Make a Donation
More than 530,000 people in CFBNJ’s 15-county service area face hunger every day. Over 130,000 of them are children. When they don’t have enough food to eat, they can suffer direct and dramatic effects on their physical development and mental well-being.
Food insecurity exists in every county across the United States, from the poorest neighborhoods to the most affluent. Parents skip meals so they can feed their children, seniors choose between buying medicine and food, and students decide between their education and food. These tough choices are an unfortunate reality for many of our New Jersey neighbors.
The good news is that hunger is solvable if we work together.
(From Community Food Bank of New Jersey website)
Ken Gittell
Executive Secretary / Director
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Food Drive Donations
More than 530,000 people in CFBNJ’s 15-county service area face hunger every day. Over 130,000 of them are children. When they don’t have enough food to eat, they can suffer direct and dramatic effects on their physical development and mental well-being. Food insecurity exists in every county across the United States, from the poorest neighborhoods to the most affluent. Parents skip meals so they can feed their children, seniors choose between buying medicine and food, and students decide between their education and food. These tough choices are an unfortunate reality for many of our New Jersey neighbors. The good news is that hunger is solvable if we work together. (From Community Food Bank of New Jersey website) Please help us fight this persistent problem of hunger with a donation. Donations will go to local food pantries for them to purchase what is needed.
Thank you,
Ken Gittell Executive Secretary / Director |
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Jingle Bell Buddies
In 2021 the Rotary Club of Greater Long Branch started Jingle Bell Buddies, headed up by Terry Janeczek, to bring the joy of Christmas to 5 local families. The Long Branch School System supplied the names of families in need who were then asked to fill out wish lists which the club did everything possible to make come true. In addition, the families were supplied with groceries to help get them through the holidays. Approximately $1,000 was budgeted for each family, parents and children.
After the success of last year’s Jingle Bell Buddies the club expanded the number of families to 10 for 2022. After months of planning about 20 volunteers formed 9 teams to shop for gifts and groceries for each family which were delivered on 12/22 and 12/23 by Santa and Mrs. Claus with the help of the elves. It tore at the heartstrings when the children would ask for sheets for their bed, a coat, shoes or nothing for themselves but for us to buy their younger siblings something.
This year Mrs. Claus teamed up with Santa (club members Marianne Powers & Gordon Heggie) for a double treat for the kids and parents alike. The joy expressed by the families made the Rotary slogan “Service Above Self” even more meaningful to those who volunteered.
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Rotary Club of Long Branch Foundation
The Rotary Club of Long Branch Foundation is a non-profit organization that was established to build an endowment to support the service programs provided by the Rotary Club of Long Branch. The Foundation's charter is to raise and distribute funds to the individuals and organizations in the greater Long Branch area in the form of educational scholarships, support for educational programs, vocational guidance, and other charitable community service organizations.
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Texas Flood Relief
Please help the victims of the Texas Guadalupe River flood with a donation. Any amount is helpful.
Volunteers search for missing people along the banks of the Guadalupe River after recent flooding on Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. (AP Photo/Rodolfo Gonzalez)
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