{"id":28367,"date":"2017-04-19T17:21:37","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T21:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom2\/2017\/04\/19\/free-mobile-market-comes-to-necc\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T17:08:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:08:02","slug":"free-mobile-market-comes-to-necc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/necc.edu\/newsroom\/2017\/04\/19\/free-mobile-market-comes-to-necc\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Mobile Market Comes to NECC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_15613\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2017\/04\/GBFB.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15613\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15613\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/media-old\/2017\/04\/GBFB-300x107.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"107\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Greater Boston Food Bank in collaboration with Northern Essex will deliver food for a free, mobile market for all NECC faculty, staff, and students.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With a goal of promoting healthier eating, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.necc.mass.edu\/\">Northern Essex Community College<\/a>\u2019s Student Life Team has been instrumental in bringing a mobile food mart to both the Haverhill and Lawrence campuses.<\/p>\n<p>Northern Essex faculty, staff, and students, who register by Friday, April 21, can participate in a free, mobile farmer\u2019s market where they can select from a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables thanks to a collaboration with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gbfb.org\/\">Greater Boston Food Bank<\/a>. Each person who shops can select up to 25 pounds of fresh produce.\u00a0 The food mart will visit the campuses once a month.<\/p>\n<p>The free, mobile market, which will be open on Thursday, April 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in front of the Sport and Fitness Center on the Haverhill campus and in the El-Hefni Allied Health and Technology Center on the Lawrence campus, is open to the entire college community, according to Karen Hruska, director of NECC\u2019s counseling and psychological center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a health initiative that benefits all students, faculty, and staff as everyone is encouraged to both shop and volunteer at the market,\u201d said Hruska. \u201cThe folks at GBFB have been incredible in helping us to research implementing this program on our campus and we are eager to pilot our first market on April 27.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>GBFB will deliver high-quality fresh fruits and vegetables directly to campus. A crew of volunteers will set up distribution of the produce in the style of a farmer\u2019s market. Students\u2019 faculty and staff will then \u2018shop\u2019 at each table, choosing from a diverse selection of free, fresh produce.\u00a0 There are no restrictions except to register by April 21st.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-register <a href=\"https:\/\/northernessex.wufoo.com\/forms\/necc-mobile-market\/\">here <\/a>if you are interested in participating in the free mobile market or visit the student engagement offices in the sport &amp; fitness center, D105 in Haverhill or Dimitry L133 in Lawrence.<\/p>\n<p>Please bring reusable grocery bags, baskets, or a cart to carry the produce.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about this event or if you need special accommodations for shopping or someone to shop for you, please contact Hruska at NECC\u2019s Counseling &amp; Psychological Services at 978-556-3730 or email <a href=\"mailto:counseling@necc.mass.edu\">counseling@necc.mass.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a goal of promoting healthier eating, Northern Essex Community College\u2019s Student Life Team has been instrumental in bringing a mobile food mart to both the Haverhill and Lawrence campuses. 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