Events Archive

Every year Send Hunger Packing participates in community events to raise awareness of the program and collect food and monetary donations. To find upcoming events click here.

Reopening of Little Free Pantry at the WW Arts Council, July 2026

Tabling with Citrus Circuits at WW Historical Society 2026

Village Square Fundriaser, March 2026

On March 27, 2026, our community came together to help address local food insecurity! Visitors who purchased a meal at Village Square enjoyed great food while directly supporting our mission—5% of sales from participating vendors were generously donated to the Send Hunger Packing WW-P (SHUP WW-P) program.

Thank you to Village Square, the participating vendors, and everyone in the community who turned out to make this event a success!

MLK Day of Service 2025

Thank you for a great MLK Day January 2025

THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY FOR A GREAT MLK DAY OF SERVICE.
THANK YOU TO THE BOY SCOUTS FOR A FANTASTIC FOOD COLLECTION OF 210 POUNDS OF FOOD.
THANK YOU TO THE GIRL SCOUTS WHO LABELED 2000 BAGS FOR USE IN THE WW-P SEND HUNGER PACKING WEEKEND FOOD INSECURITY PROGRAM IN THE WW-P SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THANK YOU TO THE LIQUID CHURCH FOR USE OF THE FACILITY. THANK YOU AV TECH EMMA.
THANK YOU TO THE WEST WINDSOR HUMAN RELATION COUNCIL - "DO GOOD EVERY DAY!"
THANK YOU TO THE SPEAKERS - ASSEMBLYMAN VERRILLI, ASSEMBLYWOMAN REYNOLDS-JACKSON, NOT IN OUR TOWN SPEAKERS OPPENHEIM AND XISAGAR.
THANK YOU TO ELLIOT GORDON SHARING HIS PHOTOS OF THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON.
THANK YOU TO THE PERFORMERS VANSANTI FUSION, WADE ALAN AND NILAH MONTGOMERY.

Hawkeye Food Collection, November 2025

Thank you to Hawkeye Electric for hosting a food collection in November 2025. To any other organization or group wanting to do a food collection to help folks in need, please use the list below as a guide. Contact us for pickup or questions. It takes a community.

Paper Shred Event, October 2025

On October 4, 2025, alongside the Township's annual Paper Shred Event, a community food drive was held on-site to directly support Send Hunger Packing WW-P (SHUP WW-P) and The Little Free Pantry.

Thanks to the incredible generosity of West Windsor residents who stopped by the Public Works yard, the community came together to donate vital shelf-stable groceries and store cards to help stock food for local families and children in need.

Jersey Mike's Fundraiser, April 2025

In April 2025, Send Hunger Packing West Windsor-Plainsboro (SHUP WW-P) teamed up with the Princeton Junction Jersey Mike’s location for a wonderful community fundraiser dedicated to supporting students and families facing food insecurity. Led by team members Tom and Lewis, the event was a tremendous success, showcasing the incredible spirit and generosity of our local community.

The fundraiser was a true team effort, uniting local businesses, dedicated residents, and the WW-P Regional School District. SHUP WW-P extends special thanks to school leadership—including Dr. David Aderhold, Pema Nodong, and Tony Kowalak—as well as all the teachers and staff who went above and beyond to rally participation.

Thank you to Jersey Mike’s, the SHUP WW-P Committee, the schools, and everyone in the community whose enthusiasm, organization, and kindness made a lasting impact!

Second Little Free Pantry Ribbon Cutting

The West Windsor community came together to celebrate the opening of the second Little Free Pantry in West Windsor. Tell folks you know about this second location in the Parking lot of the Dutch Neck Presbyterian Church on South Mill Road. “Take what you need, leave what you can”. Available 24/7.

First food drive with West Windsor Public Works

Thank you to the generous West Windsor community! Great morning at our First food drive with West Windsor Public Works!

WEST WINDSOR COMMUNITY DAY!

Paint and Sip - June 2023

MLK DAY COMMUNITY FOOD DRIVE

Send Hunger Packing WW-P sends a thank you to the West Windsor Community for its support of others. Special thank you to the scouts of Troop 40 for going above and beyond again this year and to Aryaman Tomar’s leadership. To the WAC as fabulous venue and to its staff Liza, Eddie and Bob.Thank you to local Girl Scouts and the families of the Gratitude and Abundance group. If pictures tell the story these show how the community came together on this windy MLK Day.

THANK YOU INMOTION GROUP!

Thank you to Sandra Wang and the InMotion group for their donation of $125.

THANK YOU GRATITUDE GROUP!

Thank you to the Gratitude Group and the work of all the children involved in helping the food insecure in the WW-P School District for raising $700.

THANK YOU SEWA DIWALI FOOD DRIVE!

Sewa Diwali food drive November 2021. A thank you to the Sewa Diwali food drive and Niyati Agrawal and the group’s efforts in collecting and donating over 2,400 lbs. of food to Mercer Street Friends

THANK YOU JUNIOR LEAGUE OF GREATER PRINCETON!

“Become your Dream"

Thank you to Christina Wilson and the Junior League of Greater Princeton for building 108 weekend nutritional bags for the SHUP WW-P program.

THANK YOU NAVIGATE HEALTH!

Thank you to Dr. Marc Rubenstein and Navigate Health for a recent food collection for Mercer Street Friends.

ART WALK

GROCERY CARD DISTRIBUTION

SHuP WW-P is working with WW-P Foods Services to help families in our communities. For a short time, SHuP is seeking funds to provide grocery store cards to community families as a safe way to provide supplemental nutrition.

GRATITUDE WALK

Send Hunger Packing WW-P and The Little Free Pantry supports the work of the Gratitude and Abundance Group. In support of the walk, Martin Whitfield of WAC wrote:

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Gratitude & Appreciation is the foundation for building deeper connections for a happy, healthy, thriving community. Our Annual Gratitude Walk is a journey towards fulfilling this vision.

A day dedicated to bringing people together to express gratitude & acknowledge many blessings bestowed in our lives. A time to reflect & give heartfelt thanks to all people and the organizations of the community who are striving to make positive influences in many lives.

We hope to all join hands & pledge to Pay Forward by getting involved in community service and making the world a better place.

With so much going on in this World, Country, State & Township, we also want to bring the beautiful diverse members of our township together.

So, let us come together, be thankful and appreciative for our community, our wonderful school district and it's leaders, our township leadership, family blessings, safe environment, awesome friends and neighbors, diverse backgrounds, health, wellness, religious freedoms, lifestyle, sports teams, positive livelihood, social connections, atmosphere, great police and fire departments and so much more.

The 4th Annual Gratitude Walk will take place outside at the Windsor Athletic Club on Sunday, October 24th, beginning at 11:30am.

This is the Windsor Athletic Club (WAC): 'Where we are dedicated to serving, empowering, enlightening and enhancing our beautiful community and it's residents, each and every day!'

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