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Throughout the COVID-19 crisis , Eastwick Foundation has supported hospitals by donating masks , gloves , and other PPE supplies , as well as meals for frontline medical personnel .
community . Associate Impact Month was no exception . Through a microsite developed especially for the monthlong event ( Sept . 13-Oct . 15 . 2021 ), 84 percent of associates participated in at least one of more than 40 virtual and in-person volunteer opportunities available with Delta Dental Foundation grantees and groups that resonate with associates , including Community FoodBank of New Jersey , Rise Against Hunger , Morristown Festival of Books and NJ Sharing Network . More than 1,000 individuals were reached through these collective efforts , which also consisted of collection drives and customer experience panel discussions as added elements .
Denholtz Properties
Since moving its headquarters to Red Bank in 2019 , Denholtz Properties has sought to support a variety of Red Bank-based organizations to make a powerful impact in its new home . The company ’ s involvement with Lunch Break , a nonprofit organization that provides food , clothing , life skills and fellowship to those in need in Monmouth County , exemplifies the company ’ s commitment to Red Bank and Monmouth County . Highlighted by Denholtz Properties Director of Marketing and Technology Christina Jordan ’ s role on Lunch
Break ’ s Board of Trustees , Denholtz Properties ’ staff lends critical financial and advisory support to help grow the organization ’ s reach and the impact of its crucial programs . Denholtz Properties President Steve Cassidy is also serving on Lunch Break ’ s Capital Campaign Committee , where he is helping to raise awareness of the organization ’ s $ 12 million capital campaign that will enable it to expand its current facility to accommodate for the increased demand for its services .
Earle Companies , The Earle Family Foundation
As part of Earle ’ s commitment to local communities , The Earle Family Foundation was founded as the firm ’ s philanthropic arm , dedicated to helping nonprofit organizations . Over the past five years , The Earle Family Foundation has been dedicated to beating the opioid epidemic . Through our strategic partnership with HOPE Sheds Light and Hackensack Meridian Health at Jersey Shore Medical Center , we actively contribute to this cause helping local families combat the opioid epidemic through aggressive education and treatment . We hold a successful Annual Charity Golf Classic to raise funding , we participate in the annual HOPE walk and we offer a wellness program in the workplace for employees . The Foundation raised approximately $ 1.5 million in charitable funds in the last five years . Through these efforts , Earle is helping to provide a safe and supportive environment along with the resources needed to address emotional health and well-being for employees , their families and our communities .
Eastwick College
When the urgent call for personal protective equipment went out , we donated surgical gowns , masks , face shields , shoe covers , hair bouffants and sterile gloves worth $ 40,000 to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center ( BNBMC ) and St . Joseph ’ s University Medical Center .
Next , we partnered with Visions Federal Credit Union and purchased lunches from local restaurants and donated them twice to frontline workers at BNBMC and once to St . Michael ’ s Hospital . Students and staff raised money to fight hunger , ending 2020 with a $ 40,000 donation to eight local food banks — half of which came from the college ’ s President , Tom Eastwick . It was an unprecedented year in 2021 for our Feed The Hungry program . Instead of eight local food banks receiving $ 40,000 , we were able to donate $ 55,000 to 11 local food banks — a first for us — with half of it a match from President
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