What a good story..people still giving..never a fan of Boston Market but may give then a chance..that was very nice...And Christie still helping and supporting South Jersey..I think he's did and is still doing a great Job..Thank You..

It's so nice to hear an elected official mention God without fear of verbal reprisal. Also nice to see the large corporations being so generous!

Give slim 3 bags for tomorrow...little extra for HIMSELF.

This is a great story!! Thank you!!!!!!!

This is a very welcome article. I hope all impacted by the storms will be able to find a monent and thank God for what they do have.

I am sure Christie is thankful for the $75 million Foreclosure settlement, of which ZERO went to any homeowners and all towards his budget defecit ....HE IS A FRAUD !

When I heard him say that he was so sorry that million dollar homes were lost in Bayhead, my stomach turned. What about the little guy that has lost everything?
I can't stand him and can't wait to vote against him.

the gov is doing a great job! i am so pleased to see he still cares about the victims and losses that we all have had from that storm!.....whatever you feel chief you have to admit the devastation is so sad and we all need positive thoughts during this...time for all the downers will come ,just give it a break for a while thanks

Jenny, you are right on target. I just love this guy and what he stands for in the state. It reminds me of the old saying "dam if you do...dam if you don't". Christie, you rock!

I am sure Christie is thankful the Feds came in and indicted his education transition leader and now felon Ritacco. I bet the Lt. Governor and her sheriff pension scams has a lot to be thankful for as well.

Christie loved his Mother,shes gone and looking down on him,boy did she raise a fine,careing,wonderful son

Hi, I just added a bunch of photos from today's event to the gallery of this article.

GOVT CHRISTIE IS THE ONLY PERSON IN OCEAN COUNTY THAT IS ON TOP OF SANDY,I THINK CITY OFFICIAL DID NOTHING FOR THE PEOPLE,FIRED THEM ALL,,WAIT FOR RE -ELECTION.,DONT VOTE FOR THEM AGAIN.

It's a shame that some people can't put their political rhetoric aside for even a second!

Mittens thinks Fema is immoral but is a moron where its ok to have as many wives as you can afford and Fema is immoral lol
@Rick you do know the President flew into AC airport right?
Ricky howd you like the Bush Brownie Katrina video?

Why do we always need to thank a "god" that lets this happen to us .....lets focus on the real things in life ...like our friends and family that really exist and not bring religion into everything

Great for Christie, Lowes, Boston Mkt. and all who did this. Wish I could have attended, but had to work. He rules and is a great Gov.

I really don't care about the politics for this article, but do have to say that Lowes and Boston Market did something good for people who needed help. I don't go to either place, but still have to congratulate them on their efforts with this.

I'm just glad to see all the Big corporations and individuals helping each other out in this time of need. It's nice to see in these difficult times everyone are in.
Great American Spirit.

And to all who can't leave the politics out of it I hope you choke on your Turkey tomorrow

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Your attempts to use this article to vent your political frustrations are truly pathetic

A big thanks to all who made this happen & those who are now feeding many this day.We all lost something, some lost EVERYTHING....lets keep the Thanks in Thanksgiving. This will be one NONE of us will forget for a long time....FAMILY, Friends and Neighbors helping each other WILL be remembered.... American Legion post #129 is serving our members and the public today @ 1;00 PM to 4:00 PM today..please join us for dinner .....and give thanks for what we do have...

whatever happened to "if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all"? So many negative comments, many not relating to the article at all. Some really miserable people out there. Happy Thanksgiving and best wishes to all of us in NJ. It's been a tough time, but we will survive.

I absolutely LOVE my Governor, he did an incredible job an continues to do so. I hope he runs for president! People will always have negative things to say about anyone and everyone, how miserable life must be for them. Give credit where credit is due. I live in Toms River and was flooded, my parents further up my street lost their home, we couldn't be happier about how things were handled. Now just to get on the insurance companies about their response times.

My goodness the gov is huge! Reminds me of the guy on the old Budweiser commercial that would get rolled onto his belly and spun around like a top! Wonder when was the last time he saw the elusive johnson. Huh ART whatauknowboutthat huh?

rick people are hurting. give your obama bashing a rest. you lost the election get over it already. perhaps you can go convince some of the people who watched their homes float away that climate change is a conspiracy by al gore . better yet just get a life rick.

oh and rick the gallup polls had romney as a winner too. go figure

Rick

but your guy Mittens lost
you know the guy who said FEMA was immoral

J E T S lol are really really bad

" this was a minor hurricane" . there are cars floating in manhattan and some towns along the nj shore dont even resemble towns anymore . hurricane sandy was 3 times the size of irene and bigger than katrina. it was 1000 miles wide and stayed here for at least 12 hours. i guess to rick chernobyl was just a mere malfunction with someone's microwave. please rick keep those bizzaro world science facts coming our way.

minor hurricane? don't think so. much devestation to my toms river house that i rent to my son, all gutted now and much more work to be done, my in laws in ss hts. much devestation to their home, my daughter and granddaughter in ss hts, no condo to go back to yet, two cars gone, one still missing from a&p parking lot in ortley. cant find it. minor, i don't thinks so......

not to mention i had 3 families living here with me in my home, now 2. thanks to my neighbor who is a snowbird rented her house next door to my in laws till may, june. seriously, this "minor" hurricane was not minor at all. but family is family and we do what we gotta do.

Anyone know how many families are living with Barbara ?

Wah, Wah, Wah... Please stop whining.

again rick proves he sure isnt "bill nye the science guy" . first of all in galveston in 1900 there were no satelites that told weathermen on tv to tell you there was a hurricane coming. they had no warning so there was no evacuation so 8,000 people died. only rick can compare a hurricane and its effects and preparations from over 100 years ago to now. where did i see the cars floating in manhattan? i dont know maybe it was in every newspaper or tv along with subways that had 6 ft deep water in them. maybe those cars and trucks we saw floating across the landscape after the japan earthquake or in indonesia in 2005 after the ocean washed ashore were all 1960s vws. sandy knocked power out for 60 million people some of which still have no power. rick would have you believe it was just a good day to fly a kite. please rick give us more of your "science" stats.

Rick

Are you trying to say you didnt see cars floating in the tunnels in NYC?
Rick repeat after me
Mittens said Fema is immoral
make sure you dont file a claim

warning in 1900 before they had telephone,tv, internet?
what is the sea level in Galveston

any idea how many dead bodies there would have been if Sandy hit in August

@ Rick
here watch this
http://www.myfoxny.com/story/20112977/video-path-station-flooding

WOW! You actually believe what you show on FAUX News?

@Rick TRENTON, NJ — Weekday PATH service to Lower Manhattan along the World Trade Center line will resume early Monday.

Officials say those trains will run from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., with stops in New Jersey at Newark, Harrison, Journal Square, Grove Street and Exchange Place and in New York at the World Trade Center.

Disabled access will be available at Newark and World Trade Center.

Floodwater spawned by Superstorm Sandy inundated the World Trade Center station, covering its track bed with several feet of water. Port Authority PATH crews have since removed millions of gallons of water from the tracks and platforms and repaired or replaced damaged switching and signal systems.

The line will not operate on weekends, so crews can continue their repair work
Rick

nope dont like fox news but you might want to read this

Woulda loved to see the gov. floating through the Holland Tunnel. On his back!! Now that would have been a sight to behold.

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