Give Back With The Monroe Fall Harvest Food Drive

MONROE, NJ — Middlesex County invites everyone in the Monroe Twp. area and nearby to participate in the annual Fall Harvest Food Drive. This initiative is a coordinated effort among Middlesex County, MCFOODS, the Middlesex County Improvement Authority (MCIA), Feeding Middlesex County and the Monroe Township Department of Public Works.

Donations may be placed in the green MCFOODS bins in the clubhouse of the following communities: Rossmoor, Ponds, Greenbriar at Whittingham, Regency, Encore, Stonebridge, and Renaissance at Monroe. For Concordia residents items will be collected by the Monroe Department of Public Works on Monday, October 21 and in Clearbrook on Tuesday, October 22.

The most needed items include:

· Canned chicken
· Cereal
· Macaroni & cheese
· Canned meats & pasta
· Vegetables (low sodium)
· Fruits (low sugar)
· Diapers & wipes
· Stew (low sodium)
· Granola bars
· Rice
· Pasta
· Dry beans (red, black & pinto)
· Paper products
· Soap, shampoo, toothpaste

All items should be canned and packaged goods only. No glass items will be accepted.

“One in eight Middlesex County residents are unsure where their next meal might come from,” said Middlesex County Freeholder Director Ronald G. Rios: “Please consider donating to MCFOODS to directly give back to our children, seniors, veterans, disabled, and working families living with food insecurity."

“Middlesex County’s Emergency Food Distribution Network serves over 120 local food pantries, soup kitchens and social service agencies each week, but they still need your help and your donations,” said Freeholder Charles Tomaro, liaison to the MCIA.

Monetary donations are also accepted in the form of a check payable to Feeding Middlesex County. Please mail all checks to PO Box 781, Edison, NJ 08818.

For more information on MCFOODS, please visit www.mciauth.com.