30 Hours of Comments for Cans
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- My personal goal for Lent this year is to complete tangible projects that benefit my neighbors who need a helping hand.Â
Inspired by my son, Bradley’s, participation in 30-Hour Famine this coming weekend, I’m going to spend 30 hours thinking about food and how blessed we are in the United States. Even when times are tough, most communities here, like in Metuchen, have places families can go to get free or discounted food. But in many poor countries, such things as local food banks and food stamps don’t exist. So, leave a comment and help me spread the word about donating to local food banks!
30 HOURS OF COMMENTS FOR CANS
All you need to do is post a comment in this thread. Tell me your favorite restaurant in Metuchen or Edison, or a favorite staple food item.
For every comment received between 6 a.m. Thursday and noon Friday, I’ll donate a can of food or a nonperishable food item to the food pantry at the First Presbyterian Church.
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- Want to REALLY challenge me? Link to this post from your Facebook page or Twitter. Email your friends and co-workers. Together, we can make a difference! (Once I’ve received 30 comments, I’ll be donating one dollar to World Vision’s hunger program for every comment received up to 100.)
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- If you’d like to sponsor my son, Bradley, we will both greatly appreciate it! Simply make your check out to “World Vision” and mark “30-Hour Famine-Bradley” in the memo field. The U.S. government will be matching donations again this year, so our money goes a long way towards helping to alleviate the problem of hunger in poor countries.Â
Please send your donation to
First Presbyterian Church
270 Woodbridge Ave
Metuchen, NJ 08840
THANK YOU!
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My family calls me "the mamarazzi."
Main Street Trattoria, YUM. We love cereal in our house. Thanks for your generosity Julie
I’m good for a can! Favorite food? Hard to say – but from a can – LeSeur tiny green peas – or maybe cranberry sauce.
Julie, you always continue to inspire me to do more. The Thompson family staple is tomato soup. We’re also “regulars” at Joey D’s.
I did this at Christmas and loved the idea. Way to keep it going
Hey Julie,
Must have in my pantry spaghetti sauce and pasta.
My favorite staple is Campbells Cream of Chicken Soup with either white bread or white rice (I know neither is good for you!) but it’s a staple from Marilyn’s and my childhoold! This is a wonderful idea. I would love advice on how to do this, I am completely computer illiterate. I always do go simple and give up chocolate for Lent but would like to do something more meaningful like this. Sorry I wrote a book!
Hi Peggy — my personal Lent “sacrifice” has less to do with giving something up and more to do with making a sacrifice that will directly benefit someone else. You can do it too — just think of things you can do that will help your neighbors. It doesn’t have to be internet-based. Bring your neighbor’s trash cans up to the house, or move the newspaper from the sidewalk to the front stoop. Volunteer at the local library or senior center. Offer to pick up winter twigs in a senior neighbor’s yard. Food pantries are all over the country too. Go shopping and donate staple items to the pantry. In this economy, there’s no chance the food will go unused. Good luck and happy Lent! — jws
You’re awesome for doing this! What a great idea, here’s my post to help even though I can’t participate in the Famine any more. Thank you so much.
Whole-grain rice, definitely! It never spoils, and is already in your pantry for those last-minute church potlucks. Cook it in a can of beef bouillon and throw in canned mushrooms for loads of sodium! I’ve been to two restaurants in the Edison/Metuchen area — the Friendly’s, and a diner near a CVS (?) drug store. Wish I knew the name of the diner. Is it still there?
Hi ‘laine! — that restaurant you’re thinking of was the Parsonage Diner, and it is now, much to my dismay, a drug store.
But Friendly’s is still there. Won’t you join me for lunch? How ’bout next Tuesday? Love you!!! — jws
hormel canned corned beef hash
One of our favorite restaurants is LouCas. Fav. cereal is Cheerios.
Anything and everything at La Rosa’s!!
What a great cause, Jules. You are an amazing family!! My favorite staple is rice….LOVE rice!
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Fav. restaurant: Main St. Trattoria
Fav. staple: rice
I’d have to say chicken noodle soup – always a kid fave…A plug for Villa Gennaro, 75 Rt. 27 North Edison (near McDonald’s). Both my sons have worked there. http://www.villagennaros.com
This is a really cool/unique idea. Favorite staple food item for me right now (I am a college student, so I don’t cook
) Monster Munch: Peanuts, Chocolate Chips, Peanut Butter Chips, Raisins and M & M’s. Yum!
Thanks, this is a great thinker!