This is a message of Community Outreach for the New Year from your local League of Women Voters. We thank you for your time and attention and hope you will be able to participate.
Please feel free to comment below and let us know what you and your organization will be doing.
EVERYONE CAN HELP!
School Groups, Religious Organizations, Community Organizations, Individuals – Adults and Children
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
For the Center for Food Action (CFA):
- Run a Food Drive at your Neighborhood Supermarket (see list attached)
- Run a Diaper Drive – most needed are larger sizes (4, 5, 6), as well as wipes and pull ups*
- Collect personal items: soaps, shampoos, conditioners, moisturizers, and sanitary pads
- Purchase Supermarket Gift Cards in small denominations up to $20 each
For the Center for Family Resources (CFR):
- Run a Diaper Drive- all sizes from 3 months through size 6, as well as wipes and pull ups *
- Collect Snack Items (See list attached)
- Purchase Supermarket Gift Cards in small denominations
- Students: Spend an hour a week entertaining the children at CFR – read to them, sing to them, dance with them, put on a skit or a puppet show.
- Adults: Read to the children at CFFR, provide free haircuts, English/ Spanish translating,
- Teaching work skills to young mothers, help with resume writing
Monetary Donations: Donations to both CFA and CFR are Tax Deductible
CFA checks should be made out to: Center for Food Action-Ringwood
CFR checks should be made out to: Center for Family Resources
CONTACTS:
Please make arrangements with these contacts for drop off times and locations before you take action. The Center for Food Action has limited space but has a warehouse location in Mahwah that will store your collected items and distribute them on an as need basis to the Ringwood Facility.
Center for Food Action: Ringwood Client Advocate Meg Scinto @ 973 962 9001
@ The Community Church, 145 Carletondale Road, Ringwood, NJ 07456
Center for Food Action: Mahwah site manager Jim James @ 201 529 2029
90 Ridge Road, Mahwah, NJ 07430
Center for Family Resources: Director Elaine Ruhl @ 973 962 9005
12 Morris Road, Ringwood, NJ 07456
LIST OF MOST NEEDED ITEMS FOR THE CENTER FOR FOOD ACTION
Boxed Potatoes, Peanut Butter and Jelly, Toilet Paper, Canned Potatoes, Pasta, Paper Towels, Pancake Mixes, Bottled 100% Juice, Laundry Detergent/Unscented, Pancake Syrup, Juice Boxes 100% Juice, Baby Wipes/Unscented, Hot & Cold Cereal- low sugar, Coffee, Diapers (Sizes 4, 5, 6), Cake Mix and Frosting, Tea, Sanitary Pads, Mixed Flavored Rice, Canned Fruit/Canned Fruit low sugar, Personal Soap, Canned Tomatoes, Canned Beans, Shampoo/Conditioner, Plain and Brown Rice, Canned Meats, Toothpaste, Whole Wheat Crackers, Canned Tuna, Dental Floss, Canned Vegetables, Parmalat Milk, Mouthwash, Canned Soups, Regular Pasta Sauce, Infant Formula, Canned Soups-Low Salt, Healthy Snacks, Baby Food, Canned Hearty Soup, Mac/Cheese, Ensure (Nutritional Drink)
LIST OF SNACK ITEMS FOR THE CENTER FOR FAMILY RESOURCES
Goldfish Crackers, Graham Crackers, Ritz Crackers, Fig Newtons, Animal Crackers, Triscuit
*Diaper Drives*- We are hoping to have two kinds of Diaper Drives
The Center for Food Action needs packages of diapers and wipes meant for individual families. You can purchase these in your local supermarkets or at places like Target, BJ’s, Wal Mart or Costco.
The Center for Family Resources now has a registry @ www.Diapers.com
There are currently over 70 small children enrolled in the Head Start and day care programs at the Center for Family Resources and there is a constant need for diapers and wipes. You may want to fund raise first for some of these items and then go on line and order.
Please go on line to www.Diapers.com and click on the prompt for “the Baby Registry”.
Click on “Find a Registry” and put in “Ruhl” under last name and “Elaine” under first name.
Click on “Search”. Click on “View this Registry” The list of items will come up. Select a quantity and follow the rest of the prompts to complete your order. You can even leave a message. The diapers and wipes are very economical because they are boxed in large quantities. Shipping is free.
Other Ways You Can Help
Help elderly neighbors by: shoveling snow, taking recycling/trash to the curb, walking a dog, making a homemade meal, taking them food shopping or to a doctor or to their house of worship.
Children: Donate a portion your allowance or money you make from doing chores or babysitting.
We realize that there are many other ways to help in the community and that many of you are performing these good works and giving support. If you or your organizations already provide this kind of support, please join in our Martin Luther King Day celebration and share your good work with us. You may also like us to list this information on our website: www.lwvnjnh.com
