Township Supports ShopRite's Partners in Caring Day
Mayor David Mayer and Councilwoman Michelle Gentek were among those to bag groceries on Partners in Caring Day—a part of ShopRite's month-long initiative to fight hunger.
Laurel Hill ShopRite customers who hit the checkout lines between noon and 1 p.m. Wednesday didn't have to bag their own groceries. No, ShopRite didn't go back to the old days, when a bagger was available at the end of each checkout aisle. Mayor David Mayer, Councilwoman Michelle Gentek, and members of the Gloucester Township Police Department and Blackwood Fire Co. pitched in to support ShopRite's Partners in Caring initiative to fight hunger, serving as special baggers for about an hour. "It's such a great cause, to fight hunger. We appreciate (the help)," Laurel Hill ShopRite store director Ron Walker said. "It's a total team effort." ShopRite has been asking customers to make donations to support local food banks since Aug. 26. There…
