Gatherings

Bergenites always show up to support their friends and neighbors—especially when help is needed most.

CENTER FOR FOOD ACTION

Volunteers from Presbyterian Church of Leonia gave a helping hand at a Center for Food 1 Action food distribution event this summer. Church members distributed food boxes, potatoes, onions, plums, cucumbers, sweet potatoes and more to almost 70 families. 1 Presbyterian Church members prepare bags of food to hand out to community members in need.

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TABLE TO TABLE

James Beard winner and Wholesome Crave founder Michel Nischan joined Hasbrouck Heights-based Table to Table at a recent Table to Table Tuesdays event to assemble food packages for clients. The event was hosted by Table to Table partner Disabled Combat Veterans Youth Program’s Dion Cucuta. 4 Chef Michel Nischan (center, rear) joins Table to Table volunteers.

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MEADOWLANDS 2040 FOUNDATION

Team Forsgate Industrial Partners won this year’s Meadowlands Cup, presented by Hackensack Meridian Health. Thirty teams from some of the most prominent companies in New Jersey competed in the event at the Upper Montclair Country Club. The tournament was hosted by the Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce to benefit the Meadowlands 2040 Foundation. 5 Jake Sutker and Alex Rosenberg

KOREAN INDEPENDENCE DAY

Bergen County officials, including Executive James Tedesco, commemorated the 74th anniversary of Korean Independence Day by recognizing local Korean-American leaders. More than 60,000 Bergen residents are of Korean descent. 2 Bergen County Executive James Tedesco (center) joins Bergen County’s Korean leaders during a Korean Independence Day event in August.

HACKENSACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

New Jersey and Hackensack officials met with city brewery owners and business Chamber of Commerce officials to review new regulations on breweries in the state. 3 Lauren Zisa, Michael Roosevelt, Mike Jones, Kathleen Canestrino, Gordon Johnson

PARK RIDGE POLICE DEPARTMENT

The department personally thanked area businesses, including Petrillo Architects, for their support in the NJ Law Enforcement Torch Run and Special Olympics New Jersey. 6 Chief Joseph Madden, Perry Petrillo

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FAMILY PROMISE OF BERGEN COUNTY

Family Promise of Bergen County’s Director of Development Marie Caliendo spoke at the Fair Lawn Sunrise Rotary this summer. 7 Vincent Albanese, Marie Caliendo, Daniella Jordan-Mays