A Hearty THANK YOU to the Princeton High School Sports 4 Kids Program for donating over 300 items of used athletic equipment to our organization. The items will be inventoried, grouped and distributed to kids in need in Newark, Orange, Paterson, and Jersey City. Special thansk to Helen and Louise Eisenbach of Princeton NJ for coordinating the program!
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HOLIDAY STUFFED ANIMAL DRIVE WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!
WE COLLECTED OVER 1500 STUFFED ANIMALS, TOYS, SCOOTERS, COMPUTERS
AND OTHER ITEMS THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED TO HUNDREDS OF INNER CHILDREN
IN NEED ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23rd!
Since 2001, with your generous help, we have distributed more than 25,000 stuffed animals toys and other items to needy children in New York and New Jersey!
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THANKSGIVING PROJECT 2011 HAS ENDED!
We collected more than two dozen jumbo turkeys and all the fixings and served over 300 Thanksgiving Dinners to Families in Need in Newark on Thanksgiving Day 2011.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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BTG Executive Director Andrew Liput has been elected to serve as a Board member and Treasurer of the Center on the Holocaust, Diversity and Human Understanding for 2011 and 2012. CHDHU is located at a campus of the State University of New York on Long Island and it is a 501c3 Educational Foundation whose mission is to educate children about issues of bias and discrimination. Programs are offered year round. For more information go to www.chdhu.org !!
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BTG is seeking support from medical professionals to staff a health clinic program to provide free flu shots, basic checkups and exams this Winter for poor families without health insurance in conjunction with our outreach ministry. Please contact us at 4christ@bridge-gapministries.org.
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"Everyone can be great, because anyone can serve." Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Whomever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whomever wants to be first must be slave of all." Mark 10:43-45
"Blessed are the poor, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:3
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Bridge the Gap announces the opening of its new Outreach Center adjacent to our Food Distribution Ministry in Parsippany, NJ. The newest location will distribute clothing and household items to people in need in the state. Anyone wishing to donate clothes, children's toys, books, household goods, electronics and athletic equipment please call us at 973 975 8434. Only items in good, working condition please!
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Help stop child trafficking in the United States. Mark your calendars and join us in supporting Stop Child Trafficking Now and their first Annual Walk Against Child Trafficking to take place Sunday, September 27, 2009 in Manhattan. For more Information visit www.sctnow.org. Join Us in Suppporting this Important Cause.
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We are now distributing FREE food weekly from our new community center located at 92 North Beverwyck Road, Lake Hiawatha, Town of Parsippany in cooperation with Real Life Church and Freedom Ministries. Food is distributed EVERY Saturday from 11 am until 1 pm on a first come, first served basis. There are no income qualification requirements, if you are in need we will assist you. Since October 2008 we have distributed thousands of free boxes and bags of food! For more information phone 973 462 1397 or 973 975 8434.
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| Thank You! Our Annual Fall Sports Equipment Collection Program Was a Great Success! Over 300 Items Collected for Needy Kids in Urban Areas! |
Bridge the Gap! is a 501c3 Charitable Foundation established in New York in 1999 as Giving Something Back on LI, Inc. by a group of community minded business professionals. Since then we have donated much needed money, food, clothing and school supplies to needy children in New York and New Jersey. Beginning this year (2009) we are expanding our efforts into Pennsylvania as well. Over 50 local organizations, and more than 1000 families have been beneficiaries of a Bridge the Gap direct donation or sponsored program, many of whom would have had no financial or other support because they failed to qualify for government assistance.
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Bridge the Gap!, which was founded as Giving Something Back on LI, Inc., is a Registered Charity in New York (Reg. No. 06-72-14), New Jersey (Reg No. CH3150000) and Pennsylvania (Reg. No. 36757). Copies of our annual report can be obtained by writing to us, or through the Office of Attorney General, State of New York, our state of formation. We are not endorsed by any governmental authority or agency.
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Some of the many organizations we have supported include: BRIDGE OF HOPE, VARIETY (THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY OF PHILADELPHIA), KISSES FOR KIM, BIRTH HAVEN, FEED THE CHILDREN, THE HARRY CHAPIN FOOD BANK, WORLD VISION, STAR LIGHT STAR BRIGHT FOUNDATION, LITTLE FLOWER CHILDREN'S SERVICES, PRONTO OF LONG ISLAND, TS ALLIANCE, OPERATION TOY BOX, ISLAND HARVEST, THE HONEYSUCKLE FOUNDATION, AHRC NASSAU COUNTY, NY POLICE & FIRE WIDOWS AND CHILDRENS BENEFIT FUND, PARSIPPANY EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY, FBCC CHILDREN WITH AUTISM PROGRAM, SUFFOLK COUNTY COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, THE MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION, BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS, ROOTS & WINGS, INTERFAITH FOOD PANTRY, THE ANGEL CONNECTION, LONG ISLAND LEAGUE TO ABOLISH CANCER, TOYS OF HOPE, ANGELA'S HOUSE, ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME, ASSOCIATION FOR THE HELP OF RETARDED CHILDREN, COALITION ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT, HAVE A HEART CHILDREN's CANCER SOCIETY, STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN CAMPAIGN and many individuals, children and families who will remain anonymously within our hearts. A complete list of beneficiaries of a Bridge the Gap gift will be provided without charge upon request.
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