NYKO "Spread the Love" PB&J Food Drive  

NYKO "Spread the Love" PB&J Food Drive  

In Partnership with Move For Hunger and CORT, The Chicagoland Apartment Association will be hosting a PB&J Food Drive at the New Year Kick Off  (NKYO) event on  Wednesday, January 21, 2026. We're encouraging attendees to donate peanut butter and jelly to help provide lunches for children in the community. Not only is peanut butter kid-friendly, it’s one of the most requested items by food banks!

To encourage donations, we enjoy a friendly competition each year with the company that donates the most “meals” (through donations of closed PB&J jars or monetary donations) earning the title of “NYKO 2026 Hunger Fighting Heroes.” They will be recognized on CAA’s social media and In Focus e-newsletter.  Past winners include Waterton and Morguard Management (pictured below). 

Donations of closed PB&J jars are encouraged, but monetary donations can be made on-site or online here. 

Move For Hunger is a non-profit organization that mobilizes the relocation industry to reduce food waste and fight hunger. Their network of socially-responsible relocation companies provides their customers, clients, and residents with the opportunity to donate their food when they move. Since 2009, Move For Hunger has delivered more than 11.7 million pounds of food to food banks across the United States and Canada- that’s the equivalent of 9.6 million meals.