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are all great corporate citizens and we take care of local communities, Pagano said. Inserra ShopRite family is just that, a family, and we take care of the communities that we are in. said that such events should be held more often.
things collaboratively is what we need to do, and I think it important to do these types of things more often, said Wasilewski. just on a Wednesday at 11 o but all the time, because there are a lot of less fortunate people and they need all the help that we can give them. addition to Ss. Peter and Paul, Bag for Hunger also raised money for Highways, EGT Child Care Center and St. Ann Church Food Pantry, among others.
At the Shoprite on Marin Boulevard in Jersey City, store manager Jim Mooney said approximately $15,000 was raised for city food banks through donations, hot dog sales and raffles for Bag Hunger. It hasn been determined yet which food banks will get the proceeds.