On August 8, Caroline DiGrande and her mother, Jean DiGrande, rolled up their sleeves to help harvest over 25,000 pounds of corn through the “8/8 Community Harvest” event sponsored by Grow-a-Row. Based in Pittstown, the organization aims to positively impact as many lives as possible through a volunteer effort of planting, picking, rescuing, and delivering free produce for those in need. Caroline, who is a junior at Mount Saint Mary Academy in Watchung and a resident of Warren, shared, “Volunteering at Grow-a-Row helped me realize how blessed I am just to have access to healthy food options every day. It is so rewarding to be able to help make fresh produce more accessible to those less fortunate.”
(above) Caroline DiGrande of Warren Volunteers for Grow-a-Row.
