Mayor Dave Fried has announced that Robbinsville Meals on Wheels will be the 9th annual Pay it Forward recipient when he delivers his State of Robbinsville Township address on May 14 at The Stone Terrace by John Henry’s beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Meals on Wheels has delivered more than 100,000 nutritious meals to homebound residents since being founded by former resident Josephine Parr in 1995.
“At its very core, Robbinsville Meals on Wheels is the personification of our mission to pay it forward,” said Mayor Fried.
Meals on Wheels is a non-profit organization staffed entirely by volunteers that is funded by personal and corporate donations. It does not receive government funding of any kind.
Past Pay it Forward recipients include the Shepherd Family, Quilts for Comfort, Deborah Dauer, C.A.R.E., Mercer Street Friends Food Bank, the We Love Our R’ville Neighbors campaign, the Breden Family and the McLaughin family. Since 2015, those efforts have raised over $450,000.
Fundraising for this effort is now open and corporate sponsorships levels of $25,000 (Community Champion), $10,000 (Township Trailblazer), $5,000 (Hometown Hero), $2,500 (Township Partner), $1,500 (Beverage Sponsor) and $350 (We Love R’ville Neighbors Sponsor) are available (see flyer below). Individual tickets are $125, and $1,000 for a table of 10.
RSVP by May 3, 2024. Make checks payable to C.A.R.E. and send to: 2298 Route 33, Robbinsville, NJ 08691. Attn: Jodi Stephens. Please write “2024 Pay it Forward” in the check notes.
