Video: St. Peter’s asks for help with Sandy meals in Morristown

More volunteers and food are needed for St. Peter's to continue feeding Hurricane Sandy victims in Greater Morristown, Rector Janet Broderick said on Monday. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
More volunteers and food are needed for St. Peter's to continue feeding Hurricane Sandy victims in Greater Morristown, Rector Janet Broderick said on Monday. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
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For days, volunteers at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church have been serving meals to Greater Morristown residents affected by Hurricane Sandy.

It’s been a huge undertaking that has cheered many people facing the gloom of homes without electricity or heat.

More volunteers and food are needed for St. Peter's to continue feeding Hurricane Sandy victims in Greater Morristown, Rector Janet Broderick said on Monday. Photo by Kevin Coughlin
More volunteers and food are needed for St. Peter's to continue feeding Hurricane Sandy victims in Greater Morristown, Rector Janet Broderick said on Monday. Photo by Kevin Coughlin

Things are improving, but some residents still are without power. And a nor-easter predicted for Wednesday could knock down more power lines.

St. Peter’s needs help, to keep helping the public.

More volunteers and donations of food or money are essential, Rector Janet Broderick said after Monday’s dinner.

She is asking for donations of fresh fruits and vegetables, salad, coffee, condiments, cookies and plastic utensils. If restaurants have prepackaged meals, or leftover lunchtime food that can be donated for dinner, this would be welcomed.

Volunteers are needed in the kitchen, and for serving and cleanup, the Rector said.

The church at 70 Maple Ave. began serving dinner last Thursday, then added breakfasts, with the goal of continuing until everyone’s power is restored.

“We really need to run this race and have endurance,” the Rev. Broderick said.

As of Tuesday morning, Jersey Central Power & Light was reporting 1,230 Morristown customers–13 percent of the town–remained without power. More than 2,800 customers (33 percent) of Morris Township were without electricity. In Morris Plains, the number was 242 customers (10 percent). Nearly 52,000 customers (26 percent) have no power across Morris County; statewide, that figure is more than 255,000 JCP&L customers.

On Tuesday, Assumption Church on Maple Avenue will continue serving coffee and bagels at 9 am, and lunch donated by area restaurants.

And St. Margaret’s Church, at Sussex and Speedwell avenues, and Calvary Baptist Church, on Martin Luther King Avenue, have joined the list of Morristown warming stations. That list includes St. Peter’s and Assumption, along with the seniors center at town hall on South Street, the fire station on Speedwell and Bethel A.M.E. Church on Spring Street.

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
Emergency: 911
Police non-emergency: 973-989-2793
Public shelter: 973-292-4884
Report downed wires: 973-538-2800
Report power outages: 1-888-544-4877.

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