Congratulations to the 2014 Holiday Hunger Challenge Award Winners! Thank you to all of the participating schools, the many great sponsors and everyone who donated. Pounds Per Student Award Alpha High School 1,396 lbs of food / $2,601 pounds for dollars = 83.4 pounds per student Heavyweight Champion Award In recognition of the […]
Neptune, NJ: On November 25th, local McDonald’s restaurant owners delivered a donation of five hundred turkeys to The FoodBank of Monmouth & Ocean Counties. The donation is part of the commitment by McDonald’s franchisees to be a good neighbor and give back to the communities where they do business. “As small business owners in Monmouth and […]
Wegmans Food Markets, Ocean Township, partnered with The FoodBank of Monmouth & Ocean Counties on Saturday, November 15th and 16th to encourage its customers to help feed the need this Thanksgiving. “Fill the Truck for Thanksgiving” was an effort made by Wegmans Food Markets to provide families with the items most needed for a Thanksgiving dinner. […]
BJ’s Charitable Foundation Grant Provides Refrigeration and Freezer Units to Local FoodBank Agencies BJ’s Charitable Foundation provided a grant to The FoodBank of Monmouth & Ocean Counties that enabled seven of the FoodBank’s agencies to receive new freezer and refrigeration units. BJ’s supported the importance of ensuring that perishable food remains safe as it travels […]
On November 7, 2014 the Greater Monmouth Chamber of Commerce proudly presented the prestigious ATHENA Award to Linda Keenan, Development Director at The FoodBank of Monmouth & Ocean Counties. The ATHENA Award Program celebrates the potential of all women as valued members and leaders of the community. The ATHENA Award honors individuals who strive toward the […]
On Wednesday, October 29th First Lady Mary Pat Christie visited The FoodBank of Monmouth & Ocean Counties, a recipient of a $500,000 grant from the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund, chaired by First Lady Mary Pat Christie. This grant to the FoodBank is one of 27 new grants totaling $7.3 million in relief funding. […]
SPRING LAKE HEIGHTS – The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties will hold its 23rd Annual Culinary Classic tasting event on Monday, September 22, 2014 from 5 to 9 p.m. at Doolan’s Shore Club. Guests will enjoy selections from approximately 40 restaurants, along with fine wines, craft beers and specialty cocktails. All proceeds will benefit […]
To watch video, click here. By Ronnie Polidoro and Brian Walsh Theresa Fitzgerald stands in the classroom at the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties in New Jersey and looks on as the students in the Culinary Job Skills Training class are lectured on different types of roux. A year ago, Fitzgerald sat in the […]
