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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Somebody needs you

When solicited for a donation to this charity or another, I often hesitate because I know much of my donation will go not to needy beneficiaries but to some faraway marketing firm.

Meanwhile, right here at 823 Steel Avenue in Newark is a charity helping your neighbors and mine: Food Pantry Network, whose purpose is to feed families that can’t afford to buy food.

In 2009 alone, Food Pantry Network provided 794,651 meals to 168,817 persons, 43 percent of whom were children.

Those of us who, by the grace of God, still can afford to buy our food - often at expensive restaurants - might consider digging a little deeper for the well-being and comfort of kids who go to bed hungry

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