Illinois
Central Illinois couple spends golden years serving others
PEORIA (25News Now) – One Central Illinois couple is spending their golden years trying to make the world a better place.
Sandy and Phillip Anton have been volunteering at Midwest Food Bank since 2022. Sandy interacts with clients, helping them get checked in and pick out good food. Phillip is the one who operates the overhead door so that volunteers can load up the vehicles. Both of them are trained in other roles as well.
“We’ve been aware, through family and community connections, of the need, of food insecurity. We know the need is out there. We made a purposeful decision to focus our retirement on food insecurity,” Sandy said.
The food bank praised the couple for their skill at interacting with the community. The organization do much of their work with the help of volunteers like the Antons.
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