Chester's 'Operation Shoebox' Donations Received
The students in Chester decorated and filled the shoeboxes with items such as Jacks, Uno Cards, and stuffed animals.
A group of Kindergarten students from Stafford Township’s Primary Learning Center (PLC) yesterday received special gifts from Kindergarten students in Mendham, through NJ Strong’s Operation Shoebox. The students in Chester decorated and filled the shoeboxes with items such as Jacks, Uno Cards, and stuffed animals. Each box also included a gift card to a local chain store along with a note from the child who made the box. Marie McMenamy, a local parent who has been assisting the nonprofit group, NJ Strong, delivered the boxes and explained to the students where they came from. “Kids just like you put these boxes together especially for you because they wanted to help after the big storm,” she said. Lindsay Donald, President and CEO of NJ …
