The holiday season is a joyous one but it is also a time to reflect on our blessings and to share with others what we have been fortunate enough to receive.
The Children's Enrichment Committee has been able to help children in financial need for 110 years thanks to the dedication of its members and the generosity of the community. We would especially like to thank the following organizations and businesses for their support this past year:
Dispute Resolution Center, Middletown NY
Galleria at Crystal Run, Middletown NY
Gardnertown United Methodist Church
The Interact Club of Pine Bush High School
Orange & Rockland, Spring Valley, NY
The Prayer Shawl Ministry at Cold Spring UMC
Rotary Club of Middletown NY
Stewart's Holiday Match, Stewart's Shops
The Trinity United Methodist Parish
The Vail's Gate United Methodist Church
Warwick Lions Club, Warwick NY
The Yarntastics at Gardnertown UMC
Thanks to them and the donations of people like you, the CEC has had a place to hold its meetings and its fundraisers. It has received beautiful handmade items to give as holiday presents to 100 children in foster care. It has been given gift cards to brighten those children's holidays. And it has been given money which is spent directly on the children, whose requests for items like bunk beds, sports equipment, a bicycle helmet and lock, we have been able to fulfill, as well as financing our 4 Emily Akers Scholarships, given to outstanding high school seniors to help them with expenses their freshman year in college.
If you would like to help us help children, please send your donation to:
The Children's Enrichment Committee
PO Box 297
Middletown, NY 10940
All donations are tax deductible and all money goes to the purchasing of requested items or to the Emily Akers Scholarship Fund for the children of Orange County, NY.
We wish you a wonderful holiday season and a better and brighter 2022!
