As we are preparing to become Bnei Mitzvah in March, we wanted to do something to help people in our community, especially those whose lives have become much harder during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though many people in New Jersey have been dealing with hunger, the pandemic has made things much worse. According to Fulfill, the food insecurity rate has increased 40% since COVID-19. Before COVID-19, 8.7% of New Jersey residents were food insecure, and now 13.5% are projected to be food insecure. This means, more than 1.2 million people in New Jersey face hunger every day. Nearly 400,000 of them are children.
We are organizing a community food drive for Fulfill, the main food bank serving Monmouth & Ocean Counties. Each year, Fulfill provides food and other resources for over 215,000 of our neighbors who are food insecure. And they have of course been busier than ever during COVID. This drive is perfect for the holiday of Purim when one of the mitzvot is to give to the poor.
You can help in two ways:
- Bring donations of non-perishable food to Torat El on the following collection days and times when we will be collecting outside of the temple’s front door:
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- Feb. 25 (Erev Purim): 4 – 6 PM
- Feb 28: 9 – 11 AM
- Make a donation to Fulfill through this “Virtual Food Drive” giving page. For every dollar collected, Fulfill can provide three meals. We hope to raise at least $3600 through this effort.
General Donation
$250 = 750 Meals | $100 = 300 Meals | $50 = 150 Meals | $25 = 75 Meals | $1 = 3 MealsEnter Donation Amount:
Canned Chicken
48 ct - 5oz can of chickenPrice: $30.00
Go Go Applesauce Squeeze
48 ct - 3.2 oz per squeezePrice: $20.00
Whole Grain Cereal Bowls
96 ct - 1 oz cereal bowlPrice: $25.00
Instant Oatmeal Packets
220 ct - 1.23 oz packetsPrice: $35.00
Fresh Produce
Price: $100.00
Canned Meals
24 ct - 15 oz canned mealsPrice: $20.00
Canned Peaches
24 ct - 15 oz canned fruitPrice: $15.00
Canned Vegetables
24 ct - 15 oz canned vegetablesPrice: $15.00
1% Shelf Stable Milk
12 ct - 32 oz box of 1% milkPrice: $15.00
Brown Rice
5 ct - 5lb bag of brown ricePrice: $15.00
Canned Tuna
48 ct - 5 oz can of tunaPrice: $30.00