Saturday, July 14, 2012
The First Presbyterian Church's gymnasium will be open to families affected by the fire Saturday from 9-1.
The incredible amount of donated goods for the families of the Woodbridge Village Apartments fire are being distributed to those who need it. The families affected by the fire Tuesday afternoon have been coming to the First Presbyterian Church to pick up clothing, food, water, toiletries, children's toys, and other necessities as they begin to rebuild their lives. "Right now we're doing much better," said Jackie Turnbull, who has been helping to organize the effort all week. "Most of the people who've come by are very happy and thankful." Following the strong outpouring of support, Turnbull stressed once again that the church no longer needs clothes, but rather gift cards and monetary donations for the affected families. Those donations…
Thursday, July 12, 2012
While the church is in good shape with clothing and toiletries, monetary and gift card donations are still needed.
Woodbridge area residents have donated a massive amount of clothing, toys, food, toiletries, and other necessities in the 48 hours since a fire gutted two apartment buildings in Avenel, leaving dozens of families with little more than the clothes on their backs. "A few of us came last night and got a whole bunch of stuff sorted and tables set up," said Tanya Papagiannakis at the First Presbyterian Church of Avenel, where volunteers began sorting through and distributing the donations last night. "A lot of the households housed two to four children per apartment," noted Papagiannakis, pointing to racks of donated children's clothing and tables packed with stuffed animals and books. "The community has really thought of everything. Most of…
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Do you want to get involved? Here's how to help.
More than 100 people were left homeless in yesterday's conflagration at Woodbridge Village in Avenel. The fire destroyed 50 apartments, and had victims running from the buildings with only the clothes on their backs. Thankfully, no one was seriously injured - but that still means that many Woodbridge families lost all of their personal belongings in the blaze. "The Township is coordinating the collection of clothing for the victims and displaced residents of the fire at the Woodbridge Village – Colonia Garden Apartments," said township spokesman John Hagerty. There are several drop off points for used clothing, diapers, and other items, such as the Evergreen Center on Inman Avenue in Colonia and the Woodbridge Community Center on Main …
Joshua J. Burnett
9:48 pm on Friday, July 13, 2012
Martha - any donations are being accepted at town hall or the Community Center (600 Main Street). Organizers of the effort have been stressing that they only really need monetary and gift card donations at this point, however (though I can't imagine they would turn down toiletries if you wish to send them.) more ›