BOONTON — Kiwanis Club of Tri-Town held a food drive for Loaves and Fishes on Saturday, October 10. This was the second food drive held in recent weeks to help stock the shelves at Loaves and Fishes.
“We had people coming to donate from as far away as Princeton,” said President Kiwanis Club of Tri-Town Nicolas Limanov. “It was great to see the many local politicians, Sheriff James Gannon, Assemblywoman Aura Dunn, Senator Anthony Bucco, Boonton Alderman Joseph Bock, and Cy Wekilsky all donating food for the cause.”
In addition to Nicolas Limanov, Kiwanis members Mickey Chopra, Cy Wekilsky, Frank Cahill and Sue Daniele assisted all day unloading the food from the many people donating.
The Food Drive was held at i2i Indian Italian Fusion, 408 Main Street.
News 12 New Jersey arrived and filmed and interviewed Mickey Chopra, Senator Bucco, Sheriff Gannon, Cy Wekilsky, Joe Bock, Nicolas Limanov, Gordon Meth, and Marjorie B. Roller for a news segment which aired on television.
Loaves and Fishes’ mission is to: Provide food to those in need of assistance; Encourage good nutrition, Increase self-sufficiency, and Give hope to those who may have none. For more information click here.
Kiwanis Club of Tri-Town is an organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. Kiwanis Club of Tri-Town serves Boonton, Mountain Lakes and Boonton Township.
Working together, members achieve what one person cannot accomplish alone. When you help improve a community or give a child a chance to learn experience, dream, and succeed, great things happen!
Kiwanis Club of Tri-Town meets the second and fourth Monday at 6:30 p.m. at IHOP, 304 Wootton Avenue, Boonton. They are always looking for new members to join and help in raising funds to achieve their goals. For more information click here. Kiwanis Club of Tri-Town is proud to sponsor Mountain Lakes High School Key Club.
Kiwanis Club of Tri-Town will be holding another Food Drive on Saturday, October 31 at the Boonton Farmers’ Market.
