Tag: New Life Food Pantry
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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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Blessing of the Bikes to benefit local food pantry
St. George’s Anglican Church will hold the 12th annual Blessing of the Bikes on April 29 at the church, 56 Main St., Helmetta. Registration will be held at 10 a.m. with coffee and donuts. The bike blessing will be at 11:30 a.m., followed by a bike run and return to the church for food, music…
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New Life Food Pantry seeks volunteers
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer HELMETTA — There is a desperate need for volunteer help at the New Life Food Pantry as the number of needy people rises. In operation since 2006, Kristen Tabert, pantry administrator, said they went from serving five to six Helmetta residents from donations received from the parish to now serving…