Heartland Hero, Angela Krukauskas nominated for the Press of Atlantic City Giving Back Award
New Jersey’s Heartland is delighted to report that the Press of Atlantic City has announced that our recent Heartland Hero, Angela Krukauskas, is one of the Giving Back Award Finalists for 2019.
The voting for this year’s winner begins today, Wednesday, February 20, and continues through March 3.
It’s as simple as 1, 2, 3.
- Go to https://tinyurl.com/yytx4hom to register and vote.
- Registration takes less than 60 seconds. Your vote will make all the difference.
- Once registered you get one vote per day.
We encourage everyone to please register, vote daily, and pass on the word to get everyone to vote for Angela! Your vote will make all the difference.
A little bit about our Heartland Hero: On December 12, 2017, a selfless woman by the name of Angela Seri Krukauskas desired to start up her very own food pantry. What started as a small box out front of her Egg Harbor City home with the title “Take a blessing if you need one, Leave a blessing if you can” on the front. The very next day, Angela received a substantial amount of positive feedback, and within a week the box was filled to the top! Less than a week later, Christmas gifts began being donated. Due to the number of gifts received, Angela and those who donated were able to give 14 children a Christmas that they otherwise would have went without.
Not even before the end of that same year, a mom desperate for a nebulizer to give her child medication reached out to Angela for help. Angela then reached out to the Egg Harbor City community, using the hashtag she created #no1hungryinEHC and within hours was able to get the mother what she needed. Angela’s generosity does not stop there either, as she even opened up her home during some of the coldest weather this area had seen in quite some time to keep the citizens warm.
Today, thanks to this generous soul, Angela Seri Krukauskas, over 125 students went back to school with backpacks filled with school supplies this past September. Angela kept the giving tradition going in 2018 and 2019 as well, as this past holiday season, over 100 families received Christmas gifts through her efforts. Her neighbors call her “The Angel of Boston Ave”!
Remember, the voting for this year’s winner will begin today, Wednesday, February 20th and continue on through March 3rd. Please go register and vote for our fellow Heartlander!
Also, if you are interested in helping Angela’s cause, you can check out her Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/310398882822170/?ref=share.
