The month of June is Dairy Month, and that's a cause for celebration for the Central Illinois Food Bank in Springfield as well as food pantries throughout Central Illinois. During Dairy Month the Food Bank receives 500 gallons of milk from Prairie Farms that the food bank is able to provide to food pantry agencies in 21 counties in the state. Kristy Gilmore, Food and Agency Resource Director for the Central Illinois Food Bank, said that dairy month is a great opportunity for families to be able to get the extra nutrients they might not always be able to get from food pantries during the rest of the year.

Gilmore said Dairy Month is also a way for the food bank to let the public know that they can carry milk and other perishable items.

For more information on the Central Illinois Food Bank you can go to centralilfoodbank.org or call 217-522-4022. Gilmore appeared on Wednesday's NEWSTALK WTIM Morning Show.