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Each year, 91¿´Æ¬ receives donations that benefit those we serve for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. 91¿´Æ¬ Outreach Coordinator and Board Member Ex-Officio Madge Wilson organizes and oversees a drive to ensure that children receive presents for Christmas. She also collects Thanksgiving meal donations and arranges for donated Christmas trees to bring holiday cheer to 91¿´Æ¬ buildings.

Harmony House, 91¿´Æ¬â€™s transitional housing facility for homeless families, also received donations during the holiday season to benefit its families.

We are deeply grateful and thank the following groups and individuals for spreading the spirit of joy during the 2023 holiday season:

• , Newton, N.J. – Brother Jee and Brother Bernardo Lee, coordinated the donation of Christmas trees
• Mr. and Mrs. Mark Carelli and family
• Weichert Realty, Short Hills, N.J. – Bobbi Ostrow, Rebecca Berenson, Victoria McMurrian and Joanne Tedesco-Kloud, coordinators
• , South Orange, N.J. – Ann Moore, coordinator, and parishioners
• , Milburn, N.J. – Fire Chief Robert Echavarria and coworkers 
• , Westfield, N.J. – Marilyn Ryans, coordinator
• , Summit, N.J. – Brian Topping, coordinator, coworkers and students
• , Short Hills, N.J. –  Betsy Guarnieri, Andrea Mansfield and Rosemary Mattson
• , North Caldwell, N.J. – Donna Zarros, coordinator
• and – Father Nicholas Gengaro, coordinator, and students
• , Bloomfield, N.J. – Lorraine McMillian and Judy Nitkowski, coordinators
• , Summit, N.J. – Margaret Strong, Theresa Sweeney and volunteers and parishioners
• , Short Hills, N.J. – Jessica Marinoff, Leslie Elible and Liz Sherman, coordinators
• , Emerson, N.J. – Sandy Johnson, coordinator
• , Verona, N.J. – Barbara Yates, coordinator, and parishioners
• , Cedar Grove, N.J. – Brenda Pereira, coordinator
• – Cindy Oliveira Oswald, coordinator, coworkers
• Mr. and Mrs. Desfardins, Maplewood, N.J.
• , Maplewood, N.J. – Marcia Hicks, coordinator, and students
• , West Orange, N.J. – Maggie Macias, coordinator
• , Franklin Lakes, N.J. – Elizabeth Harakins, coordinator

Thanksgiving Turkey Donations:

• , Short Hills, N.J. – Michael Roberts, coordinator, and parishioners
• Office of Youth Ministry at , Ramsey, N.J.
• Kathryn Grifonetti
• Anthony Falco
• Brother Travis Gunther
• , City of Newark

Harmony House Donors:

• , Pastor Oliver Coleman – Thanksgiving dinner and toy giveaway
• , Pastor Lawren Monroe – Holiday celebration
• – Free shopping for families of children who attend Newark Public Schools
• , Lumane Metullus – Thanksgiving baskets and household supplies
• Sally Milad – Harmony House Christmas Party
• – Christmas gift donations
• Loretta Borronat – Christmas gift donations
• – Christmas gift donations
• , Bria Beaufort – Christmas gift donations