Holiday Children’s Breakfast
Each year the Bar Foundation hosts a festive get together for the families in the county who have opened their homes and their hearts to children in the Foster Care system and through Adoption. Invitations are extended to each family and they are treated to a wonderful breakfast and a visit with Santa. Many of the families come dressed in their holiday finest and the room is filled with red velvet, ribbons and even entire families in matching Christmas pajamas!
Through the generous donation of Matt Blatt Auto dealerships based in Gloucester County, each child gets their own wrapped gift from Santa especially selected for them. The parents send us a wish list for each child and a crew of foundation volunteers and the Blatt family scour the store shelves for just the right gift. Once purchased there is a long night of wrapping and excitement as this is the most wonderful and joyous activity of the Foundation all year. Last year over 135 people (not counting the 30 volunteers) attended.
At the Breakfast hosted at Saphire Grill in Almonessan, the children and their parents are treated to a full buffet. Each child gets their own moment with Santa and his elves and Christmas pictures galore are taken. Often the children are surprised with visits by Frosty the Snow Man and the Philly Fanatic !
The Gloucester County Bar and the Gloucester County Bar Foundation are very proud of this outreach and have brought Holiday joy to these families in this way for over XXXXX years. Much of the fundraising throughout the year is in support of this effort and this wonderful tradition could not possibly happen without the generous support of the members of the Gloucester County Bar and the Judiciary.
Calling all Santa’s Helpers. Volunteers are always needed for shopping, wrapping, playing important “character roles” and managing 100 excited children. If you can spare some time for a really wonderful event, please contact us.
There will be a shopping day and a wrapping party with pizza and soda the day before the big event. The more the merrier.
If you cannot volunteer but would like to contribute to the event we always accept donations to be used to make the breakfast a success.
