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Article evaluation
[edit]I checked out the American Brain Tumor Association page, and it seems the page could use quite a bit of work. Content-wise, everything makes sense. It's all relevant and the kind of information you'd like to know, but certain aspects are missing (history, specific location.) In terms of neutrality, it reads as if it was written by an intern, or someone from within the organization. I say this because there are quite a few claims or pieces of information that are not cited, and may be pieces of information that don't even exist online. The only sources they cite are the organization's own website, which seems legit, but they forsure need more sources. I don't know if I want to leave a comment on the talk page about this, because I feel bad talking smack to some non-profit about their page.
When checking the edit history page, I was really surprised at how many different people had been involved. I totally was under the impression that this was some lone intern doing the whole thing in a single edit. Though, there is no active conversation on the 'talk' page. Or, no conversation at all it seems. The article is classified as 'Start-class, Low-importance' in WikiProject USA, Chicago, and Illinois. It's also placed into the almost condescending 'Unknown-importance Chicago articles' category.
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http://www.prweek.com/article/1274288/wikipedia-community-takes-latest-pr-gray-area
http://www.prweek.com/article/1276327/wikipedia-editors-debate-role-pr-professionals
https://www.cnet.com/news/bp-accused-of-rewriting-environmental-record-on-wikipedia/
https://www.salon.com/2013/03/21/bp_edited_its_own_environmental_record_on_wikipedia/
http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/web/wikipedia-bp-mitarbeiter-arbeitet-an-bp-eintrag-mit-a-890124.html
Conflict-of-interest editing on Wikipedia#BP
Non-profit
[edit]http://abc7chicago.com/society/support-food-pantries-and-shelters-at-the-hunger-walk/2368967/ done -mh
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-cook-county-food-insecurity-0504-biz-20170503-story.html
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/26/homeless-shelters-starbucks-greater-food-depository/ done -ST
http://abc7chicago.com/news/new-initiative-to-help-provide-fresh-produce-to-food-insecure/1147294/ done - BM
https://apnews.com/c0c378339a754b9887bbfb4bdf32b779/doctors-prescribe-fresh-produce-help-food-banks done- JH
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-homeless-shelter-starbucks-0623-biz-20170626-story.html done - BM
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/01/report-ties-disability-to-lack-of-access-to-healthy-food/ done- JH
http://abc7chicago.com/society/chicagos-community-kitchen-offers-second-chances/1641092/
http://www.tsnn.com/news/ffpsa-donates-100000-greater-chicago-food-depository-during-process-expo
Annotated Bibliography
[edit]ABC News reports that the GCFD consistently serves hundreds of veterans, on a weekly basis, who served the country. It is a way of showing appreciation and giving back, and the GCFD has two pantries specifically used to serve the veterans. In addition to combatting hunger, veterans also receive a goody bag with daily necessities such as socks, underwear and sleeping bags. $5 donations are encouraged, and a veteran will receive a goody bag as a result.[1]
Hunger Walk
[edit]The Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD) is expecting over 12,000 people to participate in their 32nd annual Hunger Walk. The event helps raise awareness of hunger and supports the GCFD and their network provide food to those who need it. Through this event, GCFD could fund some of their partner agencies for an entire year.[2]
Partnerships
[edit]In January of 2016, the GCFD teamed up with Cook County officials and worked to create ways to curb food insecurity. The plan will take two years to develop and will aid those who do not have ample access to affordable, nutritious food. The two will work to provide fruits and vegetables to more than 760,000 affected residents.[3]
In September 2017, Buddig & Company is donating over $650,000 worth of chicken and pork products in recognition of Hunger Action Month for their third year in a row. The donation will reduce the shortage of protein products in food banks because it is not a product that is donated frequently due to its cost. The partnership has allowed for more food for people in need as well as increased awareness of hunger.[4]
In 2017, Tyson Foods and the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) teamed up to donate more than 36,000 pounds of protein to the Greater Chicago Food Depository. The food will equate to more than 144,000 servings and will serve people all over Chicago and the greater Cook County area.[5]
Feeding America
