1,000 families will be provided food tomorrow at the 3rd Annual Juneteenth Food Distribution Drive-Thru at Phillips Park in Aurora.
In honor of Juneteenth and Father’s Day Weekend, more than 150 members of Black fraternities and sororities are gathering tomorrow morning in Aurora to distribute food to those in need.
The Aurora Divine 9 Alliance, a collective of suburban members of the nine historically Black fraternities and sororities, is collaborating with the city of Aurora government and the Northern Illinois Food Bank to host the food distribution.
Beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday, June 16, boxes of meat, produce, and dairy will be provided in a drive-thru format to 1,000 families.
No registration needed. Identification is not necessary. Families can come from anywhere. First come, first served.
In addition, random cars will be selected to receive gift cards.
The line forms early at the Smith Boulevard entrance to Phillips Park, 1000 Ray Moses Drive. on Aurora’s eastside. Traffic will be managed by the Aurora Police Department, the Aurora Emergency Management Agency, and the Citizens Police Academy of Aurora Alumni Association.
The Juneteenth Food Distribution Drive-Thru is one several Juneteenth activities the city of Aurora will be host to this holiday weekend. On the actual holiday – Monday, June 19, the City will be host to a youth summit in the morning and Juneteenth Flag Raising Ceremony at 1 p.m. with special guests: The South Shore Drill Team and Mayor Jaylen Smith, 19, of Earle, Arkansas – the youngest Black mayor in America.
— City government of Aurora, Ill.