Tag: Middlesex County Food Organization and Outreach Distribution Services
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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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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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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…
