Ridgewood Realtor Donates Gift Cards To Food Pantry

RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — A village realtor has donated $500 in grocery store gift cards for the Center for Food Action's pantry at Bergen Community College recently.

Sale associates from Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty's Ridgewood office donated the money to purchase the gift cards.

The pantry at BCC opened in 2014 to help students, faculty and staff who struggle with hunger.

The college has fought hunger in the community in other ways. President B. Kaye Walter signed the President's Commitment to Food and Nutrition Security pledge last year.

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Photo: Lisa Pitz, right, of the Center for Food Action, speaks to faculty members at Bergen Community College's food pantry about the challenges many students face regarding hunger. — Courtesy of Bergen Community College