Tag: MCFOODS
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Groups collaborate to raise hunger awareness
EAST BRUNSWICK To provide guests with a free meal prepared by professional chefs, the “Come Dine Below the Line” event was established to promote hunger awareness. Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS) and Aldersgate United Methodist Church‘s Crisis Room Food Pantry hosted approximately 125 attendees on June 10 for a three-course meal…
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Schools collect more than 60 tons of food for county food bank
School districts in Woodbridge, East Brunswick and Old Bridge collected 12,850, 12,000 and 10,700 pounds of food, respectively, for the county food bank in the past year. The East Brunswick, Monroe and Perth Amboy districts had 100 percent of their schools participating in the food drive, which netted 135,000 pounds – or 64.5 tons –…
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Professional chefs will cook with food pantry staples
MCFOODS (Middlesex County Food Outreach Organization and Distribution Services) and East Brunswick-based Crisis Room Food Pantry at Aldersgate United Methodist Church will present a hunger awareness event called “Come Dine Below the Line” from 6-8 p.m. on June 10 at the church, 562 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. Attendees will enjoy a free meal prepared by…
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Edison AARP Chapter meeting May 15
Edison AARP Chapter 3446 will meet at 1 p.m on May 15 at Our Lady of Peace Parish Center, Franklin Avenue, Fords. Bruce T. Yenk, a certified financial planner, will speak on estate planning and creating one’s family love letter. The chapter’s upcoming events include a day trip to the Hunterdon Hills Playhouse to see the…
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Learning center to hold food drive
A Tree of Life Early Learning Academy will hold a community food drive for MCFOODS (Middlesex County Food Outreach Organization and Distribution Services) from March 13-24 at the school, 2239 Route 1 south, North Brunswick. Items requested include canned meat, fruits, veggies, pasta, rice, and dry beans, soap, shampoo and toothpaste. For more information, call…
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North Brunswick celebrates accomplishments of entire school community
NORTH BRUNSWICK — The community at North Brunswick Township High School (NBTHS) is celebrating the accomplishments of its staff and students. Stephen Bitalla, school counselor, was promoted to assistant chief of the Milltown Fire Department on Jan. 1. He has been a firefighter for 16 years, having served four years as lieutenant and two years as captain…
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Residents gobble up opportunity to donate to county food bank
With 2016 nearing a close, organizers from the Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services (MCFOODS) are taking stock of the usual holiday season’s landslide of donations. To date, MCFOODS has been on the receiving end of 62.17 tons of food donations, more than a third of which has flooded into the organization’s East…
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Local gyms help food bank refuel supplies during ‘Spoontember’
In honor of Hunger Action Month, the Middlesex County food bank has recruited several local gyms to pump up donations by hosting on-site food drives throughout September. “Food donations taper off in the summertime; that’s just the stark reality, but this season’s donations have been exceptionally lean,” Jennifer Apostol, project manager with the Middlesex County…
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East Brunswick teams up for food drive
EAST BRUNSWICK — Two East Brunswick High School (EBHS) teams traded in their pigskins and pom-poms for donation bags last week to help Middlesex County’s food bank during its usual summertime lull. At the onset of the season, the high school football team was more than 20 players shy of last year’s roster, leaving less…