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NY Jet Garrett Wilson Bags Groceries At Newark ShopRite: VIDEO
The wide receiver visited the supermarket to raise awareness about food insecurity, which impacts one in 11 New Jersey residents.
NEWARK, NJ — You never know who you’ll meet in the checkout line of the supermarket, it seems.
Customers at the ShopRite of Newark on Springfield Avenue recently got an unexpected surprise when they saw that their bagger was Garrett Wilson of the New York Jets.
The wide receiver was visiting the supermarket to help raise awareness about food insecurity, an issue that impacts a whopping one in 11 New Jersey residents. It’s part of ShopRite’s larger effort to provide funds to local food banks through its “ShopRite Partners In Caring” program.
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The company is working with Procter & Gamble to raise awareness about food insecurity with events like Wilson’s store visit, event organizers said.
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