MORRISTOWN, NJ — The Morristown Rotary Club has awarded a $7,500 grant to Table to Table, a nonprofit focused on food rescue and hunger relief, to help expand the organization’s “Food Rescue Heroes” initiative in Morris County. According to the Rotary Club, the grant will support local operations connected to Table to Table’s I-Rescue app, which coordinates smaller-scale pickups of surplus food and deliveries to community partners using volunteers’ personal vehicles.
The Rotary Club said the $7,500 is allocated for several specific expenses tied to the program’s growth in Morris County, including: Monthly subscription fees: $3,600, outreach materials to recruit donors and volunteers: $2,000, aluminum food packaging supplies: $1,590 and reusable crates: $310
Rotary officials said the resources are intended to strengthen the program’s volunteer network and improve efficiency for small, high-impact rescues.
Founded in 1999, Table to Table operates a food rescue program connecting surplus food from more than 400 donors with over 250 community agencies across Northern New Jersey, the release stated.
Table to Table launched the I-Rescue app in 2021 and expanded into Morris County in October 2024. Since that expansion, volunteers have conducted more than 1,000 food rescues in the county, delivering over 170,000 pounds of food to 25 or more local nonprofit partners, including Family Promise, Nourish NJ, and Loaves and Fishes, according to the announcement. The release also cited an estimate that 147,500 Morris County residents face food insecurity.
Table to Table Executive Director Heather Thompson said the organization is grateful for Rotary’s support and said the funding will help expand the county’s network of food donors, community partners and volunteers. She added that since launching in Morris County in 2024, the organization has rescued and delivered enough food for more than 300,000 meals, according to the release.
The Rotary Club said the grant will help Table to Table pursue several expansion targets during the grant period, including adding 40 new food donors and 16 new agency partners, recruiting 30 additional Food Rescue Heroes and rescuing 594,000 pounds of food for residents in need
Morristown Rotary President Aaron Oliver said the club views the I-Rescue app as an “innovative, scalable solution” to food insecurity and described the grant as an investment in both technology and volunteers to create immediate local impact.