Annual Holiday Food Delivery Project
Westfield Food Pantry
On Saturday, December 18, 2021, members of the Westfield Optimist Club and Rotary Club demonstrated their commitment to community service by providing holiday food to Westfield area families and local food pantries. Due to current health and safety concerns as well as food restrictions, ShopRite and Stop & Shop food gift cards were distributed to families instead of food baskets.
The holiday food delivery program has been an annual community service project for the Optimist Club of Westfield for the past 31 years. This project is made possible through funding from the Optimist Club, the Rotary Club of Westfield, and contributions from members, friends, and local organizations that sponsor gift cards. The Westfield Foundation, Rotary Foundation, Greater Westfield Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Northfield Bank Foundation, and the Westfield Y Men’s Club also supported the holiday food delivery project.
One hundred holiday food gift cards were delivered to local families, the Westfield Food Pantry, Presbyterian Church in Westfield Agape Food Program, Union County College Student Assistance Food Pantry, and the Saint Joseph’s Social Service Center Food Pantry in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
The involvement of volunteers and local organizations ensured the success of this annual program, which reflects the mission of helping those in need and assisting members of the community.
