Monsignor Robert Harahan, pastor of St. Rose of Lima Church in Short Hills, and church parishioners hosted a turkey and food drive on Nov. 20 for members of their sister church, St. Rose of Lima in Newark. Participants collected items for the Thanksgiving holiday and New Community Board Member and Outreach Coordinator Madge Wilson collected them for distribution.
The parishioners who organized and participated included coordinator Michael Roberts, retired chief of the Millburn Fire Department; Kathryn Grifonetti, Charitable Initiatives Director of the Leonidas Foundation; and Matthew Perricone, President of the Leonidas Foundation.
During Roberts’ tenure with the Millburn Fire Department, he led a toy drive to support the children of New Community and St. Rose of Lima Church in Newark for the Christmas holiday. Even in retirement, he makes sure that the toy drive is carried out each year. Wilson is involved in the pickup and distribution of many gifts to children during the Christmas season.
New Community thanks the church members for their kindness and generosity.
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Group shot: Parishioners of St. Rose of Lima Church in Short Hills, including members of the Boy Scouts and Girls Scouts, pose during the turkey and food drive held on Nov. 20. New Community Board Member and Outreach Coordinator Madge Wilson, standing in the center, arranged for pickup and distribution prior to Thanksgiving. Photo courtesy of Madge Wilson.
Pair: Retired Millburn Fire Department Chief Michael Roberts stands with New Community Board Member and Outreach Coordinator Madge Wilson at the St. Rose of Lima turkey and food drive on Nov. 20 in Short Hills. Roberts has held a toy drive with the fire department to provide Christmas gifts to the children of New Community and St. Rose of Lima in Newark. Photo courtesy of Madge Wilson.
