REPLENISH celebrates Hunger Action Month
A hole-in-one for golfers Middlesex County officials joined Indigo Sports, a Troon Company, at Tamarack Golf Course to view the extensive renovations to the East Course, which reopened to the public on September 26 after undergoing aesthetic and structural upgrades that began in November 2020. The upgrades, which include improved drainage, a new irrigation system, brand new tee boxes, bunker work, and finish work and grassing, provide an improved golf experience for players. Renovations were funded through the Middlesex County Open Space Trust Fund, which provides grants to recreation facilities
September was Hunger Action Month and Middlesex County’s food distribution organization, REPLENISH, hosted a series of events, activities, and food drives designed to raise awareness of food insecurity and collect non- perishable foods and supplies. The month-
Building on what MCFOODS originally
started in 1994, REPLENISH is a collaboration of many partnerships working together to end hunger. REPLENISH provides dairy, frozen, fresh,
and shelf-stable foods and necessities to a network of over 150 partner organizations, including food pantries, soup
Middlesex County. To find out how you can make a donation or volunteer, call REPLENISH at 732-745-5548 or email REPLENISH@co.middlesex. nj.us. Monetary donations are also always accepted in the form of a check payable to “Feeding Middlesex County.” Checks may be mailed to PO Box 781, Edison, NJ 08818 or donations can be made online via the REPLENISH website at feedingmiddlesexcounty.org .
At REPLENISH, we are committed to ensuring everyone in Middlesex County who needs food and basic supplies has access to them.” – Jennifer Apostol, REPLENISH Director
long campaign culminated with Rows for the Hungry at the Earth Center in
for the benefit of the community. The West Course is now closed to undergo similar upgrades, with renovations expected to be completed by Fall 2024.
North Brunswick in September where volunteers from the Royal Neighbors presented a $2,500 check to Rows for the Hungry which will fund tools, equipment, seeds, or anything else required to grow a plentiful crop.
kitchens, and social service organizations throughout Middlesex County. There are many ways to get involved and volunteer to help fight food insecurity in
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Growing our network Middlesex County’s Latino Telehealth Program, a community-based initiative geared toward education and increasing access to bilingual telemedicine options to underinsured and uninsured residents, has expanded to serve New Brunswick after successfully launching in Perth Amboy a year ago. In partnership with New Brunswick Tomorrow — a nonprofit that has driven social revitalization for the City of New Brunswick for more than 40 years — the Telehealth Program will now also be available at two new offsite hubs located at the New Brunswick
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... A New Era for the County’s Magnet Schools
On Wednesday, September 7, members of the Middlesex County Magnet Schools and the community gathered on the East Brunswick campus to raise its flags to signal the new era of the County school district. The new name and visual identity, announced in June, accurately represent the exceptional, specialized education the school system offers all Middlesex County students.
Free Public Library and the New Brunswick Housing Authority. More information can be found at middlesexcountynj.gov/telehealth .
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