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Hunters Helping the Hungry on May 21 received recognition for its 25th anniversary from Hunterdon County Board of County Commissioners, according to a press release.
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“On behalf of myself and the entire board, I would like to congratulate the members of the Hunters Helping the Hungry program for their participation in addressing food insecurities not only in Hunterdon County but across New Jersey,” Hunterdon County Commissioner Director Jeff Kuhl said. “This organization is to be commended for their commitment to helping provide a valuable food product for our food bank system.”
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The state passed a series of laws in 1997 that, along with the Food Bank Good American Act, “helped pave the way for the Hunters Helping the Hungry program,” according to a news release.
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Les Giese, Joe Schultz, Mike Aversa and John Person started Hunters Helping the Hungry in 1999, a Hunterdon County-based non-profit which is partnered with the State Federation of Sportsmen Clubs, as well as the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, according to a news release.
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Hunters Helping the Hungry “has a network of seven state inspection butchers who process venison. In Hunterdon County, there are three processing shops, GameButchers in Lebanon, operated by J.B. Person; V Roche Butcher Shop in Whitehouse Station and Hunterdon Deer Butcher in Franklin Township,” according to the press release.
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The press release stated Hunters Helping the Hungry “has grown to be a statewide organization and donates close to 30,000 pounds of venison, equating to 120,000 meals to the less fortunate,” in the years since its founding.