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(Paramus, NJ) September 24, 2007 - Children's Aid and Family Services proudly announces its selection as a primary beneficiary for the sixth annual Hoop-A-Paluza fundraising event, taking place on Sunday, November 18, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., at Millburn High School, in Millburn, New Jersey.
Hoop-A-Paluza is a three-hour child-friendly fundraising event for registered participants that includes a basketball foul shot contest and carnival-style entertainment. Registered participants raise money by obtaining pledges from donors who sponsor them to shoot 20 free throws. Adult participants are asked to pledge a minimum of $500, child participants are asked to pledge a minimum of $100. You don't have to be a star player to participate. Even those who are not athletic have a fun and rewarding experience. Sponsors who donate $100 or more may also attend the event.
An all-volunteer organization since its founding in 2002, Hoop-A-Paluza has raised more than $1,000,000 to aid children's charities in New Jersey. This year, it anticipates raising at least $400,000, and will provide an operating grant to help underwrite the cost of Children's Aid and Family Services' Boarder Babies program, in which individuals or families provide foster care for infants whose mothers are unable to care for them for a variety of reasons, including substance abuse and homelessness.
The funding will help underwrite the support and medical training programs for these fragile infants and the families who take them into their homes. Hoop-A-Paluza will also provide grants to five other child-centric charities: Youth Consultation Services (YCS), Tommorow's Children Fund (TCF), Do-Something, Team Walker, and Kids Corporation. In addition, through its 'legacy program' Hoop-A-Paluza will also provide funding to several of its past grant recipient (also child-centric charities).
Hoop-A-Paluza (HAPI), a 501(c)(3) New Jersey nonprofit corporation, is a public charity that concentrates its efforts on improving the physical and mental wellbeing of children in New Jersey and creating a fundraising event that engages children and teaches them how rewarding it is to do charitable work. By making fundraising a family event, HAPI seeks to have a lifelong impact on the kids who fundraise with their families and friends. For information or to sponsor a shooter, visit http://www.hoopapaluza.org.
Children's Aid and Family Services is one of the largest regional, nonprofit human services organizations serving northern New Jersey. The agency is fully accredited and has served the community for more than 100 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, visit www.cafsnj.org.
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