Visitors to nine Morristown-area tourist sites donated more than 700 pounds of food at last month’s “Be Our Guest” open house, reports the Morris County Alliance for Tourism.
The donations were delivered on June 1 to the Interfaith Food Pantry. Another $249 was collected for the United Way’s Front Line Fund, benefiting Morris County military families.
On May 15, these sites opened their doors for free to the public:
Acorn Hall, Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, Historic Speedwell, Macculloch Hall Historical Museum and Gardens, the Morris Museum, and Morristown National Historical Park/Washington’s Headquarters, all in Morristown; the Community Children’s Museum, Dover; the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts, Madison; and The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms, Morris Plains.
The food donations were in lieu of admission fees, valued at $10,500 for the day.
Make sure your food pantry is registered at http://www.AmpleHarvest.org so it can get free produce from local gardeners.
Visit http://www.AmpleHarvest.org/waystohelp to learn more.