We were very happy to participate in Bergen County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) by donating a drinks package to their fundraiser. CASA advocates for foster children in Bergen County, helping 150 children last year. What a great and necessary organization!

February may be a short month (a day longer this year), but it’s a great time to think of others!

Our members, as well as community members, contributed soups and other shelf-stable foods to help stock the pantry at The Center For Food Action in Mahwah. Our collection box in the Library had to be emptied often before the day when we packed up two carloads of donations. Our annual “Souper Bowl” drive in town was a big success!

We also received an incredible donation from a former member who was moving. A life-long knitter and quilter, she donated all newly crafted items––15 baby hats and 8 small quilts to keep little ones warm in their car seats, a quited play mat, pillow, bibs, 2 sets of infant knitted hat and glove sets, and a teddy bear. She trusted that we would find a good “home” for them. We took the baby items to The Lighthouse Pregnancy Reseource Center in Hawthorne that we support year round. They were most grateful for the donations for their newborns.

We’ve kicked off our annual “Souper Bowl” Food Drive! Our club members and others in the community are asked to drop off supplies in a donation box in the Lobby of our Library. We aim to fill the pantry of The Center for Food Action! Hearty soups and other essential winter shelf-stable staples as well as supermarket gift cards are welcome. Dropoff is until February 11th when we will drive the donations to the Center for Food Action in Mahwah. Help us to help others! Together we can make a difference!

Members volunteered to work at the Community Thrift Shop in Midland Park on November 14th. Working in two shifts, they tagged and hung newly donated items from the public to ready them for sale. Our club suports the Thrift Shop with our own donations as well with volunteer hours. If you’d like to donate gently used clothing or household items, bag your donations and mark them with the #39 and head to 85 Godwin Avenue (down behind the Kings Shopping Center) on a Monday morning beteween the hours of 9 and 11.

Thanks to the generosity of our members, we delivered many bags filled with everything to make October birthday children happy!

Did you know that nearly 65% of our fundraising goes back to our local community? The remaining portions of our funds are channeled towards charities dedicated to the welfare of women and children.

Thank you for being part of our journey and making a real difference. Your support means the world to us!

Members filled 22 Hospital Survivor Bags for parents of children with cancer and donated them to Emmanuel Cancer Foundation’s Center in Midland Park this month. Nestled in the bags with a note of encouragement were natural and fragrance free toiletries (toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant, comb, dry shampoo), a pad and pen for taking notes, granola bars and snacks, adult coloring book, colored pencils, and a Sudoku or crossword puzzle book. We hope to bring some comfort to parents who are faced with supporting their children as they endure the huge challenge of chldhood cancer.

Many thanks to Linda Miko who organized this community service project.

In late January and February, club members donated and collected hearty soups and other non-perishable food items to support the Center for Food Action’s “Souper Bowl” Food Drive. Members brought their donations to our meeting. Collection baskets were also placed in the USR Library lobby and a drive through was held at our recycling center on a Saturday. Community outreach and member generosity filled two carloads of donations to help neighbors in need.

Members kicked off November by volunteering to work shifts at the Community Thrift Shop in Midland Park––tagging and sorting a huge pile of donated clothing in preparation for sale.