Dec 12, 2012 10:04 AM
A heap of toys sat at the front of the David W. Crohan Community Center in Flanders on Monday night, ready to be donated to underprivileged students at the Phillips Avenue Elementary School.
This year marks the third holiday season that members of the Flanders, Riverside and Northampton Community Association have collected toys for children at the Riverside school. The group has also used about $250 of its membership dues to purchase more than a dozen winter coats that it will also give to children in need.
“What’s great about it is the toys stay right here in the community—they don’t go anywhere else,” Brad Bender, the president of the civic association, said during the group’s monthly meeting on Monday. “That’s the beauty of it.”
Last year the association collected about 85 items,... more
This year marks the third holiday season that members of the Flanders, Riverside and Northampton Community Association have collected toys for children at the Riverside school. The group has also used about $250 of its membership dues to purchase more than a dozen winter coats that it will also give to children in need.
“What’s great about it is the toys stay right here in the community—they don’t go anywhere else,” Brad Bender, the president of the civic association, said during the group’s monthly meeting on Monday. “That’s the beauty of it.”
Last year the association collected about 85 items,... more
