Health & Fitness
Santa Claus Shop Needs Your Help
The Santa Claus Shop serves more than 1,000 low-income families members and senior citizens from Summit, New Providence and Berkeley Heights. The Santa Claus Shop guests personally select a household item, new clothing for each member of their immediate family and a new toy and book for each child.
The Shop exists solely on monetary donations from local businesses, charitable organizations and area residents. With these donations, The Santa Claus Shop can purchase the gifts that allow participants to experience the joy of holiday giving without the financial burden.
This year’s Santa Claus Shop will be held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 587 Springfield Avenue in Summit. Families will be offered shopping hours by invitation only on Wednesday, December 4th. The Santa Claus Shop will also be hosting a holiday luncheon for senior citizens Tuesday, December 3rd.
If you would like to help keep the holiday spirit alive for those in the community, the Santa Claus Shop chairwomen ask for checks to be made payable to SHIP, with Santa Claus Shop noted on the check’s memo line, and mailed to the Santa Claus Shop, P.O. Box 119, Summit, NJ 07901. The ability to make an online donation is also available via PayPal to santaclausdonations@gmail.com.