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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2017 | (201) FAMILY
Local Shop Rite locations h
elp
families in need
One in three U.S. familie
s struggle
with diaper needs. Now
through Oct.
31, 2017, local Shoprite
shoppers can
help these families by
purchasing
Huggies diapers at Shop
Rite. For every
pack purchased, Shop Rit
e and Huggies
will donate a day’s worth
of diapers to
the National Diaper Ban
k Network. In
total, Shop Rite and Huggi
es will donate
up to 500,000 diapers, wit
h a significant
portion going to the CO
MMUNITY
FOODBANK OF NEW
JERSEY to help the 50,000
babies
in New Jersey living below
the poverty line.
Action Against Hunger Foo
Drive collecting items in nee d
d
for local food pantries
The North Jersey
Media Group Foundation
’s 26th Annual Action
Against Hunger Food Dri
ve will be held at sites acr
oss North Jersey on
Sunday, Sept. 24, from noo
n to 4 p.m. The most-need
ed food items that
can be donated include non
perishable nutritious foods
such as canned
vegetables, meats, fish and
fruits; hearty soups and ste
ws; pasta; white
and brown rice; peanut
butter; enriched cereals;
oatmeal, pancake
mix, and powdered or eva
porated milk; 100 percen
t fruit juice; baby
formula; and low-sugar and
low-sodium foods for tho
se with special
dietary needs. For more
information about the dri
ve, drop-off sites and
how you can help, visit act
ionagainsthunger.com or
call (973) 569-7683.
Brothers raise money for
those diagnosed with cancer
The BURGIDA
FAMILY of
Englewood has come through a lot
since last winter when a surgeon
conveyed the surprising news that
their son Bennett had non-Hodgkin’s
lymphoma, an uncommon form of
cancer in children. While Bennett
fought his illness at Hackensack
University Medical Center’s Joseph M.
Sanzari Children’s Hospital, his two older brothers – Max, 14,
and Aidan, 12 – thought about how to help him. Aidan set up a
page on GoFundMe, a crowdsourced fundraising site. The goal
was to raise money to research a cure for children’s cancer. They
decided to donate the funds to Tackle Kids Cancer, a philanthropy
that benefits the Children’s Cancer Institute at Hackensack. In 24
hours, they had raised $10,000. Soon, the community was joining
the cause and the boys raised nearly $40,000.
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