Maria Lapolla Remembered Through Maria's Meals Fundraiser Supporting Community Meals In New Jersey
Maria Lapolla is being remembered with love through Maria's Meals, a fundraiser created on May 26, 2026, by the Lapolla Family and Thomas Lapolla.
May 28, 2026, marked Maria Lapolla's 60th birthday, and the family chose the occasion to honor a life associated with kindness, wit, warmth, and care for others.
The fundraiser had raised $3,150 toward a $4K goal through 41 donations.
The family said Maria Lapolla took deep pride in cooking meals for loved ones during holidays and weekly Sunday dinners.
The fundraiser supports the Loaves and Fishes Ministry at Holy Spirit in Union, which prepares hot meals for people served at St. Joseph's Social Services Soup Kitchen in Elizabeth.
The family plans to announce obituary and funeral service details at a later time.
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