teams from local public safety departments volunteered their time and went head-to-head to compete to see who could repackage the most meals in one hour. Financial donations to […]