Volunteers Billy Karipides, Matt Onorato, Christian Macchio and Matt Attala help distribute holiday meals Wednesday, Dec. 13 at the Sparta Community Food Pantry. (Photos provided)
Sue Duffy , Margy Laplace and Gail Pelli.
From left are State Trooper Sue Mistretta; Robin Hughes, crisis response team manager at Jersey Battered Women’s Service; and Valerie Macchio, executive director of the Sparta Community Food Pantry.
Members of Girl Scout Troop 6565 stop by to help.
The Sparta Community Food Pantry provided complete holiday meals to 1,032 families throughout Sussex County from Dec. 13 through Dec. 15.
This was the nonprofit organization’s 12th year running the program, which was started more than 18 years ago by First Presbyterian Church of Sparta.
Helping were Ronetco ShopRite and New Jersey State Troopers.