Elsie's Food Pantry

Elsie's Food Pantry Elsie's Pantry is located in Palos Hills on 88th Ave and 100th Place. Donations are always appreciated! She always trusted that God would provide.

Started in May, 2000 with the Memorial Funds of longtime church member, Elsie Schraeder and 25 bins of food from the Post Office “Stamp Out Hunger” campaign, as well as donations from the congregation. Here’s a letter from Elsie’s daughter, Jackie Pyle:

Elsie Schraeder was a child of the depression, and a World War II bride. Born of very modest means, she had tremendous faith in Christ. The Sere

nity Prayer was one of her favorites and I honestly can never remember her worrying. No one was ever turned away from her table; there was always "room for one more" in her household. She was a devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister and aunt and a friend to all. She was an avid volunteer, always willing to give of her time and whatever resources she had. She held every major position in the church, serving on the Board of Deacons, an officer of her own Sunday School class as well as the various Women's Societies and Circles, sang in the choir, and taught Sunday School for over 30 years. Additionally, she was President of her local PTA and PEO (which was a philanthropic educational society), serving on state boards as well, volunteered with the March of Dimes and read for the Recordings for the Blind. She had a contagious smile and always found the good in everything. Her glass was always "half full". She was literally the person who would give you the shirt off her back. ( At one point I found out that she was not filling one of her heart prescriptions as she felt that money was better spent playing minature golf with her two granddaughters.) She was keenly sensitive to the dignity and pride of each person she encountered. She would be the first person to look for ways to reach out do something nice for someone else. Every single thing she did was based on her tremendous faith in Christ and her belief in the value and worth of each person. She could truly find the positive in any situation and always felt as long as we all worked to help each other, God would provide. When she died, Pastor Dave expressed a need for a new computer for the church with her memorial funds. My mom never owned a computer, had zero interest in technology, and he and I began to think of something that might better be a true memorial to my mom. Hence, Elsie's pantry was begun.

Thank you Stagg Business Club for the generous donation to the pantry! We will use it to purchase personal hygiene produ...
05/09/2025

Thank you Stagg Business Club for the generous donation to the pantry! We will use it to purchase personal hygiene products for our clients, which is always appreciated.

Our thanks and appreciation go out to Roberts Park Fire Protection Department, Jewel Osco, Manager Jesse B. and all the ...
05/08/2025

Our thanks and appreciation go out to Roberts Park Fire Protection Department, Jewel Osco, Manager Jesse B. and all the generous customers and Friends who donated canned goods, personal hygiene products and even cat and dog food for the Pooch Pantry!

We are grateful for all the donations, thank you Roberts Park Fire Protection Department, Jesse, Jewel and all those who...
05/05/2025

We are grateful for all the donations, thank you Roberts Park Fire Protection Department, Jesse, Jewel and all those who donated!

05/04/2025
Not sure where the food donation came from but it gave us enough food to finish the last week of March!
03/29/2025

Not sure where the food donation came from but it gave us enough food to finish the last week of March!

On Thursday 150 of our Clients were treated to rotisserie chicken, coleslaw and fruit from Pete's thanks to the generosi...
03/29/2025

On Thursday 150 of our Clients were treated to rotisserie chicken, coleslaw and fruit from Pete's thanks to the generosity of members from Project Rise. Project Rise deals with several global situations such as hunger, education, climate and poverty to name a few. The month of Ramadan is also the month of giving. Thank you Rashida Boxwalla, her husband and son and Rashida Dahodwala and her son. Learn more at https://thedawoodibohras.cpm/project-rise/

Thank you Amazon Managers Fidelia Nnoruka and Rob O'Connor and Crew for the very generous donations given by Amazon and ...
12/04/2024

Thank you Amazon Managers Fidelia Nnoruka and Rob O'Connor and Crew for the very generous donations given by Amazon and brought in by the all the wonderful workers!

Grace Seeds Ministries “Share the Harvest” gave us the last of the harvest to give to our clients in October!
11/05/2024

Grace Seeds Ministries “Share the Harvest” gave us the last of the harvest to give to our clients in October!

Thank you Hickory Hills Council for the generous donation!
08/14/2024

Thank you Hickory Hills Council for the generous donation!

Thank you Chick-Fil-A in Chicago Ridge for donating 100 boxed lunches for our Clients last Thursday!
07/29/2024

Thank you Chick-Fil-A in Chicago Ridge for donating 100 boxed lunches for our Clients last Thursday!

07/23/2024

Three pallets were donated to Elsie's By Jewel on 95th St. in Hickory Hills. Thank you to store Manager Jesse for orchestrating this massive amount of food!

Address

10040 S 88th Avenue
Hickory Hills, IL

Opening Hours

2pm - 4pm

Telephone

+17085984435

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