The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties has scheduled the following events to help increase donations to relieve hunger in the local area.
“Trick or Trot,” a four-mile race and fitness walk, plus children’s races, will be sponsored by the Jersey Shore Running Club Oct. 24 at Seven Presidents Park, Long Branch. Participants are asked to bring a nonperishable food item. For further details, visit the Web site of the Jersey Shore Running Club, www.jsrc.org., or call (732) 542-6090.
The Third Annual Timothy Neylon Memorial Art Exhibit will be held Nov. 5 from 5-8 p.m. and Nov. 6 from 1-4 p.m., at the FoodBank, 3300 Route 66, Neptune.
The food bank is in need of items for the coming holidays. Needed are stuffing, broth or gravy, cranberry sauce, applesauce, canned fruits and vegetables, pie or muffin mix, beets, yams or sweet potatoes, instant potatoes, instant pudding, Jell-O, canned or fresh hams, and turkeys. Residents are invited to sponsor a food drive in their neighborhood or business. For more information, call (732) 918-2600, ext. 225.
“Check-Out Hunger” coupons or soup bowl window hang-ups are available at local supermarkets, Bank of America/Fleet Bank branches, and Wawa stores, which enable residents to donate $1, $3 or $5 to the food bank.
The FoodBank distributes more than 3 million pounds of food annually to more than 250 programs located within the two counties.