Share My Meals Shout Out to Volunteers, Vol 2
We welcome new volunteers this month: Alison, Sandi, Jonathan and Melissa We want to thank them for joining the SMM team and helping us meet the needs of our community. Additionally, we want to recognize all the volunteer hours put in during January and February. The conditions have been less than perfect although Macarena has […]
Support the “Bernie Mittens” Raffle!
Cheryl Ziegler, an instructor at Apart | Together in Motion (www.ATinMotion.com) and owner of Inspired by Ida Crochet (@Inspired_by_Ida_Crochet) has made 3 pairs of the much asked about “Bernie Mittens.” However, instead of selling them, she decided to raffle the pairs off and donate all proceeds to Share My Meals. If you would like to […]
Share My Meals Shout Out to Volunteers!
2020 was a difficult year on so many fronts. Yet in its first year, Share My Meals quickly pivoted its work, elevating its support for the food insecure in Princeton. Share My Meals with the support of its amazing team of volunteers was able to: Deliver more than 43,000 healthy meals to more than 100 […]
Video: Honey Brook Organic Farm’s Sherry Dudas talks about the partnership with Share My Meals
Watch a video interview of Sherry Dudas the Farm Manager at Honey Brook Organic Farm.Sherry talks about how together with her husband Jim they started farming here 30 years ago. At the time, Jim was the first farmer to bring the community-supported agriculture concept to Mercer County.In 2021 Sherry and Jim will be moving to […]
Karen Lemon and Diana Pecina Join Non-Profit Share My Meals’ Board of Trustees
Princeton, Tuesday, January 12, 2020 — The Princeton, NJ-based non-profit Share My Meals Inc. is announcing two new members to its board of trustees, Karen Lemon and Diana Pecina. Share My Meals is the only organization in the Princeton region dedicated to alleviating hunger by reducing food waste. “We are delighted to welcome Karen and […]
Executive Chef Nicolas Démurgé Explains Why His Restaurant Joins ‘Share My Meals’
The COVID pandemic is impacting the vulnerable population and New Jersey is now estimated to have close to an additional half a million food-insecure residents, on top of the 900,000 who faced food insecurity before the health emergency began, according to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. This is true in Princeton as well where […]
What is Share My Meals?
Did you know that almost half (40% actually) of the food that is made in this country goes to the trash? Many people don’t have enough food to eat every day. This is not good and this is why we have created Share My Meals We want to share the food that restaurants and cafeterias […]
Pronouns, gender-inclusive language, and transgender identities
Last week Share My Meals had a dialogue around “Pronouns, gender-inclusive language, and transgender identities”. Priscille Bourquelot, one of our volunteers, passionately trying to be an ally for diversity and promoting inclusion and equity, shared her learnings around this theme. Here are a few nuggets: Did you know that the use of “they/them” for singular […]
Video: Share My Meals Purchases Face Masks From a Young Member of the Community
Share My Meals is working with Kendy Perez a 19-year-old Mercer County Community College biology student. Kendy started sewing face masks last July to be able to afford her college books for the semester. “Most of the people I saw were wearing plain facemasks. And I thought it would be great if people had something […]
Princeton Nonprofit Looking for Volunteers
Princeton, NJ — Tuesday, September 1st, 2020 — As the pandemic continues to impact the economy more people struggle with hunger in Princeton. Share My Meals is looking for volunteers to pick-up and deliver healthy meals to recipients’ homes. Share My Meals is a non-profit organization run by volunteers that aims to alleviate hunger and […]
