Saturday, January 12, 2013
The Seabreeze community created a cookbook, donating $1,100 to the food bank so far
Twenty copies of a Seabreeze community cookbook are still available with fund benefiting the Lacey Food Bank. During the summer, the Seabreeze community decided to put their recipes to good use and make a cookbook. “We do a fine job at partying around here,” Pat Carlson said. “We have all these wonderful recipes.” Once the cookbooks were made, they were put up for sale in October for $20 a copy. Approximately 80 were sold and $1,100 was donated to the food bank. “We all eat so well,” Carlson said. “There’s so many people, especially in Lacey, that just don’t have that kind of luxury.” Each cookbook was about 50 pages and contained approximately 80 recipes. “It’s done very nicely,” she said. Seabreeze still has 20 copies for sale. Carlson …
Friday, December 14, 2012
The high school Interact Club in conjunction with the Forked River Rotary Club did their annual shopping spree at Walmart today
Approximately 68 high school students went on a shopping spree at Walmart today as part of the Interact and Rotary Club’s annual gift collection for families in Lacey, Barnegat and Waretown. The students arrive at the superstore at 7:30 a.m. where they receive envelopes with children’s gender, age and interests. Christmas gifts were bought for approximately 500 kids. With a full shopping cart of Barbies, baby dolls and Nerf guns, Treasurer Danielle Padovani and Jaimie Napoleon were shopping for a five and seven year old girl as well as a 10-year-old boy. “We don’t know anything about boys. We’re kind of winging it,” Padovani said. “But we put a lot of heart into it.” Napoleon enjoys volunteering for this event because kids whose parents …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Clients of the Lacey Food Bank will partake in the annual Christmas gift distribution on Wednesday morning
While organizing clothing and toys at Community Hall, a local resident handed Laura Caroccia dozens of gift cards — just one example of how the Lacey Food Bank will be able to “keep the promise of Christmas” this year. On Tuesday volunteers from throughout the town came together to organize gifts for Lacey Food Bank families. “There are so many people from so many places. People from all walks of life are here,” said Caroccia, co-chairman of the Lacey Food Bank. Distribution will take place Wednesday morning as parents line up in Community Hall to receive vouchers for their children. The parents will then proceed to pick gifts specifically to their child's liking from hundreds of items that were donated to give on Christmas day. “It’s a …
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The parade will run from the Lacey United Methodist Church to the Municipal Building at 3 p.m.
‘Tis the season for the Lacey Township Christmas Parade, which will be held on Sunday, Dec. 2 at 3 p.m. The parade, sponsored by the Lacey Elk’s Lodge, will begin at the Lacey United Methodist Church located at 203 Lacey Road and ends at the Lacey Township Municipal Building. The parade will feature veterans, fire and first aid organizations, color guards, scout troops, marching bands, floats from various organizations and a special appearance by Santa. Canned and non-perishable goods will be collected along the route of the parade to be donated to the Lacey Food Bank. Staging will begin in the parking lot of the Lacey United Methodist Church after 2 p.m. The Lacey Elks will also be holding a memorial service at 9:30 a.m. at the lodge in …
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
The undefeated Lacey Lions will be competing in the South JerseyGroup IV semifinals on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 1 p.m.
