What is Yes We CAN! Food Drives?
Yes We CAN! Food Drives is the name of a group of volunteers who seek to alleviate hunger in our area by holding food drives at local markets. The collected food is then donated to Arm In Arm to resupply its food pantries in Princeton and Trenton, where over 4,000 people a month come for free food.
Yes We CAN! Food Drives Makes a BIG Impact — Since 2008, our volunteers have collected 300,000 pounds of fresh produce and nonperishable food from area shoppers. That’s 150 tons of food, making Yes We CAN! the largest single food drive donor to Arm In Arm.
How Do the Food Drives operate?
Throughout the year, Yes We CAN! sponsors food drives in partnership with our generous food markets and donors:
- McCaffrey’s Markets in Princeton & West Windsor
- Pennington Quality Market
- ShopRite in Lawrence
- West Windsor Indoor and Outdoor Farmers Markets
As shoppers enter the supermarket or stroll about the Saturday farmers’ market, our volunteers ask them to purchase either fresh produce or non-perishable food to replenish the supplies at Arm In Arm food pantries. Some of the shoppers prefer to give a cash donation which our volunteers then use to purchase food from the store or farmers’ market. It’s a win for everyone–the store owners, the farmers, and Arm In Arm’s clients.
We Need Volunteers.
Yes We CAN! needs volunteers of all ages to collect food in two-hour shifts at area supermarkets and the West Windsor Farmers’ Market. Whether you volunteer once a year or many times, your service is greatly appreciated by the food clients of Arm In Arm. For the volunteer, the experience is deeply gratifying knowing you have helped your neighbors in need.
To find out more about volunteering and the collection schedule, email Alison Politziner at a.politziner@gmail.com.
Coordinating Committee of Yes We CAN! Food Drives
| Marian Dielhof, Chair | Kim Kyte, Site Coordinator |
| Liz Cohen, Founding Chair | Suzanne Levin, Food Education Coordinator |
| Fran Engler, Publicity | Alison Politziner, Volunteer Coordinator |
| Susan Greene, Site Coordinator | Ann Zultner, Site Coordinator |
| Stephanie Chorney, Chair Emeritus | |
Please support our 2020 Yes We CAN! Food Drives
| McCaffrey’s Market, Princeton | McCaffrey’s Market, West Windsor | Pennington Quality Market | ShopRite, Lawrence | West Windsor Indoor Farmers Market | West Windsor Outdoor Farmers Market |
| 10:00 am – 2:30 pm | 10:00 am – 2:30 pm | 10:00 am – 2:30 pm | 10:00 am – 2:30 pm | 10:00 am -1:00 pm | 9:00 am – 1:00 pm |
| 301 North Harrison Street, Princeton NJ 08540 | 335 Princeton Hightstown Road, West Windsor NJ 08550 | 25 Route 31 South, Pennington NJ 08534 | 3373 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence Township NJ 08648 | West Windsor Athletic Club, 99 Clarksville Rd., West Windsor NJ 08550 | Princeton Junction Train Station, 2 Vaughn Drive, Princeton, NJ 08540 |
| June 13, September 5, December 5 | April 23, November 7 | March 7, October 3 | March 14 | January 18, February 15, March 7, December 5 | May 2, June 13 & 27, July 11 & 25, August 8 & 22, September 5 & 19, October 3 & 17, November 7 & 21 |