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IDPH Issues Fall Vaccine Guidance and COVID-19 Standing Order for 2025-2026 Season
October 5, 2025 - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has released updated vaccine guidance for the 2025-2026 respiratory virus season and issued a statewide standing order to improve acce...
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Community Rallies to Raise $867,776 for 2025 WSOY Community Food Drive!
October 3, 2025 - In just 12 hours, our community came together in an extraordinary show of generosity, raising $867,776 in food and cash during the 2025WSOY Community Food Drive, held today at Kroger...
Oct 03, 2025
Airport Plaza Kroger announced winner of the WSOY Food Drive Kroger Challenge
October 3, 2025 -The friendly competition is over, and the Airport Plaza Kroger has been crowned the winner of this year's WSOY Food Drive Kroger Challenge. Each Kroger location in Decatur competed fo...
Oct 03, 2025
Teacher Sarah Pritts of Montesorri Academy for Peace announced as winner of WSOY Food Drive Teacher Challenge
October 3, 2025 - The WSOY Community Food Drive added a brand-new twist this year with the first-ever Teacher Challenge, thanks to the generosity of the Reed and Morris Families. Today, the winner was...
Oct 03, 2025
Kroger announces results of Food Drive Round Up and corporate donation to Crossing RX Garden and NECF
October 3, 2025 - Kroger shoppers across Decatur stepped up in August, rounding up their purchases and making direct donations to support the WSOY Community Food Drive. Altogether, the campaign brough...
Oct 03, 2025
A Coming Crisis: Why the WSOY Community Food Drive Matters More Than Ever
October 3, 2025 - Today is the day the WSOY Community Food Drive brings Macon County together for one goal: to fight hunger. But this year, the need is more urgent than ever. Food pantries across our ...
Oct 03, 2025
Decatur Memorial Hospital announces donation to WSOY Community Food Drive
October 3, 2025 - The WSOY Community Food Drive received a major boost today with a $10,000 donation from Decatur Memorial Hospital (DMH) and 1907 pounds of cereal from their cereal drive. The gift wi...
Oct 03, 2025
Fighting Hunger, Fueling Hope: The Heart of Northeast Community Fund
October 3, 2025 -Angel Lawrence is one of the rare few who hopes to work herself OUT of a job one day. But that day will only come when hunger and poverty no longer exist...so Lawrence continues to do...
Oct 03, 2025
Gov. JB Pritzker makes personal donation to WSOY Community Food Drive of $50,000.
October 3, 2025 -Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has once again put his support behind the WSOY Community Food Drive, making a personal donation of $50,000. This marks the fifth time Pritzker has give...
Oct 03, 2025
ADM continues legacy of giving to the WSOY community Food Drive
October 3, 2025 - ADM rolled up in a big way today at the WSOY Community Food Drive, delivering $82,000 to help fight hunger across Macon County. A longtime supporter and presenting sponsor of the foo...
Oct 03, 2025