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Andrea Felice with some of the 5,000 diapers she collected during her Baby Basics supply drive
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(Paramus, NJ) May 6, 2011 – Andrea Felice of Ramsey recently delivered more than 5,000 diapers to Children's Aid and Family Services' Baby Basics program, which provides baby essentials to low-income families in Bergen County with children ages two and younger. Ms. Felice, of Ramsey, is an eighth grader at Eric S. Smith Middle School in Ramsey and a Cadet Girl Scout with Ramsey Troop 569. She chose to lead a Baby Basics supply drive as her project for earning the Girl Scout's Silver Award. She placed diaper donation boxes in each of Ramsey's five schools, as well as Ramsey Borough Hall, the Ramsey Police Station and the Ramsey Post Office.
Ms. Felice learned of the Baby Basics program from her grandfather, the Honorable Nicholas Felice, who is a member of the Board of Trustees of Children's Aid and Family Services.
"We are absolutely thrilled with this tremendous donation," says Bob Jones, Ph.D., president & CEO of Children's Aid and Family Services. "We distribute approximately 15,000 diapers a month to families in need. Andrea ran such a successful drive, and it will be a huge help to our Baby Basics program."
To learn about leading a diaper drive for your organization, community group, Scout troop or church, please call the Baby Basics coordinator at 201-261-5970 or visit www.cafsnj.org for more information.
Children's Aid and Family Services is one of the leading nonprofit human services organizations serving northern New Jersey. The agency is fully accredited and has served the community for more than 110 years. Its mission is to preserve, protect and, when needed, provide families. Motivated by compassion for vulnerable children, young adults, frail elderly and their families, it provides high-quality and innovative services that meet their social, educational and emotional needs.
For more information on Children's Aid and Family Services, call 201.261.2800 or visit www.cafsnj.org.
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