Westfield Friends School in Cinnaminson Donates to Many Causes

Cinnaminson, NJ –- Westfield Friends School’s theme for the year is “Service,” and the students, teachers and families have stepped up to the challenge.

Westfield’s Pre-K and Kindergarten classes and their families collected enough household items to help four families transition from living in homeless shelters to moving into their own apartments, school officials said on Wednesday.

The Volunteers of America-Delaware Valley Chapter manages the ASK Program, which stands for Apartment Starter Kits. The donation effort was coordinated by Pre-K Teacher Heather Marrazzo, Kindergarten Teacher Liz DiPasquale and all of their students.

The Thanksgiving food collection for the Bread of Life Food Pantry in Palmyra filled a small SUV with food for the holiday to benefit many local families.

Parent Sharla Floyd, of Riverton, helped organize the “Give Warmth” Coat Drive. The school’s families donated over 250 coats of all sizes to benefit both children and adults in the Riverside Public School District, Catholic Charities Emergency Services Program in Delanco and the Center for Family Services youth group home in Camden.

Christine Yearly’s second graders collected new pajamas for children and adults living in homeless shelters through the Scholastic Reading Club’s Annual Pajama Drive. Their “Pajama Program” will also match each donation with a new book for the children living in the shelters.

Fifth graders in Kristen Gold’s class collected a variety of items, including spare pocket change, for the Voorhees Animal Orphanage, where cat and dog food, toys, bedding and cleaning supplies are always in demand.

Their “Give Change to Make Change” campaign collects pocket change to help the shelter pay for medical procedures and medication for the many animals they care for every day.

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