BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:850\,000 people. \; That is the number of people in New J ersey that currently live below the US poverty level. \; And of that \, 45% of them are children\, almost 400\,000 in total. \; Coldwell Banker and their CBRB Cares (Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares ) effort have decided to take action to help feed the hungry in New Jers ey &ndash\; especially now\, in the summer\, when food pantry stock is v ery low and kids are not at school to get their free or reduced-priced l unch that many of them counted on each day.\nWith the help of YouGiveGoo ds\, an innovative company based in Mendham\, Coldwell Banker has set up an Online Food Drive Contest which is running from now through Labor Da y. \; The Chatham and Madison offices are challenging the Bernardsvi lle and Basking Ridge offices to a &ldquo\;friendly competition&rdquo\;.  \; According to Scott Bruen\, the Branch Vice President of the Cold well Banker Bernardsville office\, &ldquo\;We thought setting up the com petition would add some fun to the food drive and hopefully get more peo ple involved. \; Plus\, running the Contest online makes it so easy for everyone to help&rdquo\;. And Linda McElgunn\, Manager of the Chatha m office agreed\, &ldquo\;Yes\, we really wanted to do something to help the food pantries this summer and having the ability to make the donati ons online makes it easy\, especially for people that are away for the s ummer but still want to help&rdquo\;.\nFor this contest\, the Madison an d Chatham offices will be supporting the Community Soup Kitchen of Morri stown. \; According to Marla Drury\, the Director of Development/Com munity Outreach there\, &ldquo\;We are especially thankful that a food d rive is being set up now for the Soup Kitchen. \;  \;Unfortunate ly\, summer is a time of year when not many food drives are run on our b ehalf.&rdquo\; \; She continued\, &ldquo\;We work with YouGiveGoods on an ongoing basis\, their delivery service is great and all of the foo d available for people to donate online are the things we really need.&r dquo\; As part of the CBRB Cares initiative\, the Bernardsville and Bask ing Ridge offices will be supporting the Community Food Bank of New Jers ey based in Hillside. \; The other CBRB Cares New Jersey partners ar e the Habitat for Humanity\, Make-A Wish Foundation and Special Olympics organizations. \;\nTo support Chatham and Madison offices in suppor t of the Community Soup Kitchen of Morristown\, click here:\nhttp://www. yougivegoods.com/SupportSummerFoodPantryNeeds\nTo support Bernardsville and Basking Ridge offices in support of the Community Food Bank of NJ\, click here:\nhttp://www.yougivegoods.com/CBRBCaresHelpsFightHungerInNJ\n If you would like to view the Online Food Drive Contest Leader Board\, c lick here:\nhttp://www.yougivegoods.com/ColdwellBankerFoodDriveContest\n About YouGiveGoods\, LLC\nYouGiveGoods\, based Mendham\, NJ\, is an inno vative company committed to making it easier to donate goods. We have de veloped a unique technology platform that combines social media and e-co mmerce to connect people who want to give real goods to those who need t hem - at food pantries\, homeless shelters and pet shelters. The person or organization starts a drive online\, people purchase real food and ha rd goods through the online drive\, and YouGiveGoods delivers \;the goods to the charity. The cost to the person starting the drive and the charity receiving the goods is \;100% Free \;- no fees or charge s! For more information about YouGiveGoods\, visit our website at www.Yo uGiveGoods.com or call 888-548-4496.\nAbout Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockla nd County\, New York\, a leading residential real estate brokerage compa ny\, operates more than 55 offices with over 3\,700 sales associates ser ving all communities from Rockland County\, N.Y. to Monmouth County\, Ne w Jersey. Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in New Jersey and Rockla nd County\, N.Y. (www.coldwellbankermoves.com) is part of NRT LLC\, the nation&rsquo\;s largest residential real estate brokerage company. \ ; NRT\, a subsidiary of Realogy Corporation\, operates Realogy&rsquo\;s company-owned real estate brokerage offices. URL:http://baskingridge.patch.com/events/coldwell-banker-online-food-driv e-contest-set-up-to-help-re-stock-nj-food-pantries-8cb232c3 SUMMARY:Coldwell Banker Online Food Drive Contest Set Up to Help Re-Stock NJ Food Pantries! LOCATION:1 S Finley Ave\, Basking Ridge\, NJ 07920: 1 S Finley Ave\, Bask ing Ridge\, NJ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR