Focus America A NJ Non-Profit Corporation

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Focus America Announces 3rd Annual Christmas Gift Drive
November 14, 2004--Focus America (Convent Station, NJ) announces their third annual gift donation drive for over 2500 children in need, the majority residing in northern New Jersey as well as Pembroke Township, Illinois.
Focus America is coordinating the gift distribution by working with several social service agencies such as Turning Point in Irvington, Hope House in Dover, FACT NJ in Union, Neighborhood House and Wind of the Spirit in Morristown, and Coordinated Family Care in Edison.
For the 2004 season, the greatest need is for winter clothing (hats, gloves, scarves), books, and general toys (board games, dolls, trucks, coloring books, etc.). Interested donors should contact Focus America at 862-812-0548 for local drop points.
The recent recipient of the Daily Points of Light Award, Focus America began collecting gifts for the children of Pembroke, IL during the 2002 holiday season. “We selected the Pembroke communities as our first project based on an article from the New York Times back in September 2002,” Shelly Zimmerman, President and Founder of Focus America, said. “The project started out as an internship for one of my college students who found sponsors for 75 children in Pembroke. However, that little internship has snowballed to the point that we are sponsoring over 2500 children from across the country during our third holiday season.”
Focus America runs several programs throughout the year including Christmas programs for families in need, Back to School supplies for the poor, and their new Family First adoption program for a select number of qualified families.

ABOUT FOCUS AMERICA: Founded in October 2002, Focus America is a 501(c)(3) non-profit volunteer-run corporation that assists low-income and working poor families throughout the country. Qualified families can be adopted for up to 12 months which entitles them to be matched with donors who supply them with monthly boxes of food, holiday gifts, school supplies, winter clothing, and computers for older students (when available). In 2004, Focus America received a Daily Point of Light Award in recognition of their nationwide effort to combat poverty by providing mutual sources of support for families in need. For more information or to help donate gifts, visit http://www.focusamerica.org.

CONTACT:
Shelly Zimmerman, President
PO Box 267
Convent Station, NJ 07961
szimmerman@focusamerica.org
Phone: 862-812-0548

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