Food Bank of South Jersey

PHOTO (1) L to R: Francine Viden, Reece McGovern, David Siegal, Jennifer Loughran, Jaclyn Terranova, Jason Sikoryak, Alexandra Escobedo, Megan Wilson, Stacey Gorin, Claire Ringel, and Jean Passalacqua

Photo (2) L to R: Bridget Casey, Nicole Malack, Ashley Mollenthiel Fiore, Aminata Kamara, and Ashley Attinello

In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Diversity & Inclusion Committee at Capehart Scatchard partnered with the Food Bank of South Jersey (FBSJ) to arrange for attorneys and staff from the firm to collect, inspect, sort, and package food. Over twenty employees volunteered to work during two shifts at the FBSJ’s headquarters in Pennsauken, New Jersey on January 15, 2024.

The Food Bank of South Jersey exists to provide an immediate solution to the urgent problem of hunger by providing food to people in need, teaching them to eat nutritiously, and helping them to find sustainable ways to improve their lives. For additional information on FBSJ, please visit https://foodbanksj.org/.

Photo L to R: Morgan Pyle, Riham Alzabey, Alexis Rose, and Rachael Newcomb

Attorneys from the firm’s Workers’ Compensation Department, Riham Alzabey, Rachael Newcomb, Morgan Pyle, and Alexis Rose, recently participated as Team “The IncrEDIBLES” in the Food Bank of South Jersey’s “Hunger Games” food competition.  The fundraiser was held at the Food Bank’s headquarters in Pennsauken, NJ on June 22, 2023.

The Hunger Games competition is a fun, team building challenge with proceeds going to benefit the Food Bank’s hunger relief programs for children. At this year’s event, five corporate teams received one box of mystery ingredients and had 45 minutes to whip up a dish for three food savvy judges in a live cooking competition.  Each participating team consisted of four members, and a culinary advisor mentor, who worked together to create a meal from a box of food items that the Food Bank typically distributes through its pantry network.

To view the video from the event, click here.

Photo (L to R):  Eric Schmoll, Marketing Department intern and Mary Ellen Rose, Managing Shareholder with some of the food donations collected at the office.

Over the past few months, attorneys and staff at Capehart Scatchard have been making food and monetary donations in support of the Food Bank of South Jersey. Karen Klupp, the firm’s Director of Human Resources, spearheaded the effort and dropped the collected food and checks off at the Food Bank’s headquarters in Pennsauken, NJ on June 2, 2023.

The Food Bank of South Jersey believes that no one should go to bed hungry. Since 1985, it has served the children, families, and seniors of Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Salem counties by distributing safe and healthy food, providing nutrition education and cooking courses, and developing sustainable pathways for neighbors to improve their lives. For more information, visit www.FoodBankSJ.org.

PHOTO: L to R: Jaclyn Terranova, Esq.; McKenna Parris, Esq.; Callan Devery; Kelly Ann Dugan, Esq.; Beth Hopkins, Marketing Director.

On Saturday, June 12^th, attorneys and staff, along with family members, volunteered to package and distribute groceries for the Food Bank of South Jersey. Additionally, the firm presented a $2,500 donation to the Food Bank.

Capehart Scatchard’s team of volunteers worked in Burlington City, NJ out of the Hope Mobile, a mobile pantry, carrying a truckload of food to ‘food deserts’ – those areas that lack access to a viable network of food. This aptly named 18 wheel tractor trailer holds 45,000 lbs. of food.