Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore...Freehold Service Unit
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Community Service Resources and Ideas
*It is important to remember that Girl Scouts cannot fundraise in the name of a specific group. The girls can however provide service for an individual organization.
| Name of Organization | Service | Phone | Website/E Mail |
| Color A Smile | Great for Daisy and Brownie troops - even older girls who like to color. Download coloring pages, color them and send them in. Color A Smile will send pictures once a month to people to create needed smiles in the world! | http://www.colorasmile.org/moreinfo.html | |
| Monmouth County Recycling | Can provide a listing of all agencies that take usable goods | 732-577-8400 | www.monmouthplanning.com |
| Middlesex Interfaith Partners W/the Homeless – New Brunswick | Takes donations to make baskets for families entering new housing | 732-729-7770 | www.miph.net |
| Make a Difference Day | ideas to participate in this national event- scholarships available | 800-416-3824 | www.makeadifferenceday.com |
| Earth Day | ideas to participate in this worldwide event | www.earthday.net | |
| Arbor Day |
Get information on arbor day, ordering trees, planting trees, etc. | www.arborday.org | |
| The Manor Nursing Home- Freehold | accepts donations, caroling, visits, etc. | 732-431-5200 | |
| 180 (formerly the Women’s Center of MC) | please contact | 732-264-9114 | |
| American Cancer Society | please contact | 732-758-8220 | |
| American Heart Association | please contact | 732-821-2610 | |
| American Red Cross- Jersey Coast Chapter | Blood Drives, volunteer opportunites | 732-493-9100 | |
| ARC Resources Unlimited | please contact | 732-866-0435 | |
| Child Care Services of Monmouth | please contact |
732-294-1894 |
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| Collaborative Support Programs of NJ | please contact | 732-780-1175 | |
| Freehold Area Habitat for Humanity | provide lunches for work crews and/or donate troop funds | 732-308-3400 |
freehold_habitat@juno.com |
| Freehold Center Partnership | they run all events downtown, girls can volunteer | 732-462-3584 | |
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Freehold Center Partnership-Jayne Carr |
Adopt a Park Beautification Campaign |
732-462-3584 |
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| Grace Healthcare Services | Make posters, cards, mobiles, and more | 866-447-0246 | nursehilda@aol.com |
| Helping Hands International | please contact | 732-462-2695 | |
| Monmouth County Historical Association | please contact, also a good source for events/trips! | 732-462-1466 | www.monmouth.com/~mcha/ |
| Police Athletic League | please contact | 732-308-1161 | |
| United Way of Monmouth County | takes usable goods, accepts volunteers, Snowflake Wishes during the holidays, etc. | 732-938-5988 | www.uwmonmouth.org |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | please contact | 732-591-0370 | www.leukemia-lymphoma.org |
| Freehold Area Open Door | takes donations, girls can stock shelves | 732-780-1089 | www.freeholdareaopendoor.org |
| Salvation Army | takes donations, can also volunteer | 732-747-1626 | www.salvationarmyusa.org |
| Ronald McDonald Charities |
make dinner at the house, donate items, funds, walkathon, collect pop tabs, etc. |
732-222-8755 | www.rmhc.com |
| The Blood Center of NJ | blood drives | 800-NJ-BLOOD | |
| Children to Children | takes backpack donations for foster children | www.childrentochildren.org | |
| Marian Center | takes clothing, shoes, linens, handbags and stuffed animals | 866-627-4261 | |
| CentraState Medical Center | 732-431-2000 | www.centrastate.com |