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Keisha
Culver presenting one of 20 teddy bears to Beverly
Foster, Director
Saint Barnabas Burn Foundation.
After a hiatus
of a few years, Papp Iron Works has again returned to its tradition of
charitable giving. In lieu of buying gifts for our valued clients, we’ve
decided that a better gift to them was to think of those less fortunate at this
time of the year. In their honor we have made the following bequests listed
below. I want to give a special thanks to Keisha Culver, who as project manager
for this undertaking, shopped for the clothes and teddy bears and actually
delivered them to all 3 receiving agencies.
We donated the
following children’s clothing to the “Kids Closet” at the Community
Food Bank of New Jersey; 20 winter coats along with accessories,
87 pairs of pants, 40 sweaters, 87 shirts and 58 pairs of socks. In addition to
food, The Community Food Bank of NJ provides clothing to charitable agencies
serving low-income families including locally relocated victims of Hurricane
Katrina. Visit them at www.njfoodbank.org
Supporting
America's military in their time of need, we provided funding to the Fisher
House for 20 families to be close to a loved one at the most
stressful time -- during hospitalization for a combat injury or illness.
The funding we’ve provided allows 7 weeks lodging for 20
families of injured servicemen at the Womack Army Medical Center located at Ft.
Bragg, North Carolina.
Fisher House is non-profit organization that provides “a
home away from home” for families of active duty servicemen receiving medical
care at major Military and VA medical centers throughout the country. Learn more
at www.fisherhouse.org
We donated a
total of 40 custom “Build a Bear” teddy bears to the children patients at Saint
Barnabas Burn Center &
the University
of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) in Newark. Saint
Barnabas Burn Center is one of the Nation’s premier hospitals treating burn
victims. The UMDNJ’s teddy bears will go to local community outreach programs
for distribution to needy children.
May this
holiday be full of peace and joy for you and your loved ones.
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