Belleville Sisters Deliver Bounty Of Plushies To Children, Keep 'Wave Of Positivity' Going

BELLEVILLE, NJ — It’s been five years since Selena and Sabrina Kossup decided to take it into their own hands to make the world a better place, launching an ongoing campaign they’ve dubbed the “Wave of Positivity.” Now – half a decade later – the Belleville sisters are still just as passionate about orchestrating acts of kindness in their community.

In 2020 – pooling their resources amid the pandemic – the Kossups raised almost $4,000 selling lawn signs, using the proceeds to buy masks, gloves, sanitizer and other personal protective equipment for the local fire and police departments. The siblings also used some of their fundraising proceeds to buy lunch for health care workers at Clara Maass Medical Center.

The next year, the sisters kept up the good vibes, organizing a “contactless food drive” that rounded up a trove of much-needed supplies for a local food pantry.

More acts of kindness have followed: hosting “back-to-school” giveaway events, distributing U.S. flags supported by the American Legion Post 105, organizing food drives for St. Peter’s Church, Little Zion U.A.M.E Church and local families in need, and supporting the Women’s Club of Belleville.

Their latest good deed? Delivering a fuzzy bounty of plush toys to local children.

Most of plushies were donated and delivered to 1st Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey in Belleville, a nonprofit school for students with multiple disabilities, which thanked the sisters on social media. The remaining toys were donated to a local Belleville school.

The siblings’ efforts have earned some well-deserved respect from their parents, Sandra and Chris Kossup.

“This initiative was not just fun, but it was powerful,” Sandra Kossup told Patch. “We know firsthand how something as small as a plush toy can spark a smile, warm a heart and uplift a spirit.”

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