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Lunar New Year Care Package Supplies Collection Drive

In celebration of the Lunar New Year and its tradition in honoring our elders and ancestors, the Summit Area YMCA is partnering with the Berkeley Heights Diversity Council and Giving Back group to collect supplies to make 150 care packages for Seniors in Berkeley Heights, New Providence and Summit. Sage Eldercare Meals on Wheels will help deliver the Care Packages.

COLLECTING FEBRUARY 2 – FEBRUARY 19, 2021

DROP OFF ITEMS AT THE BERKELEY HEIGHTS YMCA AND SUMMIT YMCA

Berkeley Heights YMCA: 59 Locust Avenue, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922

Summit YMCA: 67 Maple Street, Summit, NJ 07901
Donation bin located at the side entrance of the Summit YMCA

ITEMS NEEDED:

• Travel size lotions
• Travel size hand sanitizers
• Lip balms or chapsticks
• Pocket size tissues
• Fuzzy socks
• Sanitizer wipes
• Foot scrubs
• Individual wrapped specialty teabags
• Decks of cards
• Books
• Sudoku puzzles

If you prefer to make an online donation towards this cause, please visit WWW.THESAY.ORG/GIVE

Choose “Lunar New Year Gift to Seniors” as your designation or include “Lunar New Year Care Packages” in the comments section.

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Interested in volunteering to put our care packages together? Sign up with us via Signup Genius!

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Join us to celebrate the 2021 Lunar New Year! Enjoy a virtual celebration with us, arts and crafts and more.

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Questions? Please contact:
Jenny Yip at (908) 738-2168 or email jenny.yip@thesay.org
Sue Seto at sueseto@hotmail.com

About the Summit Area YMCA
The Summit Area YMCA is one of the area’s leading 501(c)(3) charitable organizations. Founded in 1886, the Summit Area YMCA has a history steeped in working side-by-side with our neighbors to ensure that everyone, regardless of age, income and background, has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive. Each year, we serve over 15,000 individuals with our free and fee-based programs and services in an area spanning the communities of Berkeley Heights, Gillette, Millburn, New Providence, Short Hills, Springfield, Stirling and Summit. Through the generosity of our members, donors, and partners, we are able to offer financial assistance for our programs and services to those with demonstrated need.

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In 1886, we were founded as the Young Men’s Christian Association, but today, we are The Y; an association that values, and is made stronger by, its diverse people. We stand for youth development, healthy living and social responsibility — For a better us. We are committed to creating equal opportunity for all regardless of gender, age, disability, income, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religious affiliation. We strive to create a welcoming and inclusive culture in which our four core values — responsibility, honesty, caring and respect — are integral to everyday operations.

Each year, as one of the area’s leading 501(c)3 charitable organizations, the Summit Area YMCA serves more than 15,000 individuals with our free and fee-based programs and services in an area spanning the New Jersey communities of Berkeley Heights, Gillette, Millburn, New Providence, Short Hills, Springfield, Stirling and Summit. Our history is rooted in working side-by-side with our neighbors to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive. Through the generosity of our members, donors, and partners, we are able to offer financial assistance for our programs and services to those in need.