Community Service Association Hosts 11th Annual Pasta Dinner Fundraiser in New Providence

The Community Service Association (CSA) of New Providence will hold its 11th Annual Pasta Dinner at the New Providence Senior Citizens’ Center / DeCorso Community Center, 15 E 4th St, on Sunday, March 22, 2026, serving a family-style Italian pasta dinner prepared by local volunteers to raise funds for its “Neighbors helping Neighbors” mission. The event is billed as a local fundraiser supporting temporary financial assistance to New Providence residents and marks the 11th edition of the CSA’s pasta benefit.

Public listings show conflicting start times for the March 22 event: a NewsBreak community calendar lists a midday window of 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM, while the CSA’s Givebutter fundraising page displays a 4:00 PM EDT start. Ticketing is promoted on the CSA website with a call-to-action that reads “Click here to purchase tickets for the Pasta Dinner on March 22nd,” but the publicly available excerpts do not list a ticket price. Givebutter shows a $20,000 fundraising goal, a displayed donation amount of $195, and 3 supporters with a progress indicator at 0% of goal at the time of the snapshot.

Organizers are actively soliciting local business sponsorships, in-kind donations and volunteers. A NewsBreak event description urges community backing: “If you are a local business and would like to sponsor or donate goods to this event, please dm me and we will add you to our program! Thank you in advance for the extreme generosity of our community as we couldnt do it without you!!!” The NewsBreak listing also says, “If you are interested in volunteering or learning more about the CSA, pleaae contact me!” An Instagram promotion aimed at New Providence readers calls the pasta dinner “the CSA's biggest fundraiser of the year” and begins, “CALLING ALL NP BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS! The CSA's biggest fundraiser of the year - Our Annual Pasta Dinner - will be on March 22nd this year (mark your”.

CSA’s organizational information is available on its website and on Givebutter. The association is a registered 501(c)(3) public charity with EIN 23-7096914. CSA lists its mailing address as CSA of New Providence, 360 Elkwood Dr, New Providence, NJ 07974, and offers a contact email at csanewprovidence@gmail.com and phone number (908) 665-8254. The CSA website also notes the group was established in 1954 and that assistance is provided confidentially and anonymously, with monthly meetings held on the second Wednesday (Sept–June) at 7:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in New Providence.

Public materials do not specify menu details, dietary accommodations, the identity of volunteer cooks, ticket price tiers or how proceeds will be allocated among CSA programs. The Givebutter snapshot and CSA ticket link suggest multiple ways to support the fundraiser - ticket purchase, donation or sponsorship - but organizers have not clarified whether the $195 figure shown on Givebutter represents a ticket, sponsorship level or suggested donation. For ticketing, sponsorship commitments or volunteer sign-up, CSA lists csanewprovidence@gmail.com and (908) 665-8254 as points of contact.

With a $20,000 goal displayed on its fundraising page and a long history dating to 1954, the CSA’s March 22 pasta dinner aims to replenish funds for emergency assistance to New Providence neighbors at the DeCorso Community Center, 15 E 4th St. Residents and businesses interested in sponsoring, donating goods or volunteering are directed to contact the CSA directly for confirmed start times, ticket information and specifics on menu and allocations.