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A Gift Of Warmth Delivered To Freehold Students In Need
United Way of Monmouth and Ocean Counties recently made a donation of winter coats for kids to the Freehold Borough Educational Foundation.
FREEHOLD, NJ — Warmth came in many packages with the recent donation of winter coats for Freehold students in need.
The Freehold Borough Educational Foundation announced it received several bundles of new winter coats from United Way of Monmouth and Ocean Counties to distribute the coats.
The agency in turn received a warm thank-you from the educational support group for the donation.
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The Freehold Borough Educational Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization founded in 1999 by a group of civic, educational and business leaders to provide greater community support for the borough's public schools, according to its website.
The foundation, managed by a voluntary board of trustees, brings opportunities to students that might not otherwise be available because of budgetary constraints, supplementing tax-funded programs.
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The foundation quietly adds value to the school experience in many ways, including the recent installation of a book vending machine dubbed "Inchy" at the Park Avenue Elementary School.
Check out the foundation's Facebook page to learn more about the organization's work.
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