ATLANTIC CITY — Collections are underway for the Atlantic Cape Community College Toy Drive for Hope, collecting new and unwrapped toys for children ages 2-12 years old, to be distributed at an upcoming community holiday event.

The toys will be collected until Dec. 10, then delivered by Santa Claus at the college’s Hope for the Holidays event 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 18 at Brown’s Park in Atlantic City.

Hope for the Holidays will feature free activities and giveaways including holiday toys and crafts, pictures with Santa, food and beverages, hats and gloves for teens and adults, community resources and information, and a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic provided by Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers.

Partial funding for this event is provided by the Federal Government’s Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund.

This event is presented in partnership with Angels in Motion, the Matthew Bee Memorial Fund, Atlantic County Hope One and Midtown in Motion.

Find toy-drive drop-off boxes at any of the follow locations:
•  Grace and Glory Yoga Studio – Galloway
• Leadership Studio – Atlantic City
• Atlantic Cape Community College
– Worthington Atlantic City campus
– Mays Landing campus
• Water Dog Smoke House – Ventnor
• VFW 3029 – Egg Harbor Twp
• Mending Minds, Healing Hearts -Linwood
• Local Studio Workout- Ocean City
• Knit Wit- Margate
• Cheese Board – Linwood
• Prime Baseball Academy – Egg Harbor Twp.
• Berkshire Hathaway Home Service- Ocean City
• Dua Hair Studio- Linwood
• Inked Society I3 Shop – Pleasantville
• Gas Up Barber Shop – Somers Point
• Mending Minds, Healing Hearts – Linwood
• Hot Bagels & More (both locations) – Margate
• Spring Oak Program Of Atlantic City – 101 Boardwalk

For more information, please visit atlantic.edu/toydrive or contact Victor Moreno at vmoreno@atlantic.edu.

 

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Nanette LoBiondo Galloway

Award winning journalist covering news, events and people of Atlantic County for more than 20 years.