Fair Haven Dunkin’ Donates $5K To Feed Hungry Locals

FAIR HAVEN, NJ - Fair Haven Dunkin’ franchise group, DDJ Sequeira Network, recently presented a $5,000 check to support Compañeros de Comida at the recently opened Dunkin’ restaurant located at 598 River Road, in Fair Haven.

Compañeros de Comida is a student-run volunteer group and a local 501(c)3 non-profit corporation created at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to support individuals in the greater Red Bank area who were unable to reach local food banks due to illness or lack of transportation. To date, the organization has provided over 144,000 meals to families in the area.

Every Saturday, volunteers come together to sort and distribute bulk meals to over twenty neighboring families, according to the organization’s website.

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Fair Haven Mayor Benjamin Lucarelli introduced Compañeros de Comida to Dominic Sequeira of DDJ Sequeira Network, according to a news release. All the involved parties came together for the check presentation on March 22, which was made on behalf of Dunkin’s charitable arm, the Joy in Childhood Foundation.

The DDJ Sequeira Network owns and operates eight Dunkin' locations throughout Monmouth County: Shrewsbury, Red Bank (Water Street and Riverview Plaza), Tinton Falls (Shrewsbury Avenue and Sycamore Avenue), Fair Haven, Atlantic Highlands and Lincroft.

To donate or drop off food to Compañeros de Comida, visit companerosdecomida.org.