THOUGH THE FIRE BAN WAS LIFTED, WE ARE CONTINUING WITH OUR RESCHEDULED CANDLE LIGHTING DATE OF JANUARY 1ST, 2025. KIT DISTRIBUTION TOOK PLACE LAST WEEKEND. IF YOU DID NOT PICK UP YOUR KIT, YOU CAN GRAB YOURS FROM OUR SIDE PORCH AT 133 PROSPECT. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU TAKE ONE BAG OF SAND FOR EVERY KIT PURCHASED. THE KITS ARE IN THE PROTECTIVE BINS.
If you would like to purchase a kit, the order form is still live. Alternatively, you can use Venmo: @westfieldunitedfund. Please make sure you click through until you reach the donate button on the web browser. We cannot accept cash for porch pick ups.
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.
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