Sussex County Community College offers an opportunity to spread cheer this holiday season through the Holiday Giving Tree initiative. The Holiday Giving Tree, sponsored by the Junior Woman’s Club of Sparta (JWCS), has been a tradition in Sussex County for over 28 years, providing gifts to local children and teenagers.
The tree at the College will be displayed in the Student Center Building on campus through December 18th. Participants can choose a handmade ornament from the tree; each ornament is tagged with a child's age and gender. Purchase a gift for that child and bring the unwrapped gift to the Campus Life Office in the Student Center – with the tag on the gift. Please make sure to bring the gifts no later than December 18th.
Participants can keep their ornament as a thank you. The gifts will be delivered to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, which will distribute them to families based on needs and to teenagers who spend their holidays in a group home without their families. For some teens, this will be the only gift they receive.