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Join Table to Table’s Virtual Walk and Help Alleviate Food Insecurity in NJ

Saddle Brook, NJ – On April 1-30, Table to Table, New Jersey’s first food rescue organization, is hosting a Virtual Walk to raise funds and provide the equivalent of 1 million meals to food insecure neighbors in New Jersey. The Virtual Walk is a flexible and fun event that allows participants to choose their own pace, location, and mode of transportation, whether it be walking, running, biking, or hiking.

Participants have the opportunity to win amazing prizes from popular brands such as Chipotle, DoorDash, and Target by entering the photo contest and using the hashtag #tabletotablewalk. The more participants fundraise, the more prizes they will be eligible to win. Registration is free, with a suggested donation of $25. To register or become a sponsor, visit www.tabletotable.org/virtualwalk.

Denise Andersen, Table to Table’s Executive Director, highlights the importance of supporting the event, stating, “With rising costs, many seniors, veterans, and families are struggling to choose between paying the rent or buying nutritious food. They really need our help. Table to Table’s Virtual Walk is an easy and flexible way for individuals and corporations to rally and help alleviate food insecurity.”

New Jersey has a high rate of food insecurity, with 1 in 9 residents and nearly 1 in 5 children not knowing where their next meal will come from. By participating in Table to Table’s Virtual Walk, individuals can contribute to ending this issue.

In addition to supporting a worthy cause, participants have the opportunity to win prizes from popular brands. The contest categories include Best Group Theme, Most Scenic Walk, and Favorite Running Partner. The more participants fundraise, the more prizes they are eligible to win.

Table to Table’s Virtual Walk is made possible by the generosity of Wegmans and DoorDash, who serve as Silver and Bronze sponsors, respectively. The event’s prize partners are Life Time and Rosa Mexicano (The Shops at Riverside location only).

Credit: https://njmonthly.com/

Author: Marsha A. Stoltz

RIDGEWOOD– Where do leftover fresh-baked bagels go at the end of each day when local bagel shops close their doors?

Into the trash.

Village resident and bagel lover Linda Bradley said she discovered the tasty bagels’ fate one afternoon as she ordered a sandwich at a neighborhood deli. That inspired her to start the Poppyseed Project.

“I asked the owner why he was tossing leftover bagels into the trash,” she said. “He said, ‘It breaks my heart, but this is what we do when they don’t sell,” Bradley said. “I was in another deli and asked the same question and got the same answer.”

Ernesto Enriquez of Bagel Bros II in Waldwick said he had even taken to standing in the parking lot and handing out bagels to passersby at the end of the day.

“It’s bread,” said Enriquez, who has joined Poppyseed. “It’s a blessing.”

Bradley was looking for a more efficient way to make sure the leftovers were put to good use. She first went to Stacey Antine, of HealthBarn Foundation, a major participant in the state’s Sustain and Serve program. The program has employed restaurants during the COVID pandemic to make meals for food pantries and shelters. Antine referred her to Julie Kinner, vice president of operations at the Table to Table food rescue program.

“Our focus is on high-quality proteins and vegetables, but Linda was very convincing,” Kinner said. “It’s another part of the puzzle: how not to throw food away that can be eaten, keeping it out of the environment. Plus, Linda said, there’s just something about a bagel.”

Kinner challenged Bradley to come up with a list of donors and recipients, and the Poppyseed Project escalated. The Table to Table I-Rescue app is used to connect volunteer pickups and deliveries.

“As soon as the mission was explained to owners, they all jumped on the chance,” Bradley said.

Among the first were Poonam Agrawal and Rajiv Kumar of Hot Bagels in Ridgewood.

“There’s only so much you can do with a leftover bagel, maybe make bagel chips, and that’s a lot of labor,” Agrawal said. “Throwing away bagels, that’s just terrible.”

Hot Bagels now gets pickups Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, with the possibility of moving to every day in the near future.

Credit: https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/ridgewood/2023/03/02/poppyseed-project-puts-bagels-intended-for-trash-to-good-use/69957644007/

Table to Table, NJ’s 1st food rescue organization, was a part of a discussion around sustainable solutions to food insecurity. Think Tank with Steve Adubato features Mark Dinglasan, Director of the NJ Office of Food Security Advocate followed by a panel of NJ non-profit leaders and Russ Berrie Making a Difference Winners including our very own Julie Kinner, Vice President of Operations at Table to Table. Other panelists include: Randall Solomon, Executive Director, Sustainable Jersey at The College of New Jersey and Gary Oppenheimer, Founder and Executive Director of AmpleHarvest.org As seen on NJ PBS WHYY Thirteen Wliw21 Wnet and News 12 New Jersey Sustainable Jersey Tcnj Lions AmpleHarvest.org

New Jersey lawmakers are rushing to pass a bill that would prevent low-income families from seeing their monthly food benefits cut in half. Nearly 800,000 residents depend on the food stamp program known as SNAP.

