It is that time of year where the holidays are hard for many
families in our area. In order to help these families with gifts for their
children, we invite you to take part in the Holiday Hope Chest program. In
coalition with the Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley, we will be giving
Holiday Hope Chests to students at Lehigh’s three afterschool homework clubs.
90% of the students at our homework clubs in South Bethlehem are living at or
below the poverty line. By providing gift boxes for these students, we are able
to take some of the financial strain off of families in our area during the
holiday season.
This year we are hoping to fill over 150 Holiday Hope Chests
for the students in our homework clubs. If your hall would like to participate,
please email inserve@lehigh.edu with how many boxes you will be able to create.
We will then provide you with the first names, ages and genders of the children
who will be receiving the Holiday Hope Chests your group puts together. For
those of you that have participated in the program in the past, please take
note that this is a slight change from how the program has been done in the
past.
The following are some guidelines for the Holiday Hope
Chests:
- Please place your items in a shoebox.
- Please be sure to wrap the top and bottom of the shoebox separately.
- Please place only new items in the box that are appropriate for the age/gender of the recipient.
- Please attach a gift tag to the box with the name of the recipient.
- Please drop off completed boxes to the Community Service Office in the Garden Level of the University Center by Friday, November 30th at 5pm.
- We suggest the total cost of each box be between $15-$25.
Remember to email us at inserve@lehigh.edu
as soon as possible if your organization would like to participate! Your
contributions make a tremendous to difference to South Bethlehem families in
need.