Not Letting The Bank Fail
I’m talking about the Community Food Bank of New Jersey, the state’s largest food bank. It needs more supplies/donations to meet the increasing demand for food.
Deborah Smith of Jersey Bites has started a blogging campaign which aims to get 100 bloggers across New Jersey to help spread the message about the plummeting supply of food in the Food Bank as the demands increase:
“We are scheduled to launch the “This Bank Can’t Fail” blogging campaign for Monday December 15th. The goal is to get 100 New Jersey bloggers on board to help spread the synchronized word about the increased demand being put on the food pantries in New Jersey and how everyone can help. It would be fantastic if you would participate…”
To help, people can:
1) Make a monetary contribution: Visit www.njfoodbank.org.
2) Donate food: Drop off a bag of food at your local food pantry.
3) Organize a food drive: The CFBNJ can help explain the logistics of starting a food drive. Just call 908-355-FOOD.
4) Look for the “Check Out Hunger” coupons at your local supermarket and donate.
The 3-minute video below shows the dire situation the food bank is currently facing rising demand for food assistance and a sharp drop in donations:
You can also email Deb at jerseybite@gmail.com if you want to get involved in the campaign. I hope more Jersey City bloggers join this cause.
[...] Last week, I wrote about a campaign started by Deborah Smith of Jersey Bites supporting the Community Food Bank of New Jersey. The bank is running low of supplies, but the demands across New Jersey are still going up. Are we going to let this bank fail? [...]