***URGENT UPDATE***
DUE TO THE STATEWIDE FIRE BAN, WE ARE RESCHEDULING OUR CANDLE LIGHTING TO JANUARY 1ST, 2025. KIT DISTRIBUTION WILL STILL TAKE PLACE ON NOV 22ND AND 23RD. PLEASE PURCHASE YOUR KITS NOW AND STORE THEM UNTIL JAN 1ST.
With your help, WUF will once again light up the Town of Westfield on the evening of WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1ST, 2025 to Shine a Light on Mental Health. Please purchase candle kits to line your curb, driveway, and pathways.
Kits are $20 each and include 10 candles, 10 paper bags, and sand, as well as set-up instructions.
Pro tip: Luminaries should be placed about 2 feet apart, so one kit will cover about 20 feet.
The first $25K raised from this event will go to support mental health programs at WUF agencies:
- Crisis Hotline at Caring Contact
- Group Grief Counseling for children and families at Imagine
- Non-denominational Counseling for children and families at Jewish Family Services
- Affordable Outpatient Counseling at Youth & Family Counseling
- Art Therapy for teenage victims of domestic violence at YWCA Union County
- NEW ADDITION: Mental Health Counseling at St. Joseph's Social Service Center
Funds raised in excess of $25K will be distributed across WUF's 17 member agencies.
Kits will be available for pick-up at the Westfield Memorial Pool parking lot on Friday, November 22nd and Saturday, November 23rd. You will receive a reminder notice with more information by Tuesday, November 19th.
You can sign up for text reminders by providing your mobile number and clicking the permission box below.
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