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Chester Lionesses Create 1,050 Breakfast, Lunch Bags for nourish.NJ
Chester Lioness volunteers and Wellpoint employees created 450 Rise 'n Shine bags and 600 lunch bags for Morris County food insecure.
On Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, Chester Lioness volunteers and Wellpoint employees created 450 Rise ‘n Shine bags and 600 lunch bags for nourish.NJ at the Church of the Messiah, Chester, N.J.
The food-for-youth program was funded by a $2,500 grant from Lions Club International, which allowed the Chester Lionesses to provide the breakfast and lunch bags for Morris County residents who face food insecurities through nourish.NJ.
Nourish.NJ creates solutions to the problems of hunger, homelessness and poverty. By offering food, housing, work readiness, medical, social, and educational services 365 days a year in a warm, safe, and caring environment, free of charge, no questions asked.
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“Hunger in Morris County is more prevalent than people might realize,” said Rosemary Lohrmann, president of the Chester Lioness organization. “It’s a testament to how impactful a community of volunteers can be when we come together to help our neighbors.”
The Rise ‘n Shine bags, distributed to children who might not have access to breakfast, included Cheerios, Parmalat milk, water, clementines and a protein bar. The clementines were donated by Weis in Hackettstown, N.J. The lunch bags created included a cup of soup, Ramen noodles, water protein bars and tea bags.
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The bags were uniquely decorated by Gretchen Capon’s classes at Chester’s Bragg Elementary school. Kohl’s, Hackettstown, N.J., donated shopping bags for the delivery of the breakfast and lunch bags to nourish.NJ.
The Church of the Messiah, Chester, N.J., offered the space needed to assemble the bags. Giuseppe’s Pizzeria, Chester, N.J. provided pizzas for the volunteers.
Ten carloads of the bags were delivered to nourish.NJ the week of Oct. 7, 2024.
With more than 30 members, the Chester Lioness Lions Club is a volunteer service organization chartered under Lions International. Partnering with local organizations, the Chester Lionesses provide hands-on service to people in need. They conduct more than 20 volunteer-based programs each year to serve the people of Morris County.