Families have received at least $95 dollars in monthly SNAP benefits for the last three years due to the pandemic. But federal emergency funding for the program will end in March, which means in New Jersey, minimum monthly payments will drop to $50 dollars.

Credit: https://www.wnyc.org/story/snap-food-stamp-payments-are-about-get-smaller-nj-lawmakers-want-fund-difference/

TABLE TO TABLE FIESTA OF GOOD

Table to Table, New Jersey’s first food rescue organization, partnered with the newly renovated Rosa Mexicano at The Shops at Riverside Square for Fiesta of Good Through the generosity of attendees, Table to Table raised enough funds to deliver more than 100,000 meals to hungry northern New Jersey neighbors.

1 Joe Daniele, Ilene Isaacs and Julie Kinner
2 Zeynep Ekemen (center), Sahar Arekat (far right) and others
3 Ilene Isaacs, David Hildes and Denise Andersen
4 Maryann Matej and Carlos Sanabria
5 David Lisbon, Robin Small, Leslie Walker, Steven Snook and Julie Kinner
6 Peter Katsihtis and Carlos Sanabria
7 Lisa Katz, Lynn Novak, Robin Galvin, Heldi Askin, and Barbara Borys

JANUARY 2023 | (201) MAGAZINE
COURTESY OF TABLE TO TABLE

Alberto Garofalo, president, Bank of America New Jersey, with Ilene Isaacs, executive director, Table to Table. – Table to Table

America’s Grow-a-Row and Table to Table received a $375,000 donation, $187,500 each, from Bank of America to help address food insecurity in New Jersey. Bank of America donated $50 per shot for each employee in New Jersey who received a coronavirus vaccine or booster shot and/or flu shot before Nov. 23.

According to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey, about 650,000 people in New Jersey face hunger every day, with 175,000 of them being children. Grocery prices are 12% higher than in October 2021 the largest 12-month increase in grocery prices in nearly 42 years. Food banks are reporting that they are spending three times more on purchasing food than they did in 2019, according to an October 2022 Consumer Price Index report.

For every $1, America’s Grow-a-Row provides five servings of wholesome fresh produce, and for every $1, Table to Table provides 10 meals to New Jersey residents. With help from the bank’s donation, America’s Grow-a-Row is providing close to 1 million servings of fresh produce and Table to Table is providing 1.875 million meals to individuals and families throughout New Jersey.
The donation is part of a unique program to encourage bank employees to receive an annual flu shot and/or coronavirus vaccine or booster, while also investing in its community. This is also part of the bank’s longstanding efforts to address hunger relief and support the health and safety of its employees and community.

Credit: https://www.roi-nj.com/

The 2022 Great Northern NJ Turkey Take Allows Residents to Donate & Deliver Frozen Turkeys via Table to Table’s I-Rescue App through December 22

Hasbrouck Heights, NJ November 10, 2022 – Table to Table, New Jersey’s first and most successful food rescue organization, debuts its second annual Great Northern NJ Turkey Take with Table to Table I-Rescue, a holiday initiative allowing residents in Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic Counties to personally donate and deliver a frozen turkey-or more-to local food pantries and group homes. Now through December 22, contact Table to Table to inform of us of your donation. Then, download the Table to Table I-Rescue app for the location near you where the turkey can be delivered. Or, if you’d like, volunteers will pick up your donation and deliver it for you! Alternatively, you can make a donation to help Table to Table deliver more meals throughout the year to those in need. Table to Table I-Rescue-powered by Food Rescue Hero-is available on iOS and Google Play.

“What better way to express your gratefulness this Thanksgiving than to make the holiday special for hungry neighbors throughout NJ,” said Julie Kinner, Vice President of Operations, Table to Table. “Join us for The Great Northern NJ Turkey Take, and you’ll be donating and volunteering at the same time. Plus, you can even donate that free turkey you’ve received from your local grocery store,” Kinner concluded.

