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Coming Events
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Boss of the
Sauce
Thank you for participating
in this year's Boss of the Sauce event!
$3,308.00 was raised for the FoodBank.
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Left
to Right: Teddy Maturo of Millennium Radio's
105.7 The Hawk, presents the proceeds of this
year's Boss of the Sauce event to Ellen
Koment of the FoodBank.
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Check-Out Hunger 2007
Thank you to the
participating stores and their customers who
generously donated throughout the holiday season
at A&P, Fine Fair, Foodtown, Gennardi's, Pathmark,
ShopRite, SuperFresh, Wawa, Wegman's and other
stores.
Two store in
particular, Wegman's in Ocean Township and
Wegman's in Manalapan, went the extra mile in
asking customers to help fight hunger in our
communities. The two stores together raised
$83, 408 to help fight hunger!
(left
to right) Marylou Hilsden, FoodBank; Susan Kelly,
Executive Director FoodBank; Philip Kim, Shari
Eben, and Terri Schultz, Wegman's Manalapan; Steve
Derosa and Kelly Roldan, Wegman's Ocean Township,
Kate McMahon, FoodBank
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The FoodBank’s 12th Annual Humanitarian Dinner Dance
Is
celebrating the Humanitarian Spirit,
By honoring
FoodBank volunteers, donors and friends.
Come and Dance the Night Away
to the Motown dance classics of yesteryear,
with Total Soul Party,
NYC’s most exciting party band.
When: Friday, April 25,
2008
Where: Eagle Oaks Golf &
Country Club
20 Shore Oaks
Drive, Farmingdale
Time: Cocktails at 6pm
Dress to Impress – Jacket
and Tie
For reservations
and ad journal
rates
click here or call Kate at the FoodBank at 732-918-2600.
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Mix. Mingle and Sort
A Volunteer Evening
On the
first Thursday evening of each month, volunteers meet at the
FoodBank to "sort and socialize" from 6 to 8 pm. Come and
participate in this excellent opportunity to meet others while
helping those in our local communities. Volunteers must be 13 or
older. Please wear closed shoes.
For
information call Lorie at 732-918-2 600. X 241.
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News
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Officials
Join Together in the Fight to End Hunger |
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Pictured above from the left are: Vicki Escarra,
Yvette Jackson and Kevin McHugh, President of the FoodBank’s board
of Directors. |
On
September 19th, Vicki Escarra, President and CEO of
America’s Second Harvest – The Nation’s FoodBank Network,
visited the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties and
participated in its Fight to End Hunger Forum.
As a
leader of the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization with
more than 200 foodbanks and food-rescue organizations in its
nationwide membership, Escarra has sought to increase the amount
of food that is available to hungry people by enhancing donor
relationships with corporate America, government partners and
individuals. "Hunger is one of a handful of social issues facing
our nation today that are solvable," said Escarra.
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Many of the FoodBank’s 250
member charities attended this forum, as well as Secretary of
Agriculture, Charles Kuperus; Yvette Jackson, regional
administrator of USDA Food and Nutrition Service; Jennifer Velez,
Commissioner of the State Department of Human Serices; and Deputy
Mayor of Neptune, Randy Bishop. The forum covered numerous issues
such as passage of the Farm Bill, school breakfast programs, the
Federal food stamp program, emergency food and commodities for
seniors. Pictured at left are Secretary
Kuperus and Commissioner Velez. |
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CHEERIOS HONORS KIDS!
Monica Murphy Chosen to Be On
Cheerios Box |
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The FoodBank of Monmouth and
Ocean Counties is proud to announce that Monica Murphy of Spring Lake
Heights has been chosen by ShopRite Partners in Caring program and
General Mills to appear on a limited edition Cheerios box. On Friday
at the Wall ShopRite representatives from ShopRite/Wakefern and
General Mills unveiled the Cheerios Box and presented a special
edition to Monica who was one of four kids chosen in this tri-state
area.
Monica is an eighth grade
student who lives in Spring Lake Heights and has been deemed “a local
hunger-fighting hero” by ShopRite and General Mills. Monica brought
an idea to her school to create ‘can art’ with donated canned goods.
In this way, the students were not only challenged to design art with
canned goods, but also to help those in need in our neighborhoods.
Close to 1800 pounds of food was collected! Read the
entire FoodBank press release. |
| Monica is pictured above at the ceremony with her parents Paul &
Esther Murphy. |
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Monmouth
University Football Team
Makes a
Play to End Hunger |
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 Passing the
turkey will took on a new meaning on Tuesday, November 13th
at 11am when Stop
&
Shop’s Turkey Express delivered 1,000 turkeys to the FoodBank of
Monmouth and Ocean Counties in Neptune. Members of Monmouth
University’s football team volunteered their time to help unload
this amazing donation in time for Thanksgiving.
Stop
&
Shop’s Turkey Express program will deliver nearly 19,000 turkeys to
hunger relief organizations in New Jersey, New York, Maine,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New
Hampshire and Connecticut before November 18th. Each year,
Stop &
Shop donates over $12 million in product and financial support to
individual foodbanks. |
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Standing in front of
21,000 pounds of food Wegmans donated to the
FoodBank of Monmouth & Ocean Counties
on November 14, are from left to
right:
Hank Rostek FoodBank
Operations Mgr; Nicole Batson, Team Leader, Wegmans/Ocean; Jef Point,
Team Leader, Wegmans/Ocean; Kelly Roldan, Service Team Leader, Wegmans/Ocean;
Susan Kelly, FoodBank Director and Mike McCarthy, Service Manager,
Wegmans/Ocean. |
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Gill Chiropractic of Morris Avenue
in Spring Lake flies banner as a FoodBank Holiday Food Drop-Off Point.
Click here for additional food drop-off
points in your area.
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Kids Power Up on Childhood Hunger
Day
On October 16, over 150 third and fourth graders visited the FoodBank
along with USDA's Power Panther in awareness of Childhood Hunger Day.
The Jersey Shore Chefs prepared healthy treats and healthy lunches for
the children. The NJ Department of Agriculture hosted fun activities
such as Wheel of Fortune and Healthy Hopscotch. This annual event is
sponsored by the American Culinary Federation's Jersey Shore Chefs
Association and its philanthropic arm, the ACF Chef
& Child Foundation, aiming to bring awareness to childhood
hunger in our area.
In the United States, over 12 million children are food insecure,
meaning they do not have adequate access to the food they need to grow
and stay healthy. The FoodBank provides emergency food for 19,000
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Participating schools were Bradley Beach
Elementary in Asbury Park, Vetter School in Eatontown, West Dover
Elementary in Toms River, and Green Grove Elementary in Neptune. |
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Dave and Roberta Wintrode
hosted Artists Under the Sun
for the FoodBank on July 14 at their home in Toms River. Fifteen local
artists representing genres of photography, drawings, watercolor,
mixed media, sculpture, ceramics and jewelry participated. The event
raised over $30,000 for the FoodBank. The event was sponsored by
Andwin Realty Investors; Carluccio, Leone, Dimon, Doyle
& Sacks; Rosanne L. Citta; Wachovia
Securities - Rick Galgano; Hiering, Dupignac, Stanzione & Dunne;
Jersey Central Power & Light; Novins, York,
Pentony & Pagano and the OceanFirst
Foundation. |
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| Picture top left shows welcome table. Top right Roberta Wintrode
(left) chats with guests. Below left Dave Wintrode (left) is shown
with guests. Below right artist Donna Ferrante (left) talks with a
customer. |
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Thanks to Health Net,
BathFitter and
HighPoint Insurance for their sponsorship of trucks to help deliver food.
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