Livingston Philanthropies, Inc. (LPI) is planning another fresh produce delivery for next week to Newark Emergency Services For Families (NESF), announced LPI founder and director Jeff Friedman.
“We’re hoping to receive additional contributions to ensure as much produce as possible can go downtown for Thursday’s Community Grocery Giveaway event,” he noted. “As LPI volunteers – including Livingston resident Alan Wishengrad – will make the major buy from the Route 10 Farmer’s Market on Wednesday afternoon for Thursday’s big-deal event, it’s not too late to help with the purchase.”
Tax-deductible assistance may be provided by mail to LPI, P.O. Box 247, Livingston, NJ 07039 or immediately through PayPal at paypal.me/lpinj.
“We’ll serve about 500 next week,” said Amina Bey, NESF’s executive director. “Fresh produce is our biggest need for the Community Grocery Giveaway. Right now, we have enough diapers, baby food and formula thanks to your previous deliveries. Thanks so much to LPI and Livingston residents.”
To conclude, Friedman said, “I’d like to close with a quote from Chilean poet and Nobel Prize Winner Pablo Neruda, who said, ‘For now, I ask no more than the justice of eating.’ ”
Photo: Long food lines are prevalent in cities across the country, and are longer than ever due to the pandemic. Livingston Philanthropies, Inc. (LPI) has asked for assistance to purchase fresh produce next week for the homeless and poor of Essex County.
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