Cicero officials join food drive effort at Unity Junior High school

Volunteers distribute food to needy families at Unity Junior High school Thursday June 25, 2020. Photo courtesy of the Town of Cicero
Volunteers distribute food to needy families at Unity Junior High school Thursday June 25, 2020. Photo courtesy of the Town of Cicero

Cicero officials join food drive effort at Unity Junior High school

Town President Larry Dominick and the Town of Cicero Board including Clerk Maria Punzo-Arias, Supervisor Joe Virruso, Assessor Emilio Cundari, Collector Fran Reitz, and Trustees Victor Garcia, Larry Banks, Bob Porod and John Cava joined Committeewoman Blanca Vargas, Cook County Commissioner Frank Aguilar and officials from Morton School District 99 including Board President Tom Tomschin, District 99 Supt. Rudy Hernandez and District 99 board members, teachers and staff in distributing food to needy families on Thursday June 25, 2020 at Unity Junior High school.
 
Also volunteering in this massive effort that brought out hundreds of families (who drove through the school parking lot in their vehicles) were Morton High School District 201 including Supt. Tim Truesdale, Board President Jeff Pesek, Jimmy Zundell and the District 201 maintenance Department, Ismael Vargas of the Clergy Committee, and Senior Center Director Diana Dominick and Senior Center staff. All helped in the effort to distribute food the boxes of food and milk gallons to each family.
Senior Center Director Diana Dominick, Cicero Clerk Maria Punzo-Arias and Cicero Assessor Emilio Cundari were among volunteers who helped distribute food to needy families Thursday June 25, 2020. Photo courtesy the Town of Cicero
Senior Center Director Diana Dominick, Cicero Clerk Maria Punzo-Arias and Cicero Assessor Emilio Cundari were among volunteers who helped distribute food to needy families Thursday June 25, 2020. Photo courtesy the Town of Cicero
 
The food was donated by the Chicago Food Depository. State Rep. Lisa Hernandez and her staff were also helping to organize the event as were members of LULAC and the Latino Policy Forum.
 
Everyone was wearing face masks and practicing social distancing to fight the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
 
Here are photos of the event. THANK YOU EVERYONE WHO VOLUNTEERED.
School District 99 Board Chairman Tom Tomschin and District 99 Supt. Rudy Hernandez distrubuting food to needy families at Unity Junior High school Thursday June 25, 2020. Photo courtesy of the Town of Cicero
School District 99 Board Chairman Tom Tomschin and District 99 Supt. Rudy Hernandez distrubuting food to needy families at Unity Junior High school Thursday June 25, 2020. Photo courtesy of the Town of Cicero

 

Volunteers distribute food to needy families at Unity Junior High school Thursday June 25, 2020. Photo courtesy of the Town of Cicero
Volunteers distribute food to needy families at Unity Junior High school Thursday June 25, 2020. Photo courtesy of the Town of Cicero