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I will be running the New York City Marathon on November 3rd and decided I should raise awareness for a cause I felt was extremely important. Having a young child at home I see how important it is to have fresh produce around. She loves eating fresh fruit and veggies (it's her favorite!), she's a complete grouch if she doesn't have some pears, tomatoes, or broccoli. Some were even her first few words!
Help me raise money for America's Grow-a-Row! I volunteered here this past year and was blown away with the amount of fresh produce it donates to food pantries across NJ/NY/PA (9.2 million pounds to be exact!). This is all fresh produce harvested, grown, and picked by volunteers at their farm. This is a completely not for profit organization which only survives on donations and volunteers as it does not sell anything. Help me raise money for hunger and to help provide fresh food to those in need!
Once I complete the NYC Marathon I will submit the donation to my company to receive a match and will provide proof of giving! Thanks everyone!
There are more than 919,000 people in New Jersey alone who are food insecure, and more than 268,000 New Jersey children live with hunger every day. According to Feeding America, 30% of New Jersey’s food insecure children are likely to be ineligible for federal nutrition assistance based on income thresholds
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- America’s Grow-a-Row’s Fresh Produce Initiative program donated 542,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables through the Community FoodBank of New Jersey.
- America’s Grow-a-Row forged a new partnership with City Harvest in New York and distributed over 540,000 pounds of farm-fresh produce to the five boroughs of New York City.
- Through our new partnership with Philabundance in Philadelphia and our new Free Farm Markets in Pennsylvania, we infused nearly 200,000 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables into the eastern Pennsylvania region.
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