Aberdeen/Holmdel SERVPRO Seeks Teens To Fight Hunger

10/18/2023 (Permalink)

SERVPRO of Aberdeen/Holmdel is joining Dermer Dreams for their annual food drive on November 4.

SERVPRO of Aberdeen/Holmdel is partnering with local high school students to raise awareness of hunger in northern Monmouth County. All students who sign up will earn 10 hours of community service.

Dermer Dreams developed the Neighborhood Captain program where students are provided 100 Dermer Dreams donation bags; teens create their own strategy to distribute the bags and collect as much food as possible.

The student, along with a parent, picks up the bags and delivers them to the drop site, which is the Fair Haven firehouse, on Saturday, Nov.4. From there, the food is delivered to food banks in Monmouth and Ocean counties.

Here is how to sign your teen up to be a "Neighborhood Captain:" https://dermerdreams.org/

“Our friends, Alyse and Dan Dermer, brought Dermer Dreams to Fair Haven, NJ in 2019 and have been steadily growing its Neighborhood Captain program throughout the county and state," said Jennifer Harvey, vice president and owner of SERVPRO Team Harvey. "We want to do our part to bring this meaningful initiative to the students and residents of the towns we serve."

Dermer Dreams is a non-profit organization; their motto is "fighting hunger, one bag at a time." Their goal is to raise 1,000,000 pounds of food in New Jersey. They have collected and delivered more than 515,000 pounds of food to people who are food insecure.

After the student delivers the food, they are given a certificate for 10 hours of community service.

The Dermer’s next Neighborhood Captain event is Saturday, Nov. 4, and is expected to be the largest one yet, with hundreds of students participating as “Neighborhood Captains."

For more information about the Dermer Dreams Neighborhood Captain program, go to www.dermerdreams.org. For more information about SERVPRO Team Harvey, go to www.SERVPROaberdeenholmdel.com.

For more than 50 years, SERVPRO has been a trusted leader in fire and water cleanup and restoration services, construction, mold mitigation, biohazard, and pathogen remediation professional services.

SERVPRO Team Harvey responds to property damage emergencies large and small, from million square foot commercial facilities to individual homes. When disaster strikes homeowners business owners and major insurance companies alike rely on SERVPRO Team Harvey to make it “like it never even happened."

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