The Wellington Community Foundation has teamed up with local nonprofit Back To Basics to bring holiday gifts to children in the community.
“Thanks to the generous donations of our loyal supporters, many underserved Wellington children will receive a gift package filled with much-needed basics, including sneakers, socks, underwear and an age-appropriate toy this Christmas,” Wellington Community Foundation Chair Tom Wenham said.
Since its inception, the Wellington Community Foundation has teamed up with Back To Basics to undertake this enormous task of identifying families that are struggling and children who would otherwise go without. This year, the foundation also had huge support from the Wellington Rotary Club to help wrap all the presents and prepare them for pickup.
“We are grateful to Maggie Zeller and Hope Barron for heading up this year’s shopping spree and organizing the wrapping event,” Foundation Director Barry Manning said.
For many of these children, it may be the only gifts they will receive for Christmas. This project is directly in line with the foundation’s mission to serve children, seniors and veterans in need.
“We are committed to benefiting the residents by supporting and improving their quality of life,” Wenham said. “It is an honor to work with a team that is so dedicated to serve our most vulnerable neighbors — our children, seniors and veterans of Wellington.”
This is the seventh year that the foundation has participated with Back to Basics and looks forward to continuing its support for years to come.
The Wellington Community Foundation is a charitable organization committed to “building a stronger community” for the residents of Wellington by supporting and improving their quality of life.
For more information on how you can get involved, call (561) 333-9843 or visit www.wellingtoncommunityfoundation.org.
