Tracy and Catherine--who have been our neighborhood's
volunteer liaisons to The
Kensington Family Shelter since it opened--have issued their annual appeal for donations of holiday gifts for the children and parents who are living in the shelter.
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Our Tenth Year of Joy
Kensington Family Shelter Holiday Drive
Hello neighbors and friends,
We hope you and your loved ones are healthy and well. The
holiday season is upon us, so it's time to spread some cheer
to our neighbors living at the Kensington Family Shelter.
When the Shelter opened in Kensington in November of 2015, our
community came together to welcome the very first residents. It was an extraordinary display of kindness, and you've done
it again every year since! With your help, we know this year
will be just as magical.
GIFTS
Gifts have been hand-picked for each child, so we ask
that you do not donate items not on the list. You are
welcome to order off the list and have an item shipped
directly to the shelter, or you can purchase the exact item
somewhere else and have it shipped or drop it off (the shelter
address is 385 McDonald Ave., Brooklyn, NY, 11218, and
all items should be sent attention Uniquia Parker).
If
you do purchase somewhere besides Amazon, please be sure to
mark the gift as purchased on the list.
Please note that, due to storage constraints, the
Kensington Family Shelter is not accepting any other donations
at this time.
ADDITIONAL JOY
In addition, we are excited to let you know that the Cookie
Brigade is back this year! Sign up to bring cookies for
the lobby any day between December 21 - January 2. These can
be store bought or homemade. Sign up here https://www.signupgenius.
Finally, the Shelter staff is open to having carolers come
one evening, but we need one of you to captain this event
(date and time to be coordinated with the shelter). If you
are interested in making this happen, please send us an email
with CAROLER CAPTAIN in the subject line. If and when the
event is confirmed, we will email this group with the details.
Thank you so much for your continued generosity. It's
incredible to imagine that this will be our 10th holiday
season together. We cherish the opportunity to share in this
act of community love and kindness.
Love,
Tracy and Catherine