Bears Give Freezer, Fridge To Self-Help Closet and Pantry

Self-Help Closet & Pantry Food Coordinator Del Johnson, right, and Gil Horn, another worker in the pantry, check supplies in appliances given by the Chicago Bears in preparation of Thanksgiving baskets for needy families. Bears Give Freezer, Fridge To Self-Help Closet And Pantry The Chicago Bears gave the entire profits from The Super Bowl Shuffle video tapes to help feed the hungry in the Chicago area. Des Plaines’ Self-Help Pantry was given a freezer and a refrigerator to help the program of feeding the hungry in this city. Del Johnson is Food Coor- dinator of the pantry. Workers are getting together supplies in preparation for giving Thanksgiving baskets to needy families. Recipients of the baskets are screened by Des Plaines Health and Human Services. The Closet and Pantry are open the second and fourth Tuesdays, 2 to 4 p.in., for clothing and food. The Pantry is open all other Tuesdays from 2 to 3 for food only. Staffing is entirely by volun- teers. Support comes from churches, individuals, service organizations, Salvation Army, corporations and foun- dations, and the city. For additional information, call 827-0764 and leave a mes- sage on the answering machine. The call will be returned.