Tag: MCFOODS
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Experience dining on a food pantry budget
Feeding Middlesex County, Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS) and the North Brunswick Food Bank will present Come Dine Below the Line from 6-8 p.m. on May 19 at Our Lady of Peace Parish Hall, 1740 Route 130, North Brunswick. A casually elegant, upscale, gourmet dining experience on a food pantry budget.…
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Middlesex County Walk for Better Health and health fair will be held in Milltown April 21
Through a joint effort with the Middlesex County Food Bank (MCFOODS) and Feeding Middlesex County, the Mayor’s Wellness Campaign will be hosting the first Middlesex County Walk for Better Health and health fair event between 9 a.m. to noon on April 21 at the American Legion Pavilion, 4 J F Kennedy Drive, Milltown. Jason Haykin, a…
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Middlesex County College food pantry helps students in need
EDISON — Middlesex County College now provides a food pantry for students in need. Kathleen Shay, a mathematics professor at the college, said helping her students with food insecurities was always in the back of her mind. In fall 2016, she learned about how widespread food insecurities are among college students during an Anti-Poverty Network…
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Edison AARP chapter meeting will include chair yoga, discussion on St. Patrick’s Day lunch
Edison AARP Chapter 3446 will meet at 1 p.m. on Feb. 19 at the Our Lady Of Peace Parish Center, 10 Franklin Ave. off Amboy Avenue, Edison. Florette Applebaum will lead chair yoga. Part of the discussion will be the St. Patrick’s Day lunch and show to be held at The Brown Stone, 932 Middlesex…
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Edison AARP will meet Nov. 20
Edison AARP Chapter 3446 will meet at 1 p.m. Nov. 20 at the Our Lady of Peace Parish Center, Franklin Avenue, Fords. An informational program will be presented at the meeting by the Edison Arts Society. Reservations for the holiday luncheon at The Pines Manor on December 18 are now due. Holiday gifts for the NJ Veterans…
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Monroe seniors support county food drive
PHOTO COURTESY OF MONROE TOWNSHIP The Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS) closed out its annual Fall Harvest Food Drive on Oct. 27 with 7.5 tons of nonperishable items donated by the Monroe Township senior communities of Concordia, Clearbrook, Rossmoor, Encore, Greenbriar, Ponds, Regency and Renaissance. Staff from Monroe Township’s Department of…
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Geriatrician to speak on memory disorders in seniors
East Brunswick AARP Chapter 4855 will hold a general meeting at 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 14 at the East Brunswick Firehouse, Civic Center Station, 310 Rues Lane, East Brunswick. The guest speaker will be internist and geriatrician, Dr. Aijaz Hussain. He is affiliated with Saint Peter’s Healthcare System. He will speak on memory disorders in…
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United Way of Central Jersey urges residents to donate food during the summer
The United Way of Central Jersey is urging residents to donate during the summer months. According to a 2012 report from the Food and Research Action Center, six out of seven low-income children who eat a free or reduced school lunch during the academic year do not get a free meal during the summer. “In…
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EARTH Center open house set for July 22
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will hold its Garden Field Day/Open House from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on July 22 at the EARTH Center, located in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. The rain date will be July 23. The day will be filled with activities for the whole…