Credit: https://diningoutjersey.com/blog/

The 2022 Great Northern NJ Turkey Take Allows Residents to Donate & Deliver Frozen Turkeys via Table to Table’s I-Rescue App through December 22

Now through December 22, contact Table to Table to inform of us of your donation. Then, download the Table to Table I-Rescue app for the location near you where the turkey can be delivered. Or, if you’d like, volunteers will pick up your donation and deliver it for you! Alternatively, you can make a donation to help Table to Table deliver more meals throughout the year to those in need. Table to Table I-Rescue–powered by Food Rescue Hero–is available on iOS and Google Play.

Table to Table (http://www.tabletotable.org), NJ’s first and most successful food rescue organization, collects fresh and perishable food which would otherwise be wasted and delivers it to organizations that serve people experiencing hunger in Bergen, Hudson, Essex, and Passaic counties in Northeastern NJ. We bring rescued fresh, nutritious food to 200+ partner organizations including social service organizations, pantries, shelters and fresh produce markets and centralized distribution hubs. Food is provided free of charge. Through this, we touch a diversity of those in need, including families, children, veterans, and older adults, making good nutrition accessible while serving as a stimulus for other longer-term benefits. Table to Table raises all its own funds annually, and last year delivered enough food for nearly 39 million meals.

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Table to Table, “New Jersey’s first and most successful food rescue organization,” debuts its second annual Great Northern New Jersey Turkey Take with Table to Table I-Rescue. This Thanksgiving initiative allows residents in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Passaic counties to personally donate and deliver a frozen turkey (or more) to local food pantries and group homes.

The organization tells Pascack Press that residents can download the Table to Table I-Rescue app, which is powered by Food Rescue Hero and available on iOS and Google Play, or they can make a donation to help Table to Table deliver more meals throughout the year to those in need. Julie Kinner, Table to Table’s vice president of operations, says, “What better way to express your gratefulness this Thanksgiving than to make the holiday special for hungry neighbors throughout New Jersey.”

Holiday ‘Make It, Take It’ Workshop Dec. 1

The Garden Club of Harrington Park invites you to its annual Make It and Take It Holiday Workshop on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. upstairs in the Harrington Park Library, 10 Herring St. The Garden Club has members who reside in numerous towns other than Harrington Park, including Westwood, Hillsdale, Washington Township, and Montvale, and meetings are open to guests from all towns.

GCHP President Gerri Gibney will demonstrate how to create festive holiday centerpieces and wreaths. All are invited to join in this fun evening and to make their own masterpiece to decorate their home or to share with family or friends. If you plan to make a wreath, bring three wire coat hangers to use as a base. In addition, you will need to bring pruners and garden gloves. The club will furnish basic supplies such as plastic containers for centerpieces, fresh greens, and floral foam. If you wish to add any personal doo-dads, colored ribbon, or extra greens from your garden, feel free to bring them.

Pre-registration is required to ensure that there will be plenty of materials for everyone. To reserve your spot and for more information, phone Gibney at (201) 768-2615 or email themerchantmouse@aol.com. There is no fee, but if you are not a member, a donation to help cover the cost of materials would be appreciated.

Gibney is a life-long passionate gardener who has lectured on various garden topics and has led numerous workshops for local organizations, creating beautiful unique arrangements and decorations. She also lectures on local historical topics. Gibney, an antiques dealer, is the founder and president of the Garden Club of Harrington Park, the Harrington Park Historical Society, and of the Arts Council.

Table to Table (tabletotable.org) says online, “We bring rescued fresh, nutritious food to 200+ partner organizations including social service organizations, pantries, shelters, and fresh produce markets and centralized distribution hubs.” It says, “Food is provided free of charge. Through this, we touch a diversity of those in need, including families, children, veterans, and older adults, making good nutrition accessible while serving as a stimulus for other longer-term benefits.” Table to Table raises all its own funds annually and last year delivered enough food for nearly 39 million meals.

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Join Table to Table’s Virtual Walk and Help Alleviate Food Insecurity in NJ

TABLE TO TABLE FIESTA OF GOOD

The 2022 Great Northern NJ Turkey Take Allows Residents to Donate & Deliver Frozen Turkeys via Table to Table’s I-Rescue App through December 22

The 2022 Great Northern NJ Turkey Take Allows Residents to Donate & Deliver Frozen Turkeys via Table to Table’s I-Rescue App through December 22

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