Are you rotating your child’s wardrobe and came to realize there are great clothes now outworn and baby accessories you no longer have a need for? The Kiwanis Club of the Haddons in partnership with Cradles to Crayons will accept your donations at the Barrington Harvest Festival on Oct. 10 and the Haddonfield Fall Festival on Oct. 17.
Acceptable clothing includes clothes sizes newborn through 14/16, coats sizes newborn through 14/16, shoes/boots/sandals from infant to adult size 10, new socks and underwear.
Acceptable supplies and accessories include cribs, bassinettes, carriers, diaper bags, strollers, high chairs, swings/rockers, pack-n-plays and car seats and booster seats less than five years old. Household baby-proofing supplies will be accepted, along with AA and C batteries.
Books, especially baby board books and chapter books for children to age 10–12, arts and crafts, and school supplies are also accepted.
For a full list of acceptable donations, along with a list of items not being accepted, please contact Kiwanis Club members Pamela DePompo at pameladepompo@aol.com or Harvey Lermack at hlermack@aol.com. All items donated will be sorted and redistributed to partnering child serving agencies in New Jersey.
Cradles-to-Crayons provides children, from birth to age 12, living in low-income and homeless situations, with the essential items they need to thrive — at home, at school and at play. Check out www.cradlestocrayons.org to learn more.
Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. All citizens concerned with enhancing the lives of children in our community are welcome to join our luncheon meetings held Fridays from 12:15 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. at Tavistock Country club, 100 Tavistock Lane in Haddonfield. Contact Kiwanis Club Secretary Milton Smith, (856) 559–2009 or msmith@kitchenandassociates.com for more information.
