WESTFIELD - Vine Ripe Markets hosted their inaugural Free Catered Christmas Dinner contest this December. Local consumers were urged to register via the store website as to why they deserved to be considered for a free Christmas dinner catered by the store.

Vine Ripe Markets is happy to announce that the winner is Kim Forman of Cranford, New Jersey! The interesting twist in this win is that Kim did not register with the hopes of having dinner catered for her family. Rather, Kim’s nomination was on behalf of one her Cranford neighbors, The Carrico Family. Monica Carrico has been battling cancer and the entire Cranford community has been doing what they can to support her and her family during this difficult time.

“We’ve all been trying to do what we can to help Monica,” said Forman. “With all they have going on, it is little things like this that go a very long way.” There is a GoFundMe Campaign which has raised over $18,000 from the Cranford community to help offset some of Monica’s quickly mounting medical bills.

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“When our team was sifting through the hundreds of submissions we received, it was hard to ignore this one,” said Frank Bruno, owner of Vine Ripe Markets. “Kim’s nomination really highlighted for me, the heart of the Christmas spirit, and taking care of your neighbors.”

With Monica currently admitted to the hospital, the Carrico family were unable to enjoy their Christmas dinner on the 25th. “Whenever Monica is home and ready, we’ll have their dinner ready for them” said Bruno.