Jersey Battered Women's Service Inc. in Morris County, NJ is a full-service domestic violence and domestic abuse prevention agency with volunteer opportunities. The services include a 24-hour hotline; counseling; safe house; transitional living; children's services; life skills education; vocational counseling; batterer's intervention; legal assistance; teen dating violence services; and professional training, education and youth prevention programs.

Here are some ways you can help (You can bring any of the first 4 to the December 4 meeting):

• Donate your old cell phone to any Verizon Wireless store for their Hopeline project.
  
• Collect discount coupons from Bed, Bath and Beyond
  
• Donate gift cards for Shop Rite, Kids R Us, Bed, Bath and Beyond, etc. to help lower the expenses for the transitional living apartments.
  
• Monetary donations to help defer the cost of items needed for the JBWS safe house, transitional living apartments and children's services.
  
• Order flowers and gift baskets from www.usaflorist.com/jbws and JBWS will receive 20% of your purchase amount.
  
• Use www.goodsearch.com as your search engine and identify JBWS as your favorite charity. Every click will generate a penny to JBWS.
  
• Use www.goodshop.com and identify JBWS as your charity. Shop online with your favorite merchant. When you check out, a percentage of your purchases will be donated to JBWS.
  
• Having a special occasion and would like to direct your guests to make a donation to your favorite charity? Try www.justgive.org.
  
• Visit the JBWS events site www.jbws.org/events_and_news.html to participate in upcoming events.
  

Check it out and contact Cathy if you have any questions or suggestions.

Alpha is also plannning to make a donation to the Schools for Africa Project.

Schools For Africa International Project: Transforming Lives Through Education

Visit the unicef site to see what the project is...Click here
See how DKG is involved with unicef... click here
Here is what DKG International says aboout the Africa Project....click here
Get the "Facts at a Glance" sheet to print out...click here
Download the workshop notes...click here

Judy Jaeger and Cathy will have suggestions for fun ways you can make a donation to “Schools for Africa” at the meeting.  Check out their basket of suggestions at the meeting and pick one to decide on your donation. (Examples: Contribute a dime for every year you are in education.  Give a dollar for each credit card you own. Donate a quarter for the number of miles to our meeting.)