Washington Heights

Top Box Foods is a non-profit hunger relief organization that buys high quality meats and vegetables and bundles them together in food boxes, which we then sell to church members of participating host sites. We are proud of what we sell, and everyone who buys it should feel equally proud to take it home and to feed their families with it. As a non-profit organization, we are able to make available at half the cost paid at neighborhood stores high quality, affordable groceries in areas without good access to similar nutritional food options.

Submit your orders
Sunday, May 27 through Tuesday, June 26
Orders delivered Saturday, July 14

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
• How often are orders placed? Orders can be placed online anytime, by simply going to www.topboxfoods.com, making your food selections and checking out with PayPal or a credit card. By inserting “Trinity UCC”in the "Company" field, Top Box knows where to bring your order on delivery day.
• How do I register online? You can register online in the Top Box Foods store when you arrive on the site, or after placing an order (Trinity’s Host Site number is CH1027).
• How do I pick up my order? You pick up your Top Box order on the scheduled delivery day at Trinity UCC,generally on the second Saturday of the month, beginning July 14.
• What methods of payment are accepted? You can purchase Top Boxes by cash, check, money order, LINK/SNAP funds, credit card or debit card or PayPal (online only). We accept payment when purchases are made online, or in person on the delivery day when you pick up your boxes.
How do I contact Top Box? You can contact Top Box Foods in several ways:
Call 312.527.7890
Call toll-free 888.9TOPBOX (888.986.7269)
Fax: 312.275.7523
email: info@topboxfoods.com
Web: www.topboxfoods.com
Twitter: @topboxfoods
Facebook: facebook.com/TopBoxFoods

More than 100 people turned out for a celebrity chef presentation, free food samples and free health screenings at the American Kidney Fund’s Kidney Action Day Saturday at Trinity United Church of Christ.

The event featured health screenings, entertainment, fitness guides and healthy cooking demonstrations by celebrity chef Judson Todd Allen and Trinity UCC’s Immabasi Health and Wellness Ministry.

Illinois Congressman Bobby Rush was also in attendance to recognize 15-year-old Justice Diamond, one of 13 winners of a nationwide art contest whose design was featured in the 2012 American Kidney Fund calendar. Also speaking were State Representative Monique Davis (D-Chicago) and Joyce Steele, who donated a kidney to her brother, Cook County Commissioner Robert Steele, two years ago.

“Partnering with local communities to promote the importance of early screening, education and prevention methods is a critical part of the American Kidney Fund’s mission, especially in the Chicago metro area, where rates of kidney disease are above the national average,” said LaVarne A. Burton, president and CEO of the American Kidney Fund. “We’re gratified that so many want to arm themselves with the tools they need to fight against kidney disease.”

Kidney Action Day is part of the American Kidney Fund’s national campaign. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the nation’s eighth leading cause of death, and it is estimated that as many as 31 million people in the U.S. are living with the disease. Many of Chicago’s minority communities in the South and West Sides are “red zones,” areas where kidney failure rates are more than twice the national average and three times higher than in the rest of the city.

“Kidney disease is a serious condition that often does not present symptoms until it’s too late; however, most cases are preventable,” Burton said. “That’s why events like Kidney Action Day, which promote prevention and early detection, are so important to at risk communities.”