Christian Health Care Center Holds Successful Toys for Tots Drive

Christian Health Care Center (CHCC) in Wyckoff collected toys donated by CHCC employees during the CHCC Outreach Team’s sixth annual Toys for Tots campaign. Detective Sergeant James Teehan of the Paramus Police Department coordinates an annual Police Benevolent Association Toy Drive. He picked up the donations from CHCC, whose employees gathered approximately 250 toys, including stuffed animals, dolls, trucks, Legos, board games, books, and action figures. All participating Bergen County police departments use the Closter fire house as the hub for toy delivery. CHCC Outreach Team members Maureen Michielini, Cheryl Daniel, and Vanessa Carell went to the Closter Fire Department in late December to help sort the toys and prepare them for distribution to different charities and the US military. Toys were sorted and packed in bags to be delivered to families and children in need. Bags were loaded into big military trucks for further deliver

The CHCC Outreach Team is one of eight service-excellence teams at CHCC. Its mission is to serve CHCC, as well as our neighbors in the local and surrounding areas. Through its relationship with the public, partnerships with local agencies, and with help from employees, the team strives to offer support and services, volunteers its time, and assists other organizations with their outreach initiatives. The team participates in and sponsors community events, coordinates drives for both tangible and monetary donations to assist areas and individuals in need, and seeks opportunities to fund raise for specific causes and/or disasters.

“The Paramus Police Department would like to thank the employees, residents, and friends of CHCC for their annual support of our PBA Toy Drive,” said Detective Teehan. “Without the contributions that you made to our drive, we would not have been able to successfully contribute to the holiday enjoyment of thousands of children in need this year. Every year I am overwhelmed with joy when I get to pick up toys at CHCC, as you outdo your collections from the previous year. I hope we have a long-standing relationship and continue this tradition in the future!”

The toys collected were distributed to Sanzari Children’s Hospital, Cerebral Palsy of North Jersey, Birthright of Bergen County, military families, Tomorrow’s Children Hospital, and local families in need.

CHCC provides a broad continuum of high-quality, compassionate care, offering superior senior-life, short-term rehab, and mental-health services. As a non-profit organization, we deliver Person- and Family-centered Care to our community based upon the Christian principles on which we were founded more than a century ago.

For more information, visit ChristianHealthCare.org.

CUTLINE: Pictured, from left, are Christian Health Care Center (CHCC) Outreach Team members Maureen Michielini, Cheryl Daniel, and Vanessa Carell with the toys donated by CHCC employees.