Ocean County Leader

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@Ocean State Job Lot partnered with Ocean County American

Legion  to donate and distribute coats and other supplies to needy people. Ocean County American Legion secured the premises of Toms River American Legion Post 129 under the leadership of Commander Pete Chafatelli to unload a tractor trailer load of supplies for needy veterans and community members. Approximately eighty members of the American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary and American Legion Sons of The Legion showed up on a bitterly cold day to pitch in.After the supplies were moved into the Post Hall, members and representatives of Veterans Organizations and Community Organizations were free to take coats, gloves and hand sanitizer for distribution to their respective groups. Brian Gates, a representative for Ocean State Job Lot addressed the crowd of volunteers and recipients and said that his company was honored to provide this donation program.

Participants Pictured at the Ocean State Job Lots of Coat Give-away: (L-R) Maria LaFace, Ocean County Office of Senior Services Director, Rich Godfrey Ocean County Legion Commander, Ray Miller Past State Commander, Phil Zimmerman Ocean County Veterans Service Bureau VSO, Brian Hagal State Vice Commander, Brian Gates Ocean State Job Lots Representative, Sandra Lazzaro Ocean County Tourism  Director. 

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