In the early morning hours of Saturday, July 23, Chicago had a tremendous thunderstorm, and parts of the city received as much as seven inches of rain overnight. Staff at LVP West came to work on Saturday morning to find several inches of rain water. Staff and volunteers worked quickly to mop up over 12 gallons of water before clients arrived. At first, it looked like repairs would take only a week and there would be no disruption to our scheduled distributions and food deliveries. As each section of tile and wall was painstakingly checked, it was found that a larger portion...

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Ta-Da!  Here it is, our revised logo, Lakeview Pantry's new public "face."  It is very similar to the now "old" logo, and that is deliberate. Lakeview Pantry intends to keep doing what you've come to love about us - be the best provider, in all of Chicago, of needed food to those struggling to secure sustenance for themselves and their families. But we want to shout loudly about what many of you already know - that we are more than a food pantry. Case management, health services, home-delivered food, advocacy, library cards, book clubs and so on! You will often see four words: Community, Purpose, Health, and Stability...

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