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New Lenox church postponing potato giveaway

The event will be rescheduled

The New Lenox United Methodist Church is postponing its drive-thru giveaway of 10-pound bags of potatoes. It was originally scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, October 2, 2021. The event will be rescheduled. (Photo provided)

By Denise M. Baran-Unland

The New Lenox Methodist Church is postponing its “potato drop” that was to be held Saturday at the church.

The church had planned go give away 10-pound bags of potatoes to the community on a drive-thru basis.

The church’s United Methodist Men was sponsoring the event. It will be rescheduled.

For information, contact Jim Speicher, United Methodist Church Northern Illinois Conference hunger advocate, at 815-483-8183 or spikejps@aol.com.


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Denise M. Baran-Unland

Denise M. Baran-Unland is the features editor for The Herald-News in Joliet. She covers a variety of human interest stories. She also writes the long-time weekly tribute feature “An Extraordinary Life about local people who have died. She studied journalism at the College of St. Francis in Joliet, now the University of St. Francis.