15 YEARS OF
FOOD DRIVES CMC EMPLOYEES SUPPORT A LONG-RUNNING DONATION EFFORT TO EASE HUNGER.
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or 60 years, Community Medical Center (CMC) has cared for Ocean County residents’ health. This summer marked another milestone: the hospital’s 15th year of holding a staff food drive to ease hunger in the community. Employees from every department dropped off donations at CMC’s cafeteria, and contributions were weighed on a giant scale. By the end of the day, tens of thousands of pounds of food had been collected. “I didn’t expect we’d sustain the event this long,” says Thomas Yanisko, CMC’s Administrative Director of Hospitality Services, who has overseen the drive since it began in 2006. Despite obstacles like hurricanes, superstorms and the pandemic, the food donation effort has continued uninterrupted since its first year. “It’s a testament to the employees,” Yanisko says. Their desire to help the needy has
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