<div dir="ltr">Hello all,<div><br></div><div>Gina and I attended an in person planning meeting in early March of last year hosted by the <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Chicago Area Food Access, Urban Planting Meeting. </span>It was really cold and there was snow on the ground, but w<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">e loved the ASian carp fish tacos. More importantly, we learned a lot from the speakers and felt validated and more deeply motivated in our work as community gardeners. </span> </div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:"PT Sans",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">The Commission to End Hunger was created by legislation in 2010 to guarantee collaboration among government entities and </span><i style="font-family:"PT Sans",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">community partners</i><span style="font-family:"PT Sans",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"> in order to ensure that no man, woman, or child in Illinois should ever be faced with hunger. The Commission was established in Chicago in 2011. Please consider attending. </span></font></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Penesis, Ted</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:Ted.Penesis@illinois.gov" target="_blank">Ted.Penesis@illinois.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 10:25 AM<br>Subject: IL Commission to End Hunger Event this WEDNESDAY!<br>To: <br></div><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Illinois Commission to End Hunger is proud to announce the release of
<b><i>From Food Insecurity to Food Equity: A Roadmap to End Hunger in Illinois</i></b>, an action plan to help end hunger in our state. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This report describes the barriers that prevent people from accessing food programs and food retail and lifts up three important strategies for ensuring equitable access to food.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please join us this <b>Wednesday, March 10<sup>th</sup> at 2:30 p.m.
</b>for a virtual event to explore what hunger looks like in Illinois and key strategies to address the immediate hunger crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic and build equitable and lasting food security.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Speakers include:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Deputy Governor, Sol Flores, Co-chair <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">• Greater Chicago Food Depository Executive Director and CEO, Kate Maehr, Co-chair
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<p class="MsoNormal">• Secretary of the Illinois Department of Human Services, Grace Hou<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The <i>Roadmap to End Hunger</i> is a call to action for individuals, organizations and policymakers to work on this solvable issue. We invite all Illinoisans to join us on this journey.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Ted Penesis<u></u><u></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Director, Office of Community Outreach</b><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Office: 847-608-3108 | Cell: 847-531-3337<u></u><u></u></p>
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