Montclair Food Pantry Sees Fresh Wave Of Creative Donations

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Halloween costumes. Diapers. Donuts. And an unexpected gift from the host of a local wedding. These are some of the donations that have recently arrived at a food pantry in Montclair.

The Human Needs Food Pantry of Montclair, which serves the Essex County area, doesn’t only offer its clients nutritious food. The nonprofit also has hygiene products, clothing and housewares available – among other items. Learn more about donating to the pantry here.

Over the past month, some interesting and much-appreciated donations have been arriving at the pantry’s facility at 9 Label Street. One of them? A load of air mattresses and linens that came from a local wedding.

According to a Wednesday social media post from the pantry:

“We received the most wonderfully generous donation last week. The host of a local wedding rented an Airbnb for his guests, and set it up with all new air mattresses, sheets, pillows, and comforters. When the wedding was over, he took all the linens to the cleaners, and then brought everything to the pantry for our clients. What a lovely thing to do!”

Another recent donation – a cart full of children’s Halloween costumes – came just in time for the holiday, the pantry reported.

Meanwhile, the pantry has continued to see donations of food from several supermarkets and grocery stores in the area.

Catch up with some other recent donations to the pantry below.

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