Regional Medical Center Hosting Food Drive

In response to a reported shortage at local food collection centers and after a successful summer drive, Bergen Regional Medical Center (BRMC) is again collecting food items to help the hungry in the area.
Donations will benefit the Center for Food Action, the Englewood-based group that provides more than 40,000 7-day emergency food packages for neighbors in need from 90 towns throughout Bergen County and upper Passaic Valley.
“As a community-minded hospital,” BRMC President Heather Aaron said, “Bergen Regional is proud to host this food drive, and we urge members of our community to join our efforts and bring requested food items to our facility so that we can deliver them to the Center for Food Action.”
Food collection at BRMC will take place between October 1 and October 31 at a marked box in front of the hospital’s main entrance. Needed items include: low sugar cereal; peanut butter and jelly; canned meat and tuna; macaroni and cheese; canned fruit and vegetables; spaghetti sauce; 100% juice; diapers; infant formula and baby food; Ensure, and dental hygiene products.
This summer, BRMC collected more than 50 bags of food for the Center for Food Action. For the fall drive, the medical center is hoping to double that total.
Bergen Regional Medical Center is located at 230 East Ridgewood Avenue in Paramus, NJ. For more information on future drives, contact Donna Corrieri at 201-225-7141 or log onto www.bergenregional.com.