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Heart of Illinois Harvest

  • Local News
    Co-founder of HOI Harvest calls volunteers heroes
    Steve Tarter
    Bill Lervagg remembers when Peoria didn’t have a food rescue program like the Heart of Illinois Harvest. Lervaag recalled that he and Bob Baietto, a retired high school principal and former member of the Peoria County Board, helped form Harvest in 1992. Other co-founders included Hobe Albright and Gene Slevin, both deceased.