Project Eat a Success for Long Branch Schools

The Long Branch School District recently collected more than 7,000 items for three local food pantries as part of the Alternative Academy's annual food drive for "Project Eat.''

Five students from the Alternative Academy helped Project East chairperson Nancy Bale collect all of the items on May 19. The food was distributed to three food pantries, First Baptist Church on Bath Avenue, St. Brigid's Food Pantry on Broadway, and Chris the King Pantry on Exchange Place.

The five students who assisted in the collection and distribution of the items were Bryan Berry, Joan Manuel Cisneros, David Colbert, Christopher Murrell, and John Tomlinson.

Below are the staff members at each district school who oversaw their respective Project Eat drives and how many items were collected from that school.

West End: Jeremy Martin (1737 items)

Audrey Clark: Ron Pastore (1583 items)

High School: Meredith Miller (1000 items)

Lenna Conrow: Maria Villani (675 items)

Middle School: Megan Renzo (550 items)

JMF ECLC: Betsy Callaghan (240 items)

Morris Avenue: Michael Sheckler (230 items)

Gregory: Rosemary Toffel (220 items)