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Ridgewood NJ, looking for a way to help your neighbors this summer? Participate in the Ridgewood Food Drive, organized by the Run for Hope Foundation and the Ridgewood YMCA, to combat food insecurity in our community. The drive will run from Sunday, June 23 to Sunday, June 30.
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Ridgewood NJ, NJ State Assemblyman Christopher DePhillips in partnership with the Ridgewood YMCA and Social Services Association is hosting a food drive on Friday, June 23 from 9:30am-12pm. There will be two drop off locations – one at the Ridgewood YMCA at 112 Oak Street and one at Assemblyman DePhillips’ legislative office at 201 Franklin Avenue in Midland Park. There is also an option to donate to the food drive online up until next Friday.
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Ridgewood NJ, according to their Faceboook page Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church food drive collected 302 turkeys and seven SUV’s filled with other nonperishable food items . The turkeys were split up with 253 going to Fr. English, 25 to Ridgewood Social Services (the maximum they could take) and 24 turkey breasts and one ham for Ridgecrest Seniors. Nonperishable food items were also divided up for the three locations.
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ROSELAND NJ, The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) Emerging Leaders Council delivered more than 6,600 pounds of food and supplies — the most donations ever — to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey and local food banks throughout the state as part of its 10thannual Food Drive in November. This year’s food drive also featured an inaugural virtual component, in which a separate collection raised $2,028.
“The annual food drive is a great chance for those of us in the business world to provide some substantial help to those in our community who are less fortunate. Our support grows every year, and it is wonderful to be able to deliver aid to those in need,” said Katherine Zech, CPA, senior manager at PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP and leader of the Emerging Leaders Council.
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Ridgewood NJ, Emmanuel Baptist Church is collecting cans of soup during the month of January for its annual “SOUPER BOWL” drive to benefit the Center for Food Action (CFA). Soup donations are accepted before or after 10:30am Sunday service and during the week Monday through Thursday 9am to 1pm under the Mission Bulletin Board in the Church office lobby.Holmstead School, located on the Emmanuel campus, joins Emmanuel in the soup drive and collection. Emmanuel’s soup drive is held in conjunction with the football super bowl on February 5th.
CFA is 501 (c)(3) organization that provides emergency food and homelessness prevention services to northern New Jersey’s poorest and most vulnerable residents.Holmstead School, founded in 1970, is a private high school in Ridgewood, NJ.
Emmanuel, founded in 1891, is celebrating its 125th Anniversary Year and continues to maintain a tradition of outreach to the community. Emmanuel is located at 14 Hope Street, at the corner of Hope Street and East Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ. The building is ADA accessible and all are invited to attend.
NOVEMBER 30, 2015 LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2015, 9:53 AM
BY MATTHEW SCHNEIDER
STAFF WRITER |
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Benjamin Franklin Middle School (BF) hosted a charity run on Nov. 20, collecting frozen turkeys that were donated to help those less fortunate this Thanksgiving.
The school’s 21st Annual Turkey Trot, which was started as a community service project, was success again, according to Donna Skettini, a health and physical education teacher at BF and one of the event organizers.
“We had almost 1,000 people participate,” she said. “It is a huge hit and lots of fun.”
According to a flyer sent home to parents of BF students, “This tradition has been a day to celebrate with fitness and fun, while we all recognize the needs of others.”
The goal was to donate one turkey to the Social Service Association of Ridgewood and Vicinity for every 50 laps around the BF track accomplished as a group.
Giving to families in need has been the event’s goal since its inception, according to Skettini.
