In hopes of making the holiday season an especially joyful time for residents in need in Stafford Township and on Long Beach Island this year, the Stafford Township Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local 297 and the Stafford Township Recreation Department will be hosting the organizations’ annual Christmas Toy Drive. Donations of toys and gifts for male and female children ages 9 through 18 are of great need. Gifts for all ages are also appreciated, as “hard times set no age barrier.”
Donations of new and unused toys and clothes, as well as gift certificates, may be dropped off, day or night, at the Stafford Municipal Building, located at 260 East Bay Ave. in Manahawkin. Checks should be made payable to the Stafford Twp. PBA 297 Toy Drive. It is requested that all gifts are dropped off unwrapped, so the items may be easily categorized according to age group.
The Southern Regional High School’s Student Council, under the direction of history teacher Steven Derion, is also contributing to the local drive. The council is focusing on collecting gifts for teens. It is coordinating its efforts with the Stafford Township Police Department, which will be delivering the items to local families. Items may be dropped off at the high school in room 9-14 until Friday, Dec. 14.
The council “concentrates on the teenagers because families get food and little kids get toys. It’s always the teenagers that get forgotten in those things,” explained Marilyn Dougherty, media liaison for the Southern Regional School District.
For more information about the Christmas Toy Drive, call 609-597-1000 or email staffordtoydrive@hotmail.com.
This article was published in The SandPaper.
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| Photo via Nassau Inn Stafford Township is making things a bit brighter for residents in need in Stafford and Long Beach Island. |
Donations of new and unused toys and clothes, as well as gift certificates, may be dropped off, day or night, at the Stafford Municipal Building, located at 260 East Bay Ave. in Manahawkin. Checks should be made payable to the Stafford Twp. PBA 297 Toy Drive. It is requested that all gifts are dropped off unwrapped, so the items may be easily categorized according to age group.
The Southern Regional High School’s Student Council, under the direction of history teacher Steven Derion, is also contributing to the local drive. The council is focusing on collecting gifts for teens. It is coordinating its efforts with the Stafford Township Police Department, which will be delivering the items to local families. Items may be dropped off at the high school in room 9-14 until Friday, Dec. 14.
The council “concentrates on the teenagers because families get food and little kids get toys. It’s always the teenagers that get forgotten in those things,” explained Marilyn Dougherty, media liaison for the Southern Regional School District.
For more information about the Christmas Toy Drive, call 609-597-1000 or email staffordtoydrive@hotmail.com.
This article was published in The SandPaper.
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