South Brunswick Unites for Sandy Victims
Over 150 volunteers, scores of residents and businesses converged on Family Karate in Monmouth Junction donating enough supplies to fill 900 boxes for victims of Hurricane Sandy in Middlesex County and the Jersey Shore.
South Brunswick suffered mass damage and widespread power outages from Hurricane Sandy, but the hardships of our own community didn't distract residents from helping areas that suffered more substantial losses. Monmouth Junction resident Lisa Rodgers, co-owner of Central Jersey Catering, decided on Monday that she wanted to take action after seeing the images of destruction throughout the state. She enlisted the help of LocalChatbox.com owner Suzanne O’Rourke for a quick donation drive, that soon morphed into so much more. The duo put out a call for action on Facebook, Patch and Nixle, to launch a supply drive in South Brunswick to aid those suffering from the storm. "When I orginally thought of this, I said to my husband maybe we can use …
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7:20 am on Friday, November 9, 2012
Lisa Rodgers(Not Rogers) is an amazing woman. She started the fight against charter schools and has helped the cause tirelessly...and now thinking of this relief effort ..we need more people like Lisa in the community. Thank you to all the volunteers and businesses. I know Family Karate also is an amazing business which helps schools,and other charitable causes all the time. Makes me emotional … more ›