Mount Olive Chamber's Annual Food Drive A Huge Success

MOUNT OLIVE, NEW JERSEY - The Mount Olive Chamber of Commerce's Annual Fall Food Drive has always reaped good results. This year, however, the results were truly amazing.

The organization collected nearly 2,200 pounds of food and $1473.30 in monetary donations.

"The 2,200 pounds of food collected will carry my food pantry through until next fall," said an appreciative Diann Brochu, Director of Senior and Social Services for Mount Olive. "The monetary donations will be used to buy Shop-Rite gift cards which Township residents, who have fallen on hard times, can use to buy perishable food items."

The fall food drive began on Nov. 1 and ended on Nov. 25.

"People were very, very generous this year," said chamber president Lou Nisivoccia of Nisivoccia Consulting LLC. "People see that times are tough for many folks and they responded in a big way."

The office of Dr. Berezny of Berezny Chiropratic in Flanders, which started the food drive 16 years ago, collected 200 pounds of food and $850 in monetary donations. Several other businesses came up big, as well. Companies in the International Trade Center combined to amass 1,225 pounds of food. DPC - Siemens, PNC Bank, Goddard School, Mount Olive Public Library and The Wine Rack brought in extensive amounts of food, too. A host of other businesses collected additional varying amounts of food.

For further information about the chamber and what it can do for you and your business, visit www.mtolivechambernj.com >>

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DARE Concert at the Mount Olive Senior Center

MOUNT OLIVE, NEW JERSEY - The Mount Olive Senior Center will host a benefit concert to raise money for D.A.R.E.(Drug Abuse Resistance Education) on December 22nd, 2007 from 6-11pm. The benefit concert is dedicated to helping further a drug and alcohol free message to a new generation.

The 'D.A.R.E. To Discover Rising Bands' concert will give music fans a glimpse at the next generation of influential performers. The lineup for the concert is a who’s who of up and coming rock bands. Headlined by New Jersey’s own, Alamance, and including performances by Pull the Pin, Of Fate and Chance, Kelsey Merritt, and The Onset.

Tickets are $10 and are available for purchase through:

The Mount Olive Senior Center
204 Flanders-Drakestown Road
Budd Lake, New Jersey 07828

Tickets will also be available at the door the evening of the benefit concert.

For over 20 years DARE has gone beyond traditional drug abuse and violence prevention programs. DARE gives children the skills needed to recognize and resist the subtle and overt pressures that cause them to experiment with drugs or become involved in gangs or violent activities.

For more information about D.A.R.E. please visit www.dare.com

For more information regarding the event contact:

Janet Castiel
Redwood Entertainment Inc.
138 Haven Avenue, Suite 4D
New York, NY 10032
Phone: (212)543-9998
info@redwoodentertainment.com

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