Giving Back this Summer: Volunteering with the Community FoodBank of New Jersey

Service excellence is the cornerstone of what we do at Party Rental Ltd. — our team is fueled by our passion for providing clients with world-class service every day.  We also believe that some of the most important work that we do is giving back to our community, and we’re always looking for ways to channel our energy and passion for service towards helping those who need it most.  This summer, we teamed up with our friends at the Community FoodBank of New Jersey and volunteered over 300 person-hours towards their mission of fighting hunger and poverty in New Jersey.

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Community FoodBank of New Jersey’s Hillside Warehouse

The Community FoodBank of New Jersey began in 1975 by distributing groceries out of the back of a station wagon.  In 2014, a record 43 million pounds of food was distributed, and 4.7 million times a year a hungry person in need is helped by a Community FoodBank of New Jersey partner charity.  They work with approximately 1,000 agencies running a total of about 1,400 programs, including soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, and feeding programs for children and seniors.

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Party Rental Ltd. team members working to sort cans of food.

  “As many of our clients are involved in the food service & catering industries, it’s natural for us to focus our volunteering efforts towards bringing food to our own community.  The Community FoodBank of New Jersey has a positive impact on so many lives in our community, and we’re happy to support them and their mission.” Said Alan Gottlich, Party Rental Ltd.’s Executive Vice President.

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Sorting through the bins of items, one can at a time.

This is our third year of volunteering with the Community FoodBank of New Jersey.  This year, 150 Party Rental Ltd. employees took part in our summer volunteer program, helping prepare, sort, and pack donated items for distribution and lend a helping hand wherever we could.  On average, we assembled over 180 boxes of goods per hour!

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The Party Rental Ltd. team is all smiles prepping bags for the Community FoodBank of New Jersey Pantry.

We’re grateful for the opportunity to bring our passion for service to an organization that is also driven by that same passion, and we’re glad to help have a positive impact on our community.  To get involved and help fight hunger and poverty in New Jersey, please visit Community FoodBank of New Jersey’s website at http://www.cfbnj.org/help/.

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A job well done! Party Rental Ltd. President & COO Gary Halperin, second from left, and the team pose with the Community FoodBank of New Jersey banner.
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A banner hangs in the Community FoodBank of New Jersey warehouse with the Martin Luther King Jr. quote, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others.”

In addition to our efforts at the Community FoodBank, Party Rental Ltd. works with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in their mission to finding a cure for Type 1 Diabetes.  We also conduct a Toy Drive during the winter holiday season.  In lieu of a “grab bag,” we ask employees to bring a toy at our holiday party to be donated to a local children’s hospital, which in past has included Hackensack Children’s Hospital and St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in Patterson, NJ.