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St. Vincent DePaul Backpack Giveaway

Perth Amboy  9/24/16 *Photos Courtesy of Jerry Yaros

PERTH AMBOY – The Perth Amboy St. Vincent dePaul Food Pantry Volunteers recently gave out over 220 backpacks to the needy Perth Amboy schoolchildren. This is an annual program that is in addition to giving out supplemental groceries every Saturday. The backpacks are donated by area churches in Edison, Avenel, Port Reading, East Brunswick, Colonia, Sayreville and Old Bridge and also individual donors. Click on photos to enlarge.

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