Park City 11/13/12 Volunteers packed holiday meal boxes at Northern Illinois Food Bank with all items for a Thanksgiving dinner, minus the turkey. | Michelle LaVigne ~ Sun-Times Media

Gurnee 11/13/12 Andrea Clark of Mundelein pulls out fresh boxes of mashed potatoes to add to the boxes being packed by volunteers of a holiday meal at the Northern Illinois Food Bank. | Michelle LaVigne ~ Sun-Times Media

Park City 11/13/12 Ray Holmgren of Mundelein (right,) and Lew Landry are on taping duty as they and other volunteers pack holiday meal boxes at Northern Illinois Food Bank. | Michelle LaVigne ~ Sun-Times Media

Park City 11/12/12 Volunteer Gay Fosberg of Libertyville lines up boxes to be filled with a holiday meal at Northern Illinois Food Bank. | Michelle LaVigne ~ Sun-Times Media

Park City 11/12/12 Volunteer Barbara Campbell of Mundelein packs one of the holiday meal boxes at Northern Illinois Food Bank. | Michelle LaVigne ~ Sun-Times Media

Park City 11/12/12 Volunteers packed holiday meal boxes at Northern Illinois Food Bank with all items for a Thanksgiving dinner, minus the turkey. | Michelle LaVigne ~ Sun-Times Media