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MILLVILLE – When a random act of gunfire claimed the life of Maurice “Reese” Lewis, his friends and family pledged that the teen’s compassion would be his legacy.
“We all realized that something needed to change,” said Stephanie Risley, 21, of Millville, a longtime friend of Lewis. “For someone so innocent, who wasn’t involved in anything bad, who never hurt a fly, for something like that to happen, we were all just shocked.”
“We don’t want to lose anyone else the same way we lost Reese or have anyone else go through what we went through,” Risley said.
They channeled their anguish into action launching the nonprofit “Our Future First” and focused on opening a youth center for middle school and high school teens who they see as overlooked and underserved.
The Gentle Giant Café, Pitman
Dawn Lucas brought the vegan café to Gloucester County more than a year ago.
The Paulsboro native and Washington Township resident says her café is “the only 100 percent vegan café in Gloucester County.”
They also support animal rescues and sanctuaries on a monthly basis, she added.
Lucas, the owner/operator, said the café will celebrate its two-year anniversary in May.
She said some of their most popular dishes are Beyond Burgers, various rice dishes and BBQ jackfruit. They have plenty of breakfast and brunch offerings, including breakfast “sammies” and a customer favorite, a loxless bagel.