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NEW safety measures!
- All WSL customers, employees & volunteers will be required to wear masks to enter and once inside Thrift & Consignment.
- We will provide hand sanitizer as much as possible but it never hurts to have your own.
- Social distancing will be required at all times; this may require limiting the number of customers allowed in the store at one time.
- Surfaces and high-touch areas will be cleaned regularly.
- Dressing rooms in Thrift & Consignment will remain closed at this time.
A special thank you
Consignment & Thrift have been professionally disinfected. WSL would like to thank Sani-Tek Environmental Solutions for its generous in-kind contribution. Thrift & Consignment are able to safely open in large part due to the generosity of Sani-Tek. Their courtesy nontoxic disinfecting of the WSL shops means our facilities have been treated to eliminate and block against viruses and bacteria. Sani-Tek provides both home and commercial services.
Donations on hold
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We are NOT accepting donations at this time. We hope to start receiving donations soon. Meanwhile, please do not leave items on our porch or property. We appreciate your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience.
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In Memoriam
The Westfield Service League lost one of its members Marie Castaldo,71, of Westfield.
Marie died on Monday, September 7, 2020, in her home. Full obituary may be read here. Right: Marie Castaldo at the 2019 WSL Fashion Show at Cranford Senior Housing. |
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2019 Grant Recipients
The Westfield Service League (WSL) awarded almost $66,000 to 40 Union County area nonprofit and service organizations for 2019. Since 1941, WSL has given $2,867,695 in grants.
“It feels wonderful to help other groups doing important work in our communities,” said Rosann LiVolsi, co-president of WSL. “This year, we were able to help more organizations that ever.”
The grants are funded through net sales proceeds from the WSL Thrift & Consignment shops, 114 Elmer Street in Westfield (the big blue house behind Starbucks).
“Thanks to our customers, donors, consigners and volunteers, we are able to raise the funds for grants that help benefit people throughout our area,” said Linda Heroux, WSL co-president.
“It feels wonderful to help other groups doing important work in our communities,” said Rosann LiVolsi, co-president of WSL. “This year, we were able to help more organizations that ever.”
The grants are funded through net sales proceeds from the WSL Thrift & Consignment shops, 114 Elmer Street in Westfield (the big blue house behind Starbucks).
“Thanks to our customers, donors, consigners and volunteers, we are able to raise the funds for grants that help benefit people throughout our area,” said Linda Heroux, WSL co-president.
A half-dozen organizations were first-time grantees this year. They include:
Creature Comfort Pet Therapy — Seeks to enhance lives through therapeutic visits with caring volunteers and their pets.
ECLC Foundation — Offers "Education, Careers & Lifelong Community" to children and adults with special needs, including autism, Down syndrome and other developmental disabilities.
Newark Bait & Flycasting — Shares a love of fishing to help veterans, children, and disabled individuals and promotes environmental conservation.
Refuge Assistant Partners — Interfaith organization that assists in the resettlement of refugees from all countries of origin to Union County.
Westfield Municipal Alliance — A local grassroots movement to involve the citizens of Westfield in a comprehensive and coordinated community-based fight against alcoholism and drug abuse.
Rotary Club of Westfield — Local chapter of an international humanitarian outreach organization.
Many organizations have received grants over the years, including Birthday Box, Children's Specialized, Contact We Care, Covenant House, Emmanuel Cancer, Family and Children's Services, Westfield Food Pantry, Westfield Historical Society, Westfield Y and YWCA Union County.
Grant applications for 2020 will be available in late fall. Please come back later this fall for more information or request an application via mailto:wsldonationapplication@gmail.com.
A complete list of grant recipients may be found here.
Creature Comfort Pet Therapy — Seeks to enhance lives through therapeutic visits with caring volunteers and their pets.
ECLC Foundation — Offers "Education, Careers & Lifelong Community" to children and adults with special needs, including autism, Down syndrome and other developmental disabilities.
Newark Bait & Flycasting — Shares a love of fishing to help veterans, children, and disabled individuals and promotes environmental conservation.
Refuge Assistant Partners — Interfaith organization that assists in the resettlement of refugees from all countries of origin to Union County.
Westfield Municipal Alliance — A local grassroots movement to involve the citizens of Westfield in a comprehensive and coordinated community-based fight against alcoholism and drug abuse.
Rotary Club of Westfield — Local chapter of an international humanitarian outreach organization.
Many organizations have received grants over the years, including Birthday Box, Children's Specialized, Contact We Care, Covenant House, Emmanuel Cancer, Family and Children's Services, Westfield Food Pantry, Westfield Historical Society, Westfield Y and YWCA Union County.
Grant applications for 2020 will be available in late fall. Please come back later this fall for more information or request an application via mailto:wsldonationapplication@gmail.com.
A complete list of grant recipients may be found here.
Congratulations to WSL's Joan CroutUPDATE: This event has been postponed until 2021 by Union County.
We are happy to announce that longtime Westfield Service League member Joan Crout has been selected as a recipient of the 2019 Union County Women of Excellence Awards in the area of volunteerism. She, along with nine other recipients, will be honored at the annual Women of Excellence Gala Awards Dinner on March 27. Joan has been a member of WSL for 43 years. Read the nomination letter for Joan.
News coverage of the Women of Excellence honorees: My Central Jersey Suburban News TapInto Scotch Plains/Fanwood Union County Press Release Westfield Leader |
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so that a portion of your purchase can help fund our work.