5,633 Pairs of socks collected by students at Harrington Middle School in Mount Laurel. The socks are being donated to the Joy of Sox organization.
905.5 Pounds of expired and unused prescriptions the Evesham Township Police Department collected in 2018. Collections were made through the “Project Medicine Drop” drop box.
$678,327 Donation the Collingswood Public School District will receive to expand its preschool program. The donation is part of the Preschool Education Expansion Aid.
40 Gifts that were donated to the Head Start Program in Camden by pre-K students at Chesterbrook Academy Preschool in Voorhees. Donations included clothes, shoes, toys and games.
$77,607 Amount that will be presented to the Virtua Foundation by Spirit Halloween’s foundation the Spirit of Children, which focuses on making hospitals less scary for children.
1,000 Number of strangers who attended the funeral of Peter Turnpu, a Vietnam veteran who died alone.
$15,000 Grants Haddonfield and Haddon Township will each receive for recycling, based on their 2016 recycling performances.
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Published (and copyrighted) in South Jersey Magazine, Volume 15, Issue 11 (February 2019).
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