Still time to donate to Holiday Helping Hand, make the 2023 season bright
It’s a new year.
It’s time to look forward to 2023.
And one way to do that is by donating to Holiday Helping Hand.
Though the 2022 holiday season may have drawn to a close, the annual fundraising collaboration between the Poughkeepsie Journal and the United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region is ongoing for a brief time longer.
The fundraising drive each year collects funds to be distributed during the following holiday season. That means Holiday Helping Hand is the first opportunity for you to make the 2023 season brighter for children and families in-need around Dutchess County.
This is the 40th year Holiday Helping Hand has raised money in the county. This season more than $40,700 was distributed to 32 charitable programs. They included giveaways of baskets filled with full Thanksgiving meals, toys books and gift cards to cover costs of utilities, warm clothing and toys; as well as holiday gatherings.
Hudson River Housing received $1,500 from Holiday Helping Hand this year. Nikole Johannesen, vice president of resident and vocational services at Hudson River Housing, expected to assist up to 75 children through gift cards. Allowing parents to be part of the process is a key component of Hudson River Housing’s charity efforts.
“It empowers the families, it makes them feel like it's a special time of year,” Johannesen said. “They're able to provide for their children. They are able to see their kid light up on Christmas Day when they open up the present.”
To donate, visit uwdor.org/hhh or mail a check to Holiday Helping Hand, United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region, 75 Market St., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. Checks should be made payable to Holiday Helping Hand.
As of Dec. 29, 244 donations have been made to the 2022-23 Holiday Helping Hand campaign, totaling $26,030. In the past week, 21 donations were made, totaling $1,499. They were:
In Memory of My Loving Husband and Sweet Son, From Elaine Eaton, $50In Memory of P. David Dobbs, From Gloria Dobbs, $200Donald L. Hanson, $25In Memory of Kurt Herrmann, From Marilyn Herrmann, $50In Memory of the 'Kistner Girls' and Mary/Matilda/Anne/Usteena, From Bernard Kistner, $100In Memory of Raymond & Helen Hawk, From John Hawk, $25Jesse & Frances Sutherland, $50Anonymous, $30In Memory of Edward & Alma Popoawski, From Lisa Poplawski, $100In the Name of the Germinaro's, From The Beckers, $25In Honor of Sandra T. Vana, from Llmar Vana, $100Jim & Inge Gallagher, $100Anonymous, $20Patricia Waters, $100Donald K. Stammer, $51.32John St. Leger, $102.65Rachel Reisman, $50Gail & Frank La Rose, $100In Memory of Ron Creeden, From Maureen Creeden, $100In the Name of Flora Hoff, From The Hoff Children, $20In Memory of My Husband, Kenneth Christman, From Charlotte Christman, $100
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