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Manchester Students Collect Toiletries For Children In Need
The National Honor Society and the Key Club collected toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap and more for an Ocean County Library donation drive.
MANCHESTER, NJ — Students from Manchester Township High School's National Honor Society and Key Club collected toiletries for local children in need during a donation drive at the high school.
The collection drive, led by the Ocean County Library’s Sparks Reading Club, is being coordinated by the library's Department of Homebound and Volunteer Services for distribution to county organizations that work with children in need.
Toiletries are often overlooked as needed items when people are making donations to organizations that assist those in need.
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The Manchester students spread the word to students and staff that they were collecting specific items and they filled several boxes full of supplies.
Among the items collected were unopened toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, hand sanitizer, deodorants, shampoo, hair conditioner, hair brushes, combs, socks, and feminine hygiene products.
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