NJ nonprofit bridal shop sells wedding gowns to fund hunger relief

Name: Bridal shop sells wedding gowns to fund hunger relief
Uploaded: 2021-03-31T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 3 min 54 s
Description: Paula Cerdas was inspired to make a difference last year as she watched the COVID-19 shutdown spiral people into poverty. So she gathered a group of like-minded friends and launched Lace for Love. The nonprofit collects used wedding dresses and then sells them for a major discount. It partnered with the long-standing hunger-relief organization Table to Table.

One person’s donation can provide multiple months of food for a family of five

Joanna Gagis, Senior Correspondent | March 31, 2021 | Social Issues

Paula Cerdas of Union County saw a desperate need to fight the growing hunger problem in her community. As a result, the nonprofit organization Lace for Love was born; it collects once-used wedding dresses and sells them at a discount.

The profits from the sale of the dresses go to feed hungry families in New Jersey through Lace for Love’s partnership with the hunger-relief organization Table to Table.

Support for “Hunger in NJ” has been provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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TAGS: FOOD DONATION FOOD INSECURITY HUNGER IN NJ JULIE KINNER LACE FOR LOVE PAULA CERDAS TABLE TO TABLE WEDDING WEDDING DRESS

Joanna Gagis

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Joanna Gagis joined the NJ Spotlight News team in 2018. As a Senior Correspondent, her coverage includes education, health care, the environment, New Jersey politics and more.

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