CDS Lends a Hand to Community FoodBank of NJ

by Liam Noon

On Tuesday, May 9th, Chatham Day School 6th-8th graders took a trip from Chatham, NJ to Hillside, NJ where the Community FoodBank of NJ is located The Community FoodBank of NJ is a food bank in which they “fight hunger and poverty in New Jersey by assisting those in need and seeking long-term solutions.” They do this by engaging, educating, and empowering all community members to take part in the battle against food insecurity

The students arrived at 10:00 am and worked up until 12:00 pm. In teams, all students managed individual stations where they would grab a box of uncooked pasta and distribute it into a bunch of 1 lb smaller bags These were labeled and made ready to distribute to individuals and families around New Jersey.

Many students said they enjoyed their experience and would do it again. Seventh grade student Oliver Olefson said that he “liked how it was proactive and liked that he got to feed over 1000 hungry families.”

Sekario Crossman agreed and said that he “enjoyed it very much and had fun doing it.” He is another student who would volunteer again

CFBNJ offers volunteer opportunities to students 12 and above and offers Junior Volunteer days to students 6-11.