EDISON — The St. James Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen in Edison was one of 17 food pantries in New Jersey and Easton, Pa., to receive donations from Unity Bank and its employees.
A total of $22,100 was collected among the 18 branches of Unity Bank throughout New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania.
A donation of $1,300 were presented to the 17 food pantries. The funds were donated by Unity Bank employees and matched by the bank as part of a special holiday community service project.
“I am extremely proud of the generosity our employees continue to show in this important community service project,” said Unity Bank President and CEO James A. Hughes. “All of these organizations provide vital services to those in need throughout New Jersey and the Easton area. As a community bank, it is a privilege to be able to support the important work of these food banks.”
Donations of $1,300 were presented to: Washington Community Food Pantry from Unity’s Washington Branch; FISH Hospitality Program, serving Middlesex, Union, and Somerset Counties, from Middlesex Branch; Flemington Area Food Pantry from Flemington Branch; The Food Bank Network of Somerset County in Bound Brook from North Plainfield Branch; Franklin Township Food Bank from Somerset Branch; Highland Park Community Food Pantry from Highland Park Branch; Home First Interfaith Housing and Family Services of Plainfield from Scotch Plains Branch; Linden Interfaith Network for Community Service from Linden Branch; Open Cupboard Food Pantry of Clinton from Clinton Branch; NORWESCAP Food Bank of Phillipsburg from Phillipsburg Branch; ProJect of Easton from Forks Township Branch; Readington Area Starfish from Whitehouse Branch; South Plainfield Social Services Holiday Project from South Plainfield Branch; St. James Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen in Edison from Edison Branch; Union Food Pantry from Union Branch; Helping Hands Food Pantry of Hillsdale from Emerson Branch; and Feeding Hands of Somerville from Somerville Branch.
