Mahwah Police, Boy Scouts Hold Gift Drive For Paramus Vets Home

MAHWAH, NJ — There are still a few days left to donate to the Paramus Veterans Home through a holiday gift drive in Mahwah.

Boy Scout Troop 258 and 259 are hosting the gift drive in collaboration with Mahwah Police and the Elks Lodge.

Until Dec. 12, the groups are seeking donations of socks, gloves, hats, toiletries, puzzle books, non-perishable snacks, blankets and coffee mugs, all of which will be donated to the Veterans Home which was hit the hardest by the coronavirus pandemic.

"We appreciate the community's support for the Veterans residing in the Veterans' Home in Paramus," the police department said in an Instagram post.

Collection boxes are located at the following locations in the township:

• 328 Franklin Tpke.
• 1029 MacArthur Blvd.
• 1 Foxwood Ave. (Mahwah Elks)
• 221 Franklin Tpke. (Mahwah Police Department)

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