20161124 - CL Comm Harvest (hrb)

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Mary Jo Mutchler, of Crystal Lake, hands a few boxes of dry pasta to a volunteer to be properly sorted for the Crystal Lake food pantry on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, at 6250 Northwest Highway in Crystal Lake, Ill. Last fall, the people in the Crystal Lake area donated 61,000 pounds of food and $26,637.00 in funds during the Community Harvest drive. This year, the goal was 85,000 pounds of food and $50,000 in funds.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Sue Breda, of Lake in the Hills, closes a crate of donated beverage items for the Crystal Lake food pantry on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, at 6250 Northwest Highway in Crystal Lake, Ill. Last fall, the people in the Crystal Lake area donated 61,000 pounds of food and $26,637.00 in funds during the Community Harvest drive. This year, the goal was 85,000 pounds of food and $50,000 in funds.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Robyn Ostrem, of Lake in the Hills, grabs bags of food to be sorted from a room filled with food to be sorted for the Crystal Lake food pantry on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, at 6250 Northwest Highway in Crystal Lake, Ill. Last fall, the people in the Crystal Lake area donated 61,000 pounds of food and $26,637.00 in funds during the Community Harvest drive. This year, the goal was 85,000 pounds of food and $50,000 in funds.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Michael Eschweiler (from front), 14, Chris Eschweiler, 20, and Drew Eschweiler, 18, all from Crystal Lake, organize sorted crates of donated food for the Crystal Lake food pantry into a box truck on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, at 6250 Northwest Highway in Crystal Lake, Ill. Last fall, the people in the Crystal Lake area donated 61,000 pounds of food and $26,637.00 in funds during the Community Harvest drive. This year, the goal was 85,000 pounds of food and $50,000 in funds.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Alex Eich, of Crystal Lake, moves a cart full of sorted donated food for the Crystal Lake food pantry on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016, at 6250 Northwest Highway in Crystal Lake, Ill. Last fall, the people in the Crystal Lake area donated 61,000 pounds of food and $26,637.00 in funds during the Community Harvest drive. This year, the goal was 85,000 pounds of food and $50,000 in funds.