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South Amboy Food Pantry Makes The 'Impossible' Happen, Always Finds A Way To Help: Best Of 2025
South Amboy food pantry is celebrated as the best in the state, with a leader and volunteers who never stop trying to help those in need.
SOUTH AMBOY, NJ — Every community has its bright spots — the neighbors, businesses and local favorites that make it feel like home. As 2025 comes to a close, Patch and T-Mobile are recognizing the people, places and moments that made this year brighter in South Amboy through our Best of 2025 series.
This story was submitted by Janet, who nominated First Presbyterian food pantry in South Amboy. To share your own Best of 2025 nomination, click here to answer a few questions, and we’ll take it from there.
Who or what are you nominating for Best of 2025?
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First Presbyterian food pantry in South Amboy
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The pantry provides food and other needed items to those less fortunate. For Thanksgiving, the pantry made 50 food baskets with turkeys to the SA schools. They provide over 100 bags of food in a month and keep going.
What would you like everyone in town to know about your nominee?
They never stop helping families in need, always there to provide. With the leader and all the workers, we continue to make their lives easier and support whenever or whatever is needed. It's the best food pantry in the state.
If you could tell them one thing, what would it be?
We have been blessed and grateful for the many items that we are fortunate to receive and able to share with others. The leader is an 84-year-old powerful worker who never gives up. She finds ways to provide items when you may think it’s impossible, but at this pantry, that word doesn’t even exist.
What’s something you love most about your town or community?
It’s a small town and I take great pride volunteering my time.
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