Volunteers Needed For Gift Wrapping Initiative In Paramus

PARAMUS, NJ — A number of organizations have organized gift drives and other holiday donation initiatives this winter, and there's at least one more chance to help a local organization before the Christmas holiday this week.

The Center for Hope and Safety, a New Jersey based non-profit agency dedicated to assisting victims and survivors of domestic violence, is in need of volunteers for its annual holiday gift wrapping event held throughout the holiday season at the Paramus Park mall.

The annual event is organized to raise both awareness about domestic violence, and funds for the Center, to support vital programs and services to help domestic violence victims and their children rebuild their lives, the organization said.

Running Monday through Saturday until Christmas Eve, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. — but only until 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve — the event offers shoppers an opportunity to have their gifts wrapped by Center for Hope and Safety volunteers, with all proceeds going to the Center.

Gift wrapping volunteers are needed, the organization said, and opportunities are available in two and three hour time slots.

To sign-up to volunteer as a gift wrapper, residents can register at this link now through Dec. 24th.

Shoppers interested in having their gifts wrapped, or making a donation to support Center for Hope and Safety, can visit the gift-wrapping stand located outside of Chicos on Level 1, near the East Entrance.