Food Causes
Join Share My Meals on Saturday, June 1, at 141 Westcott Road, Princeton from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for a massive garage sale hosted by Isabelle Lambotte, founder of Share My Meals.
Find great deals on gently used shoes and clothes, home appliances, household items, games, toys, costumes, accessories, garden equipment, and more. All proceeds go to Share My Meals.
Founded in January 2020, Share My Meals is a nonprofit organization based in Princeton, New Jersey, and active across Central New Jersey, dedicated to addressing food insecurity and the environmental impact of food waste by recovering and delivering healthy prepared meals to local communities.
For more information visit www.sharemymeals.org.
The office of Senator Andrew Zwicker, who represents New Jersey’s 16th Legislative District, issued the following call for donations to its Spring 2024 Food Drive, touted as an “Online Event with Real Life Benefits”:
Here’s some food for thought — don’t just think about donating food, make an actual online donation to the 16th Legislative District Spring 2024 Food Drive, hosted by the Office of Senator Andrew Zwicker.
Thanks to our online giving partner YouGiveGoods, you can purchase food items online that will be sent directly to the charities serving the food needs of our local residents. You can choose both the items you want to donate, as well as the charity that will receive the food item. Here is the link: https://yougivegoods.com/nj-fooddriveforallseasons
Among all the challenges people face today, food insecurity still looms as the number one challenge for thousands of people in Central Jersey. Statewide, more than 725,000 people — among them 175,000 children — lack the money to purchase enough food to feed themselves and their families.
Spring 2024 Food Drive concludes on July 17. Thank you very much for your donation. If you have any questions, please reach out to Legislative District 16 Constituent Services Director at phersh@njleg.org or 908-308-8672. The 16th Legislative District serves parts of four counties: Mercer, Middlesex, Hunterdon, and Somerset.
Fish What You Wish
New Jersey DEP Fish and Wildlife offers spring and fall Free Fishing Days. In 2024 the first is Saturday, June 1, and the second Free Fishing Day is Saturday, October 19.
The June Free Fishing Day is held in conjunction with National Fishing and Boating Week; the October date allows the public to take advantage of the fall trout stocking. Remember: on these days residents may fish on the Garden State’s public waters without a license or trout stamp. All other regulations, including size and daily catch limits, remain in effect.
New Jersey’s two Free Fishing Days are a no-risk investment for an introduction to freshwater fishing in the Garden State and the perfect time for families to enjoy two days of outdoor fun for free. Though youngsters under the age of 16 don’t need a license, these days provide a special benefit to adults who can join in the fun without having to purchase a license.
For those who may not be aware, freshwater fishing in New Jersey has never been better. There are more kinds of fish and more places for people to catch them than ever before. Thanks to the Hackettstown and Pequest State Fish Hatcheries, anglers can try their luck for stocked muskellunge, northern pike, walleye, striped bass hybrids, channel catfish and lake trout in New Jersey’s larger lakes as well as rainbow trout released into the state’s smaller streams and waterways.
Wild populations of fish (not hatchery raised) can also be found in abundance and anglers should pay close attention to regulations affecting them as these conservation measures are frequently more strict than for their stocked brethren. Either way, there is excellent fishing to be found statewide.
