Pregis Donates 5,000 Insulated Liners for Lakeview Pantry’s Temperature-Sensitive Food Deliveries in Chicago
Pregis, a leading manufacturer of innovative protective packaging products, has donated more than 5,000 Penguin Pack insulated box liners to Lakeview Pantry, Chicago’s largest food pantry. The donation enabled thousands of senior citizens, and other homebound individuals, to safely receive packages of healthy, fresh groceries through the Pantry’s Home Delivery program.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Lakeview Pantry has seen unprecedented numbers of low-income residents, vulnerable senior citizens and laid-off workers requesting food assistance. Visitors to the Pantry’s food programs (which include its physical sites, Online Market and Home Delivery program) have increased by 400 percent and its social services programs (including mental health counseling) have risen by 77 percent.