The Forest Park PTO and Forest Park School District 91 organized a Day of Service by packing and donating 9,500 meals, Jan. 20, at Grant White Elementary School.
The non-perishable food items, packed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to celebrate his impact, will be donated to the Forest Park Fridge and Pantry at the Howard Mohr Community Center.
Photos by Todd Bannor

Participants prepare bags of pasta with tomato basil sauce at the Feed6 Martin Luther King Day Meal Packing Event at Grant-White Elementary School on Monday January 20, 2025 | Todd Bannor 
District 91 School Engagement Coordinator Rachelle Ernst speaks at the Feed6 Martin Luther King Day Meal Packing Event at Grant-White Elementary School on Monday January 20, 2025 | Todd Bannor 
District 91 Superintendent Elizabeth Alvarez speaks at the Feed6 Martin Luther King Day Meal Packing Event at Grant-White Elementary School on Monday January 20, 2025 | Todd Bannor 
Participants prepare bags of pasta with tomato basil sauce at the Feed6 Martin Luther King Day Meal Packing Event at Grant-White Elementary School on Monday January 20, 2025 | Todd Bannor 
District 91 Superintendent Elizabeth Alvarez speaks at the Feed6 Martin Luther King Day Meal Packing Event at Grant-White Elementary School on Monday January 20, 2025 | Todd Bannor 
Village Administrator Rachell Entler speaks at the Feed6 Martin Luther King Day Meal Packing Event at Grant-White Elementary School on Monday January 20, 2025 | Todd Bannor 
Finished bags of pasta with tomato basil sauce at the Feed6 Martin Luther King Day Meal Packing Event at Grant-White Elementary School on Monday January 20, 2025 | Todd Bannor 
Commissioner Maria Maxham speaks at the Feed6 Martin Luther King Day Meal Packing Event at Grant-White Elementary School on Monday January 20, 2025 | Todd Bannor 
Bill Kanatas of Feed6 speaks at the organization’s Martin Luther King Day Meal Packing Event at Grant-White Elementary School on Monday January 20, 2025 | Todd Bannor 
Participants prepare bags of pasta with tomato basil sauce at the Feed6 Martin Luther King Day Meal Packing Event at Grant-White Elementary School on Monday January 20, 2025 | Todd Bannor 
Participants prepare bags of pasta with tomato basil sauce at the Feed6 Martin Luther King Day Meal Packing Event at Grant-White Elementary School on Monday January 20, 2025 | Todd Bannor
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