ADVISORY:
November 14, 2024
Contact:
Derek Sands
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MEDIA ADVISORY – OVERPECK COUNTY PARK – MONDAY
BERGEN OFFICE OF FOOD SECURITY HOSTS THANKSGIVING PRODUCE DISTRIBUTION WITH COMMUNITY FOOD BANK OF NEW JERSEY
WHAT: Members of the media are invited to Overpeck County Park on Monday, November 18th at 9:45 a.m. for the County’s Office of Food Security fresh produce distribution in partnership the Community Food Bank of New Jersey. Over 90,000 pounds are expected to be sorted and distributed to 40 food pantries in Bergen County. Produce boxes will include staples such as potatoes, carrots, onions, cabbage, apples and plums, and will be vital supplements to the already depleted food pantries leading up to the holiday.
WHO: County Executive James J. Tedesco III, Commissioner Tracy Silna Zur, Assemblywoman Shama Hader, NJ Office of Food Security Advocate Executive Director Mark Dinglasan, Bergen County Office of Food Security, Community Food Bank of NJ
WHEN: Monday, November 18th 2024, 9:45 a.m.
WHERE: Overpeck County Park Amphitheater Parking Lot – Challenger Rd Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT IS NOT OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND THAT PARTICIPATING FOOD PANTRIES HAVE RSVP’d WITH THE BERGEN COUNTY OFFICE OF FOOD SECURITY AHEAD OF TIME.
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