Tag: hunger
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Woodbridge Have a Heart
WOODBRIDGE — Valentine’s Day is around the corner and township officials are challenging entities to “have-a-heart” for its annual food drive. The “Have-A-Heart” food drive challenges township businesses, retail food service outlets, hospitality industry, corporate businesses and offices, schools, students and residents to donate 214 pounds of food or contribute $214 to assist Woodbridge food…
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Donations help feed those in need in Edison
EDISON — The latest donations to the Hands of Hope Community Soup Kitchen by members of the Valencia Soccer Academy will go a long way toward feeding those who are in need. “We were looking to find a charity in the local area,” said Jason Montesinos, founder and president of Valencia Soccer Academy (VSA), who…
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Annual Bowl for Hunger raises $31,000 for food banks
WOODBRIDGE — Funds from the eighth annual “Bowl for Hunger” will be distributed evenly among 32 food banks in Middlesex County. This year’s “Bowl for Hunger” on July 27 at Majestic Lanes of Hopelawn raised approximately $31,000, with additional pledges to come. Assemblyman Craig J. Coughlin (D-Middlesex) in partnership with the Middlesex Water Company, Raritan…
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NJ farmers mark 20 years of “on the road against hunger”
BORDENTOWN – New Jersey Farmers Against Hunger (FAH), a program of the New Jersey Agricultural Society, is celebrating its 20th year of collecting surplus fresh fruits and vegetables from farms, wholesalers and grocery stores for distribution to agencies serving those in need. As part of the 20th anniversary, FAH will be holding a campaign to support the purchase…
