We held our 24 hour fundraiser.  Well, it was more like 36 hours.  We had a great time and were able to raise some money.  It wasn't as much as we had hoped, but for the first fundraiser and something so unusual, we did very well.  We raised about $600, and the foodbank received about $150 in cash donations and 200 pounds in food donations.  The foodbank always needs donations.  Hunger isn't just in the winter or during the holiday times. 

We are so grateful to so many people who helped out:  Our employees working some CRAZY hours, Dave & Jerry and the management of Kool 98.3 for donating their time at a live remote broadcast at our store to get the word out, the local newspapers for running ads, NBC 40TV for coming out and doing a great story on us, Donna Jean our psychic for hosting an awesome seance, and other psychics Snowflake and Ann for doing readings, too.  We featured a number of musicians to also keep the momentum going:  Adam Shaber & Family, The Jack Chamberlain Blues Band, and Joe Collepardi.  They all donated their time and supported our crazy fundraiser.  We'd also like to thank Jessie from Mary Kay, Regina from Sothern Living at Home, and Anne from The Pampered Chef for donating their time and door prizes to our event.  We had so much fun, we are going to host monthly shopping events with them and other great companies.  We'd also like to thank Liz and everyone at Galloway AMI for taking up a special collection of food for the foodbank; and the Pleasantville Kiwanis Club who took up a collection of food and stopped in to enjoy a few drinks. I think the only person who spent more time at the coffee house than me was Evelyn Benton, the director of our local foodbank.  When we came to her with this idea se was excited and happy to be a part of it, but I don't think she anticipated having to endure all the crazies who work here!  She was a good sport!

A special thank you to our great neighbors, Jojo's Italian Grille http://www.jojositaliangrille.com/ for generously donating gift cards to the event!

We are also thankful for the EHTPD for patroling the shopping center into the wee hours of the morning, keeping our staff safe.

If I forgot anyone, I sincerely apologize (its the baby brain thing)!   Please email me and let me know so I can be sure to include you!

To Anne, Dave, and the Staff at PHOB

Thank you for your great community spirit! It was a wonderful event to be a part of!

Also, I want to thank you for acknowledging Pleasantville Kiwanis and Galloway AMI. I’m privileged to be a part of both these great organizations. Honestly, I’ve never worked with a more generous “give from the heart” group of people than the staff at all of the Atlantic Medical Imaging offices. And Pleasantville Kiwanis is part of a world wide organization devoted to community service and the club has always supported local charities, especially the FoodBank.