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Benchmark Team makes MAGIC Meals!

The Magic Meals program was created by our friends at The MAGIC Charities Foundation to address food insecurity for school age children in Bucks County, PA. Each bag contains a nutritious organic meal and a little treat!

Benchmark Team makes MAGIC Meals!

Video: Flemington community donates 632 lbs of food! (Click to Watch)

Video: Flemington community donates 632 lbs of food! (Click to Watch)

Benchmark Lending and Flemington Pickleball Club sponsored “Love our Food Pantry” month in February 2022.  Total donations to the Flemington Area Food Pantry were over 632 lbs of groceries. 

Benchmark Lending hosts “Love our Food Pantry” month in February

The Glenn M Davis Team is hosting a “Love our Food Pantry” community food drive to benefit the Flemington Area Food Pantry in the month of February.  Suggested donations include: baking ingredients (sugar, flour, cooking oil, baking mixes, vanilla, honey), spices (dried oregano, garlic powder, chili powder, cumin, parsley, cinnamon, nutmeg) and condiments (ketchup, mustard, mayo, BBQ sauce). “We are grateful to Benchmark for hosting the February food drive and for their ongoing support,” explained Jeannine Gorman, Executive Director of the Flemington Area Food Pantry. 
 
The Flemington Pickleball Club is an additional drop-off location for the food drive.  Members and guests are being encourage to drop off donations during the month of February.  Benchmark Lending is a “Club Partner” of Flemington Pickleball Club. 
 
Help us spread love this month!  The “Benchmark Giveback” program regularly partners with non-profit organizations in the communities served by Benchmark Lending in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.  If you have an idea for a “Benchmark Giveback” reach out to: nora.mathews@benchmark.us. 

Read the News Story Here: https://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/2022/02/february-is-love-our-food-pantry-month-in-flemington.html

 

Benchmark moves from NJ to the North Pole!

Did you know?  ELVES work at Benchmark Lending!🎄 ❄️ 🏠 #teambenchmark #santaweknowhim

Benchmark moves from NJ to the North Pole!

15 Tips For An Easy Mortgage Process During The Holidays

‘Twas a crisp, cold, clear night, when we hoped for a house. With my hot cocoa stirring, I looked at my spouse. We’d mapped out our assets and budget with care, In hopes that our offer would not catch a snare. The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While dreams of new bedrooms …

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Benchmark Lending supports community gift drive

The Benchmark Lending team is honored to support the Hunterdon County, NJ holiday gift drive sponsored by Maria Rosa Pizzeria and Family Restaurant in Flemington this holiday season.  The annual memorial gift drive collects toys and gifts for patients (baby to age 18+) at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. “We are glad to help out our friends at Maria Rosa Pizzeria with their gift drive this year, and we hope these gifts bring a smile to the recipients,” explained Glenn M. Davis, Branch Manager at Benchmark Lending in Flemington, NJ. Glenn is pictured with Raffaele Marinelli at Maria Rosa’s.

 

Benchmark Lending sponsors community contest

 The “Benchmark Grateful Giveaway” was sponsored by Glenn M. Davis and his team at Benchmark Lending (110 Main St.) in Flemington, NJ.   The Instagram contest was won by Shirley Montross of AM Salon in Flemington. According to Shirley, “I am grateful to have been born in Flemington and proud to be still be here and working on Main Street. Best community ever!”  The Benchmark team filled the basket with items from local community small businesses in Flemington, NJ including: The Corner Flemington, Matt’s Red Rooster, Blue Fish Grill, Humdoo Ice Cream, Market Roost and N’Joy Yourself.  Congratulations Shirley from the team at Benchmark Lending!  

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Benchmark Lending partners with The MAGIC Charities Foundation in Bucks County, PA

The “Benchmark Giveback” program makes us happy! Today we partnered with The MAGIC Charities Foundation of New Hope, Pennsylvania to provide backpacks and school supply kits for students in need at the Klinger Middle School in Bucks County. Volunteers of all ages from the Klinger Middle School Farmer’s Market were also participating – a very efficient and well-organized team!

MAGIC, “Making A Great Investment in Children,” is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to advocating for and investing in children. Steve and Sharon Grosso founded The MAGIC Charities Foundation in 2017. They have a special place in their hearts for Bucks County, both were born, raised and still reside in Bucks County, PA.

What a great day!

In the News:
Bucks County Herald “Local lender partners with organizations for giveback program”

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