From the Maplewood Chamber of Commerce:
The Maplewood Chamber of Commerce is taking a break this month from its now-usual Zoom member meetings and sponsoring a food drive instead. Partnering with MEND, an interfaith network of 20-member food pantries located throughout Essex County, the Chamber is hoping to help residents who are having trouble putting food on their tables, especially during the pandemic.
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MEND’s Sweet Pea Van
The drive is simple: bring peanut butter (in plastic jars) and one-pound bags of rice to the main lot of the Maplewood Library on Wednesday, December 16 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. MEND’s new van, the Sweet Pea, will be parked there to receive the donations. Ellen Donker, president of the Maplewood Chamber of Commerce says, “We live and work in a generous community and look forward to filling the van so we can provide much-needed relief for our neighbors.”