The Hackettstown Rotary Club joins with community partner WRNJ to hold the annual Holiday Food Drive to benefit NORWESCAP Food Bank from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, November 22, 2024 at the Panera Bread parking lot in Mansfield Plaza on Route 57 in Hackettstown.

Cash donations are welcome and the following items are needed:

Frozen Turkeys and Hams, Canned fruits and vegetables, Tuna, Peanut Butter, Carrots, Stuffing mix, Pasta, Sauces, Non-perishable food.

**Gift cards and donations are appreciated.

Food banks are experiencing a particularly challenging year, with dramatic federal cuts to USDA food programs amounting to over $1 Billion.  The cuts to TEFAP (Emergency Food Assistance Program) and LFPA (Local Food Purchase Assistance)  have resulted in reduced deliveries of meat, produce and other staples to food banks, which are already struggling with increased demand as food insecurity increases in our population.

 The Hackettstown Rotary Club and WRNJ have been great partners in this worthwhile initiative, which we have been holding for over 20 years,” says Catherine Rust,  Chair of the Hackettstown Rotary Holiday Food Drive,  “and we are grateful to the Hackettstown community, which is extremely generous.   I have no doubt that they will step up once again to provide dramatic support for NORWESCAP and for our local food panties once again this season.”

A list of food pantries in our area where residents can access food assistance will also be provided during the food drive this year.

 Food and financial donations for the drive support NORWESCAP Food Bank, an important resource regionally, and one of only 5 Feeding America Food Banks in the state of New Jersey.    

For more information about this year’s  Food Drive, please contact info@hackettstownrotary.org

About Norwescap Food Bank

Norwescap’s Food Bank, a member of Feeding America, is dedicated to ending hunger and reducing food waste by soliciting, storing and distributing donated food and other products to partner organizations in Hunterdon, Sussex and Warren counties. The Food Bank distributes enough food to provide nearly 1.7 million meals annually to over 100 pantries, shelters, soup kitchens, on-site feeding programs, childcare centers, senior centers, and programs for the disabled.  Norwescap also supports summer food programs for children, school pantries and backpack programs for public schools throughout the region.

About Hackettstown Rotary Club

The Hackettstown Rotary Club is part of Rotary International, a  global network of 1.4 million neighbors, friends, and leaders volunteer their skills and resources to solve issues and address community needs. The Hackettstown Rotary invites friends and neighbors to join us, so that the club can make an even bigger impact together.