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March Volunteer of the Month: Falynn & Sandi will never give this volunteer up

Published on April 13, 2012 By Erin

Collette Olsen had been looking for someplace to volunteer since she and her husband moved to South Jersey. Her kids had grown up and volunteering in schools just wouldn’t be the same. She could have found a job, but to Collette “volunteering is better.” Then one day in October last year, Collette saw Chef Aaron [...]

Volunteer of the Month Gives Her Service a Personal Touch

Published on March 22, 2012 By Erin

Robyn C. Lockett always asks people how they’re doing when she works at Hope Mobile distributions. After attending a record number of distributions in February, FBSJ staff chose Robyn as Volunteer of the Month. Originally from Philly, Robyn came to volunteer at FBSJ after serving food from a soup kitchen in the city. A mother [...]

Which FBSJ Program Focuses on Nutrition and Education?

Published on July 27, 2011 By Erin

June 2011 Wrap-up

Published on June 30, 2011 By Erin

Just finished the monthly staff meeting. Our CEO, Val Traore, opened by sharing some of the ridiculous items people will shell out for, just because celebrities have used or been near them: combs, silverware, water bottled from a mug that Elvis didn’t finish, and several hundred dollars for captured air that had been breathed by [...]

FBSJ News On the Senior Feeding Front

Published on May 31, 2011 By Erin

Today was our monthly staff meeting. The Programs & Services Department has several new partners wanting to host pantries in the works. And in the month of May alone the Hope Mobile distributed 211,729 pounds of food. To put that in perspective, in the months July through December of 2010, the Hope Mobile distributed 280,997 [...]

Infiltrating social awareness through imagery

Published on August 16, 2010 By Erin

The Hope Mobile–a pantry on wheels carrying fresh produce and nonperishables, along with food education, food stamp application assistance, and other services to underserved areas across our four counties–made its debut on July 31st. Today, thanks to the votes of many supporters, the Food Bank of South Jersey won $10k to put toward the multifaceted [...]

Metamorphosis

Published on July 26, 2010 By Erin

Don’t worry, you aren’t about to find yourself in a nightmare flashback to high school English and reading Kafka. But we do have a sort of metamorphosis happening here at Food Bank of South Jersey. As you might know, the current 45,000 square foot warehouse is going to double in size in the next 12 [...]