CollecTeens is Holding a Collection Drive

CollecTeens.com is holding a collection drive for children in kindergarten to grade 5 at an elementary school in Plainfield, NJ. The drive is being held from April 12 – April 22, 2023. All items should be dropped off in bags at 14 Hage Terrace, in West Orange. Items being collected include new and gently used clothes, bookbags, and toys including Legos, puzzles, games, stuffed animals, and books. For information, go to CollecTeens.com or call 862-216-8616.

CollecTeens.com is a charitable organization started by a few students who attend West Orange High School, with the goal of helping those in need through collection drives and awareness campaigns.

“When we heard that the children at this school needed things like clothes, bookbags, toys and books, we just knew we had to help,” says Dylan Schatell, founder and president of CollecTeens.

This isn’t the first collection drive CollecTeens has run, recently, they held a collection drive for the homeless in NJ, last year they held a drive for the people of Ukraine, and in 2021, they held a drive for the Afghan refugees in NJ.

It doesn’t take much to help others,” says Liam Brosnan, co-founder and treasurer of CollecTeens. “Making a difference in someone’s life, even in a small way, is meaningful.”

“We are excited to be able to help the children at this school,” says Brooke Schenk, co-founder and vice president of CollecTeens. “It means a lot to us to be able to help in any way we can.”

“We are grateful for the outpouring of generosity from the public to our past collection drives, and are grateful to everyone who participates in this drive as well,” says Tanner Jaroff, a member of CollecTeens.

“If anyone needs us to run a collection drive for them, they can contact us at CollecTeens.com,” says Teddy Daniel, a member of CollecTeens.