Project Self-Sufficiency is seeking donations to provide holiday cheer to
local senior citizens as part of the agency’s Earth Angels initiative. The agency is soliciting monetary donations
and gift cards, along with select items for distribution to home-bound seniors
in December. Volunteers will stuff bags
with the cards and gifts and hand-deliver the items to seniors during the week
leading up to Christmas.
Along with monetary donations, suggested items for donations include gift
cards from local retailers such as Harmon’s, Hayek’s, Kohl’s, Marshall’s, Shop
Rite, Stop & Shop, Wal-Mart, Weis and the hair salons at the Homestead and
Liberty Towers senior residences.
Donations of bath, hand
and kitchen towels, flashlights, batteries, magnifying glasses, jar openers,
nightlights, foaming hand soap, small bottles of dish detergent, postage
stamps, crossword puzzles, word searches, first aid items, and tissues would
also be appreciated.
Newton attorney Elenora L. Benz, Esquire, originated the Earth Angels program
in 1999 by enlisting the support of her staff member Mary Jones, along with clients,
business colleagues, and community volunteers.
Although most Earth Angels recipients reside in Newton’s Liberty Towers
and Frankford’s Homestead, organizers hope to reach additional senior citizens
in other parts of the county as the program grows.
Monetary
donations can be made online at www.projectselfsufficiency.org or by making out a check to “Project Self-Sufficiency” and
indicating “Earth Angels” on the memo line.
Donations of checks, gift cards and other items can be dropped off at
one of three locations: Project
Self-Sufficiency, 127 Mill Street, Newton; the law offices of Elenora Benz, 122
Main Street, Suite 102, Newton; or at Knoll Heights, 39 Trapasso Drive, Sparta.
Project Self-Sufficiency has served
families in northwestern New Jersey for more than 30 years. The agency’s mission is to provide a broad
spectrum of holistic, respectful, and comprehensive services enabling
low-income single parents, teen parents, two-parent families, and displaced
homemakers to achieve personal and economic self-sufficiency, family stability,
and to improve their lives and the lives of their children. The agency offers a supportive
family-centered environment where life issues are addressed through a
combination of individual counseling, peer support groups, case management
services, parenting skills training, life skills management training, home
visits, childcare and early childhood education, family activities and health
education.
For more information about the
Earth Angels initiative, or any of the other programs offered by Project
Self-Sufficiency, call 973-940-3500 or 844-807-3500, or visit www.projectselfsufficiency.org.
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