Schools
'First Class' Support: Seniors Collecting School Supplies
Supplies will be given to children of disadvantaged families.
The Bridgewater Senior Citizens Center is going back to school this summer.
The seniors are supporting the annual “Project First Class” school supplies collection, an initiative of the Somerset County Commission on the Status of Women.
Donations of supplies will be distributed to children of families served by the Food Bank Network of Somerset County.
“Families are still struggling as a result of Hurricane Sandy and the economy in general, and school supplies are out of reach for many,” said Freeholder Mark Caliguire, commission liaison.
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“We hope that individuals, organizations and businesses will support Project First Class and help these kids get off to a good start in school this fall.”
All school supplies are welcome in the collection program. Most in need are backpacks, notebooks, three-ring binders, paper, highlighters, markers, pens, pencils and Crayons.
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Donations of reference books, such as dictionaries and atlases, in CD-ROM format are also welcome.
Donations may be dropped off at the Bridgewater Senior Citizens Center, 455 Somerville Road, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., weekdays through Aug. 16. A collection box will be in the front lobby.
Donations may also be be dropped off at the Bridgewater Department of Human Services on the second floor of the Municipal Complex, 100 Commons Way. The donations will be accepted 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays.
In addition, donations may be dropped off at the Somerset County Freeholders’ Office on the third floor of the county administration building, 20 Grove St., Somerville, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays through Aug. 16.
For more information, contact Donna Langel, Bridgewater Senior Citizens Coordinator at (908) 575-8021 or by email at seniors@bridgewaternj.gov.
Project First Class co-chairs are Somerset County Commission on the Status of Women members Jane O’Donnell and Kacey Dyer. For more information, contact O’Donnell at (908) 234-9302.
