Produce donations help clients struggling to get by.(Home & Garden)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), July, 2007

Byline: Catherine Edman cedman@@dailyherald.com Everything the Giving Garden program stands for starts with the people served by food pantries throughout the area. It's all about the clients. Too often, those living near pantries might not even know they exist, let along understand who those agencies seeks to serve.

We thought we'd help provide a little insight by chatting with a leader at just one of the sites participating in the Daily Herald's program urging gardeners to lend a hand. Debbie Walusiak took time from her schedule to chat about the Self-Help Closet and Pantry of Des Plaines. This is an edited transcript of our interview. Q. Who would you say is your average client? A. We don't have one. I always tell people they are...