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Notes on Glass Slipper Project

• Article claims that Glass Slipper Project receive a lot of attention in the local and national media - this is the first time I have heard of Glass Slipper Project. But, I know that there are nonprofits that donate prom dresses to high school juniors and seniors.
• I thought it was interesting how they appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show (pretty big deal!, who doesn't want to be on her show)
• The article is pretty neutral overall - however, I don't know if this organization really inspired others to launch a similar org across the country and abroad
• The links no longer work, and they were last retrieved in 2006 and 2007.
• What can be updated is that volunteers can sign up for shifts online, and they accept monetary/dress donations as well.
• Nothing mentioned behind the scenes on Talk page
• WikiProject Chicago; Stub-Class; Low-Importance
• The Glass Slipper Project has a Wikipedia page for making teenagers' dreams happen. However, there are other non-profits like Paws Chicago that don't have a Wikipedia page. We also talked about who gets a Wikipedia page, how they get a Wikipedia, and how non-profits sometimes don't get noticed for their work and what they have been doing for the community.Plans for Greater Chicago Food Depository
• The article's sources are currently from its own webpage
• No mention of the annual hunger walk
• Talk page is when an employee claimed that web page is outdated, proposed changes but knows about the COI issues which is why he/she never changed anything
• A Wikipedian replied to the employee saying they will not help him/her because everything is coming from the GCFD website and how it is a copyright infringement because GCFD did not authorize the employee to use the info.

Greater Chicago Food Depository: Annotated Bibliography

CBS News reports a Food Share Program partnership between Starbucks and Feeding America where all unsold perishable food items (i.e. salads, wraps, and sandwiches) are donated to homeless shelters. GCFD helps the community by sending its trucks out to Starbucks every night to pick up the meals to be donated. Instead of wasting leftover or unsold food by throwing them away, this partnership program is helping to combat hunger or food insecurity in the Chicagoland area.

WGN News reports GCFD's lunch bus initiative, throughout the school year and during the summer, to feed children who are eligible for free or reduced price meals at school. There are a total of 4 lunch buses with 24 stops to make from the Little Village to South Holland neighborhoods. The lunch buses serves children with sandwiches and milk, and the school year lunch bus is more popular compared to the summertime.

ABC News reports that the GCFD consistently serves hundreds of veterans, on a weekly basis, who served the country. It is a way of showing appreciation and giving back, and the GCFD has two pantries specifically used to serve the veterans. In addition to combatting hunger, veterans also receive a goody bag with daily necessities such as socks, underwear and sleeping bags. $5 donations are encouraged, and a veteran will receive a goody bag as a result.