‘Tis the season for giving, and there are so many different ways to do it. The Salvation Army team outside your favorite grocery stores, your local Boy and Girl scouts, your church and then some. It’s certainly hard to find a worthy cause. We “adopted” the wishes of two children from the local grocery store; I always look for kids the same ages as mine, and then Nicholas and I choose presents together. I think it makes it more real for him. Our church was also having a donation drive for a women’s shelter, and we supported two little girls through a “adopt a family” project that my office does, and then, of course, the local food pantry.
This year, through JerseyBites.com, the Community Food Bank of New Jersey is having a blogging campaign, where over 100 New Jersey bloggers are taking to the ‘net to spread the word about the need of donations for the local food banks. The facts?
• In New Jersey alone, an estimated 250,000 new clients will be seeking sustenance this year from the state’s food banks. – “No Food on the table,” By Judy Peet, The Star-Ledger, Oct. 23, 2008
Statistics on the Plight of the CFBNJ
• At the Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ), requests for food have gone up 30 percent, but donations are down by 25 percent. – CFBNJ
• Warehouse shelves that are typically stocked with food are bare and supplies have gotten so low that, for the first time in its 25 year history, the food bank is developing a rationing mechanism. – CFBNJ
And of course this isn’t just limited to New Jersey food banks, nor to this time of year. If, the next time you’re at the grocery store, you can spare a few bucks and throw some extra items in your cart, think of your local food bank. Thank you!
Participating Bloggers for “We Can’t Let This Bank Fail” campaign:
4) Simply Sable
5) John and Lisa are eating in South Jersey
7) Chefdruck
10) Cook Appeal
11) Crotchety Old Man Yells at Cars
12) Mommy Vents
13) This Full House
14) Paper Bridges
18) Fits and Giggles
19) House Hubbies Home Cooking
22) Tommyeats.com
23) Off the broiler
25) IamNotaChef.com
26) SimplyBeer.com
27) HistoryGeek.com
29) Momlogic New Jersey
33) Best of Roxy
34) Citizen Mom.net
35) Lynetteradio.com
36) Jersey Beat
37) Pop Vulture Phil
38) JerseySmarts.com
39) LongBeachIslandSummers.com
42) Somerset08873
44) KateSpot.com
46) JCRegister.com
47) New Jersey Real Estate Report
50) Man of Infirmity
51) Another Delco Guy in South Jersey
52) SweetNicks.com
53) Average Noone
56) The Center of New Jersey Life
58) Morristown, Chatham, Summit, and Madison NJ Real Estate
59) Midtown Direct Real Estate News
61) BlowUpRadio.com
62) LazlosDen.com
65) Banannie
67) Matawan Advocate
69) The Joy of Toast
70) Route 55
72) SaveJersey
73) Stompbox
74) Joe the Blogger
76) Stacey Snacks
80) Triple Venti
84) Cape Cuisine
87) Figmentations
88) MiddletownMike
91) Mack’s Journey Through Life
93) Tiger Hawk
94)Politics Patrol, The Bob Ingle Blog
95) The Food Chain
96) Henson’s Hell
98) Baristanet
99) New Jersey: Politics Unusual
100) Jersey Shore Blog
101) Plainfield Today
102) Beacon Bulletin
I wrote a post similar to this one a week ago, it was about food banks in general. Personally I am committing to donate at least two items to the food bank each week. It won’t strain my grocery budget but it will help a needy family and provide a continuous donation for the food bank. I would encourage everyone to do this, bigger is better but we should all do whatever we can.
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Now – I’m loving this – blogging for a cause!
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Great post and great idea. I recently posted about giving my boys money one night of Chanukah that we will use the next day to shop for the local food pantry.
Food pantris are an easy way for kids to get involved in giving.
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