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O.C. Realtors Launch 6th Annual Winter Food Drive

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2015 Photo of the many generous donations and the Car Caravan drivers:
Gloria Votta and Damon Bready from RE/MAX at The Shore, Dottie Cianci from the Ecumenical Food Cupboard, Pete Madden from Berkshire Hathaway Fox & Roach Realtors.

 

The Ocean City Board of Realtors is pleased to announce it is kicking off its 2016 Community Service Projects, with the Food Is Love drive to collect food, including canned items, juice, microwaveable pasta meals and more. Donations will be collected now through Feb. 29 and will be used to “Share Some Love” during this Valentine month.

The Food Is Love, Share Some Love winter food drive will collect food items, monetary donations as well as ShopRite gift cards, which will be donated to the Ecumenical Food Cupboard to provide for local needy families. Donations can be dropped off at the office of the Ocean City Board of Realtors, 405 22nd Street, or by calling the office at 609-399-0128 for pickup service.

Here is a brief list of some of the items that the Food Cupboard has identified a shortage of and is in need of:

  • Hormel Microwaveable Meals
  • Microwaveable spaghetti O’s, lasagna, meatballs & spaghetti, ravioli
  • Canned meats (corn beef hash, Spam, Dinty Moore stew, etc)
  • Jelly, Peanut Butter
  • Juice
  • Liquid laundry detergent
  • Dish detergent, Paper towels
  • ShopRite gift cards
  • Non-perishable food items

“Post holidays, the cupboard needs to be replenished, we encourage our Realtor family, friends and neighbors to donate items for the Ecumenical Food Cupboard that will “Share Some Love” this winter for families in need” said Gloria Votta, Chair Community Services Committee, Ocean City Board of Realtors.

For more information, please contact Vicki Heebner at 609-399-0128 or Vicki@ocbor.com.

— News release from the Ocean City Board of Realtors