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President Obama surprises Chicago food bank volunteers!
Volunteers at a Chicago food bank got a surprise treat for the holidays.
Former President Barack Obama paid an unannounced visit Tuesday to the Greater Chicago Food Depository, where he helped bag potatoes for Thanksgiving meals.
Wearing a Chicago White Sox hat, Obama arrived with bags of donated food and donned latex gloves to work side by side with volunteers at the nonprofit, which helps provide meals to more than 700 food pantries and shelters across Cook County, Illinois.
The former President and longtime Chicago resident came with staffers from the Obama Foundation, which seeks to improve communities across the US through leadership training and other educational efforts.
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President Obama carries donated food on Tuesday to the Greater Chicago Food Depository.
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A hallmark of Obama's presidency was combating hunger across the globe.
In 2009, his administration pledged$3.5 billion over three years to a Feed the Future initiative, which works to promote agricultural knowledge and tools in areas with high food insecurity. In 2016, he signed the Global Food Security Act to bolster government efforts toward Feed the Future initiatives.
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