Lacey Township High School lineman Joe Elefante has been dubbed Mr. Touchdown after the varsity cheerleading squad’s annual fundraiser for the Lacey Food Bank. Harold Peters of the Food Bank said he was “overwhelmed” by the team’s donation of $1,000. Each year, the cheerleaders campaign for their chosen senior football player by selling votes for a dollar each, Coach Jennifer O’Boyle said. The cheerleaders ask for support throughout the community and tables were also set up at games where spectators can vote. The fundraiser has raised almost $3,000 in the past three years. Cheerleader Savannah Gray campaigned for Elefante and raised the most money at $112. Gray participated “to help the food bank,” she said. “It’s awesome especially …
Friday, November 16, 2012
The Lacey Food Bank is serving more families since Hurricane Sandy
More than 200 families in Lacey received turkeys today after the Lacey Food Bank’s annual thanksgiving meal distribution. “It’s really a community-wide effort,” said Harvey Allen, President of the Forked River Rotary Club. Both Walmart and Shoprite made donations for the meals and the Forked River Rotary Club as well as Lacey Township High School Interact Club volunteered at the distribution. Students arrived at 7:15 a.m. to unload truckloads of food. They organized the tables and placed one of each food item—turkey, peas, carrots, bread, stuffing, cranberry sauce and more—in a bag. As food bank clients came, a student would walk the bag out to their car. “I love helping people, especially during times like this,” said Marisa Juliano, Vice…
Monday, November 5, 2012
The food bank is in need of food, cleaning supplies, first aid and personal items, over the counter medications and household supplies
The Lacey Food Bank is in need of the following: FOOD: Non-refrigerated Milk ...think small size boxes of Parmalat or Evaporated Milk and similar products until all refrigeration is restored as this product is shelf stable until opened, Peanut Butter & Jelly, Hearty Soups and Stews and Chili's, Ready Made Spaghetti Sauces, Pasta/Macaroni and Mac n Cheese. Heater meals are especially welcomed. These are available at camping/sporting type stores. CLEANING SUPPLIES: Large trash bags, cleaning aids like bleach, pinesol, lysol etc, 5 gal cleaning buckets, masks, heavy work type gloves, latex gloves, paper towels, twine and duct tape. Brooms, shovels, rakes, utility knives are also welcomed. FIRST AID & PERSONAL ITEMS: First Aid Kits, bandaids, …
Friday, July 6, 2012
Charity event to be held July 15 at Community Hall
Lacey resident Sam Costantino is organizing a day-long food drive at Community Hall, at the corner of Route 9 and Lacey Road, Sunday, July 15, to benefit the Lacey Food Bank and the Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. that day, Costantino is asking people to bring in donations of nonperishable foods. "I've lived in Lacey since 1993, and it's always something I wanted to do," said Costantino, a 2003 graduate of Lacey Township High School. "People are struggling with the economy, and this will help people that need it." Costantino is dedicating the "Hunger Gains" Food Drive to the memory of his father, Saverio B. Costantino, former president of the Lacey Little League, who passed away in 2007. "My dad was my …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Participating in Stamp Out Hunger could help feed hungry people in Lacey and surrounding communities
You know that bag of food you’ve been meaning to drop off at the local food pantry? This Saturday, your mail carrier will do the work for you. May 12 marks the 20th annual Stamp Out Hunger, and it couldn’t be easier to participate. Simply put a bag of nonperishable food out with your mail. Your postal worker will collect it on his or her route and deliver it to a local food aid organization. Stamp Out Hunger is the nation’s largest single-day food collection drive, according to the U.S. Postal Service. Last year, carriers picked up 70 million pounds of food. Each can, each box of spaghetti, each tuna tin is food that’s desperately needed. A 2011 food insecurity study by Feeding America found that nearly 49 million people—including one of …
Saturday, March 10, 2012
The Lacey Township High School cheerleaders raised $300 for the Lacey Food Bank
The Lacey Township High School cheerleader’s recent fundraiser for the Lacey Food Bank was a slam dunk. The winter basketball cheerleaders held a fundraiser called Mr. Slamdunk. Each cheerleader designed their own t-shirt, dedicated to a different player on the basketball team, and shook cans in school. Senior Samantha Weigand raised the most money, winning a gift card for her and senior Tyler Smith, the basketball player she fundraised for. “We donated $300 to our local food bank because we wanted to support a charity in our community,” Coach Aimee Del Vento said. “I am beyond proud of my team this year and I hope they have learned a life lesson that giving is more rewarding than receiving.”
Ken
6:32 pm on Friday, December 14, 2012
Nice to hear a story like this and to hear how these students enjoy helping others more ›