BUSINESSMAN IS PARTNERING WITH
THE PEORIA AREA FOOD BANK TO
MAKE SURE NO ONE HAS AN EMPTY
PANTRY DURING THE PANDEMIC.
> NICK
MOLINARI JOINS US FROM THE
NEWSROOM WITH HOW THIS COULD
HELP FEED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.
> WAYNE CANNON
WITH THE PEORIA AREA FOOD BANK
SAYS THE NEED FOR CHEAP,
HEARTY MEALS HAS GONE UP SINCE
THE PANDEMIC BEGAN... TO MAKE
SURE THE THOUSANDS OF
HOUSEHOLDS IN NEED HAVE THEIR
PLATES FULL... THE FOOD BANK
HAS CALLED FOR EXTRA HELP.
<<("IT'S A SCARY FEELING TO
KNOW THAT YOUR CUPBOARDS ARE
BARE." SO FAR THIS YEAR THE
PEORIA AREA FOOD BANK HAS
PROVIDED OVER 1.4 MILLION
MEALS TO PEOPLE ACROSS CENTRAL
ILLINOIS... AND AS THE
PANDEMIC RAGES ON SO DOES THE
DEMAND FOR FOOD. "IT'S
CRITICAL THAT FAMILIES NOT
ONLY KNOW WHERE THEY CAN GET
FOOD BUT THAT THEY ARE
RECEIVING IT." SO THE FOOD
BANK REACHED OUT TO LOCAL
BUSINESSMAN ROY SORCE. "TO
BRING THEM TO A MORE EFFICIENT
AND EFFECTIVE WAY OF
SUPPORTING AND DONATING FOOD
TO FOOD PANTRIES AND FAMILIES
IN NEED IN THE AREA." SORCE
HELPED REORGANIZE THE PANTRY
TO BETTER UTILIZE THE
FACILITY... WHICH CANNON SAYS
WILL HELP MOVE MORE PRODUCT
ALLOWING THEM TO REACH MORE
FAMILIES IN THE REGION. "HE
GAVE US SOME GREAT IDEAS AND
WE SAID HEY, LET'S DO IT, AND
IT'S WORKED OUT WONDERFULLY."
BUT ROY BRINGS MORE TO THE
TABLE THAN ORGANIZATIONAL
SKILLS... HIS COMPANY SORCE
ENTERPRISES ALSO RUNS A
FISHING CO- OP... CATCHING
ASIAN CARP OR WHAT THEY CALL
WHITE FISH FROM THE ILLINOIS
RIVER. "IT IS AN INEXPENSIVE,
COST EFFECTIVE PROTEIN THAT
ALSO HELPS THE ENVIRONMENT."
SORCE ADDS THERE'S NO SHORTAGE
OF THIS FISH IN THE RIVER.
"OUR FACILITY CAN PROCESS 15
MILLION POUNDS A YEAR OF ASIAN
CARP PROVIDING OVER 20 MILLION
MEALS TO FAMILIES IN NEED."
BOTH PARTIES SAY THEY ARE
EXCITED TO SEE THE POSITIVE
BENEFITS FROM THIS NEW
PARTNERSHIP.)>> <<Nick
Molinare>> THE PEORIA AREA
FOOD BANK IS THE FIRST
CUSTOMER SORCE WILL BE
PROVIDING WHITE FISH FOR... HE
SAYS THE NEXT STEP IS TO LOOK
FOR STATE OR FEDERAL FUNDING
TO REACH MORE PEOPLE AND
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF ASIAN
CARP IN THE ILLINOIS RIVER.
MARK, SHELBEY?
> NOW HERE'S
A LOOK AT THE WEATHER WITH
METEROLOGIST MOLLY NASLUND
> <<(A COOLER
AND SUNNY DAY WITH HIGHS
REACHING THE UPPER 70S INTO
