Community Corner
UPDATE: Mom on a Mission—How Much Food Can One Mom Collect?
Oak Forest Raiders mom Pam Erickson sought to collect 3,001 food items for donation to Together We Cope. You donated food items—she ran 50 miles in your honor. So how did she do?
How much food can
Try 4,157 items, along with $602.
"All the donations have been brought to Together We Cope and I am officially closing my garage to all food!" Erickson told Patch via email.
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Earlier this fall, the mom and Frankfort Square resident stepped up and decided to step out in support of Together We Cope. She vowed to run 50 miles in an effort to raise food for needy families in the south suburbs.
The avid runner was looking for another 50-mile run, but registration costs for an official race would add up and she would rather give that money to Together We Cope, she said—along with those 3,001 non-perishable food items.
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On Saturday, Oct. 22, Erickson rose bright and early and headed to Darien's to fulfill her end of the deal with each person who donated food. It was not an official run—there was no registration and she did not have any competitors. She ran for no one—and against no one—other than herself.
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