Donate to ‘BOBO Friday’ & Support Curbing Hunger Month

News from the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders

June 11, 2012

The next “Buy One, Bring One” (BOBO) collection of food and personal-care items for Somerset County families in need will be held Friday, June 15, as part of the 18th annual Curbing Hunger Month.

“During Curbing Hunger month, we ask residents to put canned food donations in plastic bags at the curb on their recycling days in June,” said Freeholder Director Patricia Walsh. “Employees and visitors to our various county locations also can donate by dropping off non-perishables in any of the blue BOBO Fridays bins.”

Look for the blue BOBO Fridays bins at these public locations:

• Somerset County Administration Building, 20 Grove St., Somerville
• Somerset County/Bridgewater Library, North Bridge Street & Vogt Drive, Bridgewater
• Park Commission Headquarters, 355 Milltown Road, Bridgewater
• Environmental Education Center, 190 Lord Stirling Road, Basking Ridge
• Lord Stirling Stable, 256 S. Maple Ave., Basking Ridge

Also, the following towns have BOBO Fridays bins in their municipal buildings: Bedminster, Franklin, Green Brook, North Plainfield and Raritan. In Rocky Hill, donations may be dropped off at the Mary Jacobs Library.

Canned or boxed food items are accepted. Personal-care items, including bath soap, deodorant, toothpaste, shampoo and toilet paper, also are collected since these items are not covered by food stamps.

Although the targeted collection schedule is the third Friday of every month, the bins are available every day, so donations may be dropped off at any time during regular business hours at all locations.

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2012 Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Patricia L. Walsh, Freeholder Director Ÿ Peter S. Palmer, Freeholder Deputy Director
Robert Zaborowski, Freeholder Ÿ Patrick Scaglione, Freeholder Ÿ Mark Caliguire, Freeholder