Tag: food drive
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Parkview students in Milltown demonstrate ‘domino effect of kindness’ through cereal boxes
MILLTOWN – The students at Parkview School demonstrated a “domino effect of kindness” through a cereal box challenge for their donation to the Middlesex County Spring Food Drive. Some 1,380 boxes were collected within 10 days. On April 5, the 362 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 3 gathered for an assembly in the school’s gymnasium…
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Opinion: The need for food doesn’t stop as the weather changes
Trying to figure out how you will feed your family is no fun, especially with Thanksgiving approaching. To help our less fortunate neighbors, Yes We CAN! Food Drives collects Thanksgiving food items on behalf of Arm in Arm so those in need can share in the traditions of this wonderful holiday. We are asking you…
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North Brunswick Township Schools make donation to replenish food bank
North Brunswick Township Schools Acting Superintendent Janet Ciarrocca, North Brunswick Township Middle School Principal Rick Selover and North Brunswick Township Council Member Amanda Guadagnino presented a donation to North Brunswick Food Bank Director Kathy Aruta on Oct. 19. The food bank suffered the loss of its food supply and location on Sept. 1 when Tropical…
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Support Replenish by volunteering at food drives
Volunteers are needed to assist REPLENISH during the following Hunger Action Month activities: Labor Day Concert, Sept. 5 at 4 p.m., Roosevelt Park, intersection of Grandview Avenue and Pine Drive, Edison. Gates open at 3 p.m. for the REPLENISH launch and food collection. Hub City Sounds food drive, Sept. 18 from 10 a.m.…
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North Brunswick Food Bank destroyed by Ida; food drive planned for Sept. 18
The North Brunswick Public Library is hosting an outdoor food drive to benefit the North Brunswick Food Bank, which was severely damaged during Tropical Storm Ida on Sept. 1. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 18, food, gift cards and monetary donations will be accepted on the front lawn of the library, 710 Hermann…
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Cub Scouts donate 1,000 pounds of food to Aldersgate center
PHOTO COURTESY OF DOVEY SAWHNEY-GILL Cub Scouts Pack 501 delivered more than 1,000 pounds of food and supplies to Aldersgate Outreach Community Center in East Brunswick on Aug. 28. The scouts mostly went door to door, asking neighbors to support their food drive. For more information on the pack, email [email protected] or send a message…
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Cub Scout to collect donations for MCFOODS
Cub Scout Karman Gill is organizing a food drive to benefit MCFOODS (Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services). Items such as canned chicken, cereal, macaroni and cheese, canned meats, vegetables, fruits, diapers an wipes, low sodium stew, granola bars, rice, paper products, pasta, dry beans, soap and shampoo are requested. Canned and packaged…
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YMCA food drive reminds: Hunger Doesn’t Take a Vacation
By Gloria Stravelli Correspondent METUCHEN – The YMCA’s annual summer food drive is at the halfway mark, with one month to go to donate to help neighbors in need of food assistance. “Hunger Doesn’t Take A Vacation,” theme of the food drive, calls attention to the fact that even during summer months, families and individuals…
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Opinion: Ruckers support the North Brunswick community
We are writing this letter as a means to express our sincere thank you to the Raritan Bay Ruckers who visited the North Brunswick community on June 12 at Community Park to come to the aid of the Samaroo family who are still mourning the passing of their son. Airman Richard Samaroo passed away while…