Friday, May 10, 2013
The employees also donated 1,000 pounds of food to the Interfaith Food Pantry.
During tough economic times, those that are down on their luck often times find it hard to get food on the table. That's where the Interfaith Food Pantry comes in. The Interfaith Food Pantry is a non-denominational non-profit organization that provides food and groceries to Morris County families in need. Recently, Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) helped support the pantry with a $5,000 donation. Last year, the pantry fell on hard times because a 13 percent increase from May through July in demand for food staples had nearly stripped the pantry of supplies. But local companies are stepping up to help out. JCP&L employees held bake sales and luncheons, collected food items and donated cash during the recently completed 2013 "Harvest …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Morris Plains' Interfaith Food Pantry will honor individuals and groups that helped feed the needy.
The Interfaith Food Pantry in Morris Plains will host a dedication ceremony Monday, March 8 at 11:30 a.m. to pay tribute to those whose donations for its 2012 capital campaign led to a whopping take of $2.7 million. The organization will unveil its 2012 Annual Giving Tree to mark the end of its Harvesting Miracles campaign, which paid for construction of the IFP's new resource center at 2 Executive Drive, which opened in November 2011. The giving tree, to be displayed in the resource center lobby, features the names of approximately 185 groups and individuals that contributed 1,000 pounds of food or $2,000 or more between January and December of 2012. Also being unveiled at the event are wall plaques listing major contributors to the …
Monday, November 26, 2012
Elementary school students only needed four days to collect for Interfaith Food Pantry.
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Monday, November 26, 2012
All year, but especially around the holidays, organizations like Interfaith Food Pantry are in need of donations. When you add a crippling storm like Sandy to the mix, that need only becomes greater. Students at Alexander Hamilton School in Morristown recognized the need and wanted to do something about it. Here is the lowdown on how they helped, courtesy Alexander Hamilton student Antti Meriluoto: The Alexander Hamilton Student Council felt the need to help the Interfaith Food Pantry. The food pantry had a terrible struggle to regain food. Because of Superstorm Sandy, citizens of Morris County needed to throw out most of their refrigerated foods. This of course led the Interfaith Food Pantry to run immensely low on donations. Then, on …
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Interfaith Food Pantry seeks turkey and other food donations to replace items lost in power outage after storm.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Superstorm Sandy devastated homes, trees, wires and caused more than a million power outages in New Jersey. She even destroyed Thanksgiving dinner. The storm knocked out power that ruined turkeys, hams and other products that were going to be distributed to the Interfaith Food Pantry in Morris Plains. That delivery will now not happen. With Thanksgiving only a week away, the Interfaith Food Pantry has turned to organizations such as Hurricane Sandy Helping Hands for assistance. Hurricane Sandy Helping Hands will accept turkeys, hams and large chickens on Wednesday and Thursday as well as gift cards at the Hanover Library parking lot to be placed in a refrigerated truck. For a list of other food items needed, visit www.mcifp.org. According …
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Morristown among municipalities working with YouGiveGoods.com during September.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Want to help the community but not sure how, or not sure you have the time? Morristown has made donating food as easy as a click. The Town of Morristown has set up an online food drive page at YouGiveGoods.com through the "Morris County Municipal Action to Curb Hunger," or McMatch, food donation matching program. Morristown, like other towns in Morris County, has established Interfaith Food Pantry as its beneficiary. Donate food by clicking here. The McMatch program runs through Sept. 21. YouGiveGoods will arrange the food delivery to Interfaith Food Pantry and will also email donors a tax reciept. In addition to donating online, food donations can also be dropped off at the Office of the Mayor and Administration, 200 South St., Fourth …
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
New report from United Way calculates number of struggling working families, while food stores at Interfaith Food Pantry are nearly gone.
Give a hearty shout in the warehouse at Interfaith Food Pantry and you just might hear an echo. That is because a 13 percent increase from May through July in demand for food staples—everyday things from bread to milk, cereal to soup—has nearly stripped them of supply. "We recently had to temporarily adjust our intake policy to accommodate all the new people," said Carolyn Lake, director of community relations and development. "On top of all this, we just completed our weekly inventory and the situation is bleak." Interfaith Food Pantry's clean, new warehouse in their recently-opened new main offices on Executive Drive in Morris Plains is nearly bare, save a few boxes. "The boxes you see are primarily coffee and hygiene products," Lake …
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
'McMatch' encourages Morris municipalities to conduct food drives Sept. 1 through 24.
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Morris County is partnering with several nonprofit agencies in launching a new initiative aimed at helping local food pantries meet the needs of Morris County families at risk of hunger. The initiative, "Morris County Municipal Action to Curb Hunger" or McMatch, is a contest that encourages Morris County municipal governments to conduct food drives between Sept. 1 and 24 to support local pantries, with the Interfaith Food Pantry serving as the default recipient. Frank Pinto, director of the Morris County Department of Human Services, said each municipality has been assigned to a division based on its population. Towns that collect the most food in their divisions will be recognized at the Human Services Public Officials Forum in September…
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
College Hunks Hauling Junk and Move for Hunger collaborated on the Green Sunday.
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
On Sunday, Monmouth County-based Move for Hunger and College Hunks Hauling Junk of East Hanover teamed up for a summer concert and food drive on the Green. The free event featured live music, with all non-perishable food donations attendees brought going toward the Interfaith Food Pantry.
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Sunday, August 5, 2012
Summer concert/food drive featuring Boston-based Roots rock band Adam Ezra Group set for 3 to 6 p.m. on the Green.
What's better than helping others? What about helping others while helping yourself to some entertainment? On Sunday, Monmouth County-based Move for Hunger and College Hunks Hauling Junk of East Hanover are teaming up for a summer concert and food drive on the Green. The free event, from 3 to 6 p.m., will feature live music, with all non-perishable food donations attendees make going toward the Interfaith Food Pantry. The entertainment portion of the day will be headlined by the Adam Ezra Group, whose namesake spoke highly of College Hunks New Jersey franchisee Stephen Bienko, who organized the charity event. "He has been a fan for a while," Ezra said of Bienko's affection for his band's Boston-based Roots rock. "He has a very inspiring …
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Friday, June 24, 2011
Company gave support to United Way Day of Action
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Friday, June 24, 2011
United Way has released an announcement about a group of JCP&L employees who took part in the fourth annual United Way Day of Action. Here's what it said: More than two dozen Jersey Central Power and Light volunteers fanned out across Morris, Sussex and Warren counties last week, answering a call by United Way of Northern New Jersey to get involved in improving our local communities during the fourth annual United Way Day of Action, a nationwide day of service campaign. In conjunction with the Summer Solstice on June 21st, United Way annually raises awareness about struggling families and asks area residents in our five counties – Morris, North Essex, Somerset, Sussex and Warren -- to use the longest day of the year to lead by example and …
S. Lawlor
5:11 pm on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Great job AH!!! more ›