[edit]In mid-2017, Starbucks announced a partnership between Feeding America and the Greater Chicago Food Depository to donate the almost 2,000 pounds of food they have left over every night. The food donated will be leftovers from Starbucks' new Mercato[6] lunch menu, and are currently directed towards three shelters in the greater Chicagoland area. The program has aided in reduced food waste, as well as time spent preparing food which was traditionally handled by volunteers. Starbucks hopes to expand the program by 2020, and GCFD is expecting over 693,000 pounds of food from Starbucks this year.[7]
CBS News reports a Food Share Program partnership between Starbucks and Feeding America where all unsold perishable food items (i.e. salads, wraps, and sandwiches) are donated to homeless shelters. GCFD helps the community by sending its trucks out to Starbucks every night to pick up the meals to be donated. Instead of wasting leftover or unsold food by throwing them away, this partnership program is helping to combat hunger or food insecurity in the Chicagoland area.[8]
Walmart has partnered with Feeding America, a nationwide network of 200 food banks, on a nationwide initiative to create public action in the fight against hunger. Walmart is working with its customers, Discover and their suppliers to create three ways for the public to act against hunger. Through this campaign, the GCFD was able to secure $109,000 to help feed people in need.[9]
Lunch Bus
[edit]WGN News reports GCFD's lunch bus initiative, throughout the school year and during the summer, to feed children who are eligible for free or reduced price meals at school. There are a total of 4 lunch buses with 24 stops to make from the Little Village to South Holland neighborhoods. The lunch buses serves children with sandwiches and milk, and the school year lunch bus is more popular compared to the summertime.[10]
Fresh Trucks
[edit]AP News reports that in an effort promote food as medicine and improve the diets of low income people with diabetes and/or high blood pressure, the Greater Chicago Food Depository supplied six Chicagoland medical clinics with 26 refrigerated trucks containing fresh fruits and vegetables. These visits resulting in 3,200 Chicago households obtaining over 100,000 pounds of fresh fruit and vegetables. [11]
Greater Chicago Food Depository
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[edit]The Greater Chicago Food Depository is a nonprofit food distribution and training center providing food for hungry people while striving to end hunger in Chicago and throughout Cook County, Illinois. The Food Depository distributes donated and purchased food through a network of 700 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and community programs, serving more than 800,000 adults and children every year. In fiscal year 2015-16, the Food Depository distributed more than 70 million pounds of nonperishable food and fresh produce, dairy products and meat, the equivalent of more than 160,000 meals every day.
The Food Depository is a charter member of Feeding America (formerly known as America's Second Harvest), the nation's food bank network.
Contact Info
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(Julian) eharts3@uic.edu
miguelh2@uic.edu
bmiran3@uic.edu
cpkane2@uic.edu
Brody - Bford23@uic.edu
References
[edit]- ^ Sanders, Hosea (2016-12-01). "Greater Chicago Food Depository serves hundreds of veterans in need". ABC7 Chicago. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
- ^ "Support food pantries and shelters at the Hunger Walk". ABC7 Chicago. 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
- ^ "New initiative to help provide fresh produce to food insecure". ABC7 Chicago. 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
- ^ "Buddig donates food, encourages participation in Hunger Action Month". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
- ^ "Tyson Foods Pairs with National Association of Convenience Stores to Donate to the Greater Chicago Food Depository". Deli Market News. 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
- ^ "Starbucks Launches New Mercato Lunch Menu in Chicago". Starbucks Newsroom. 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
- ^ Bomkamp, Samantha. "Homeless shelters serve up Starbucks: 'It's a dignity thing'". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
- ^ "Chicago Homeless Shelters Serve Up Starbucks". Retrieved 2017-10-17.
- ^ Contributor, Community Contributor Community. "Greater Chicago Food Depository to Benefit from Walmart's "Fight Hunger. Spark Change." Campaign". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-10-15.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "A different kind of food truck: Lunch Buses feed hungry kids during the summer". WGN-TV. 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
- ^ "Doctors 'prescribe' fresh produce with help from food banks". AP News. Retrieved 2017-10-17.