Back by popular demand, Lifting Up Camden’s Youth Outreach is holding its second Holiday Wreath Sale at 115 East Kings Highway in Haddonfield this holiday season. In preparation for the sale, LUCY youth made their own decorations and outfitted the storefront with colorful holiday décor.
Each Friday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through the week of December 25, youth involved in LUCY will sell holiday wreaths and poinsettias to raise money for the program.
LUCY, one of six ministries of St. Joseph’s Pro-Cathedral supported by The Joseph Fund, provides a safe place for Camden’s youth to gain valuable life skills, increase confidence and receive academic instruction and spiritual and social support. Participants learn the importance of service and giving back to the community and enact that learning through various community service activities.
LUCY program participants, staff and volunteers will operate the store to help raise money for the program, which will serve as a teaching model for youth on how to manage a business.
“We’re thrilled to be back again to spread some holiday cheer and raise awareness for LUCY,” said Kristin Prinn, executive director, LUCY Outreach. “This program provides Camden youth with a way to gain work experience while also benefiting the program that helps them and their peers.”
Once again the building’s owners, InterState Commercial, donated their building to allow LUCY to set-up in Haddonfield as part of LUCY’s holiday fundraising initiative.
“LUCY and other programs involved with The Joseph Fund really make a positive difference in Camden. As professionals and members of the business community, we look for opportunities like this to help LUCY raise more funds and create experiences for the youth,” said Angelo Alberto, owner of Alberto & Associates, a Haddonfield-based architectural firm, and board member of The Joseph Fund.
The Joseph Fund, a Camden-based nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the Ministries of St. Joseph’s Pro-Cathedral, supports six ministries that provide housing and youth programs, convert abandoned buildings into affordable homes, and much more to the Camden community. In addition to LUCY, programs of The Joseph Fund include The St. Joseph’s Carpenter Society, St. Joseph’s Elementary School, The Child Development Center, Joseph’s House and Romero Center Ministries.
