March 19th, 2021 / #LotsOfSocks and #theSTSdifference...
Led by an STS Family, STS students, faculty and staff took part in the annual “Crazy Sock Day” in Support of World Down Syndrome Day. We held a raffle for gifts created by Down Syndrome entrepreneurs and collected $396.00 in donations. That is part of the $782.00 that STS Families have donated over the last few years via our annual #LotsOfSocks event. We sought to celebrate, advocate and increase awareness of the positive contributions persons with Down syndrome have on our communities. Down Syndrome International created this day to highlight the idea that everyone has their own different and colorful abilities. The list of these entrepreneurs in our raffle (and the winners) can be found HERE and we invite all to support these amazing companies!

February 2021 / #CSW21 and #theSTSdifference...

1. Led by Ms. Taylor/2nd grade... STS students, Faculty and Staff wore “blue” in support of the Troopers United Foundation! We gathered $575.00 in donations for the #troopersunitedfoundation! The Troopers United Foundation (TUF) was created by dedicated NJ State Police Troopers to be of assistance to any and all Troopers, Law Enforcement Officers, First Responders, and their respective families, in the event of a tragedy or illness. Visit troopersunited.org to learn more about TUF!
2. With a van-full of food donations and monetary donations delivered by Ms. Candy and Mr. Bernie... STS students and families supported our local Roxbury Social Services. Visit this page to find out what they currently need.
3. Led by Mrs. Cornish/6th grade... STS students, Faculty and Staff wore “Red, White and Blue”, held a virtual flag-raising ceremony with the help of our Scouts! We gathered $442.00 for the Wounded Warrior Project @wwp. Visit woundedwarriorproject.org to learn more!
4. STS Math-A-Thon for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital! So far, $5,470 in STS Family and Friend donations!

December 2020 / Kenya Sister Parish and #theSTSdifference...
Led by Miss Dohrmann/5th grade, STS students, faculty and staff came together on this Tag Day in support of our sister parish of St. Cecilia in Kenya! We gathered $880.00 in donations!

Our students participate in many outreach and service programs to assist individuals and communities in need. Here are some of the organizations and communities that St. Therese School is honored to have helped:
• Backpacks for Teachers: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA
• Baskets of Hope
• Bicycles for Vietnam
• Birth Haven, Newton, NJ
• Bridges Outreach, Inc., Summit, NJ
• Building water systems in El Salvador
• Dunlow Elementary School Library Project, Dunlow, WV
• Eleventh Hour Rescue, Randolph, NJ
• Eva’s Village, Paterson, NJ
• Hope House, Dover, NJ
• Katie’s House, Newton, NJ: Toy Drive for St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital Pediatric Oncology, Paterson, NJ
• Katie’s House, Newton, NJ: Buddy Packs for Foster Care Children
• Kindness for Christopher
• Missionary Childhood Association: Advent Collection
• Pinwheels for Peace
• Police Unity Tour
• Quarters for Kenya
• Roxbury Food Pantry: Thanksgiving Baskets, Easter Baskets
• Roxbury Social Services
• Samaritan’s Purse: Operation Christmas Child
• Scholastic Pajama Drive
• Shoes for Haiti
• St. Hubert’s Animal Shelter
• St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital: Math-a-Thon
• The American Heart Association: Jump Rope for Heart
• Troopers United
• United Nations Foundation: Nothing But Nets
• World Down Syndrome Day via: Rock the 21 and The Candle Lighters
• Wounded Warrior Project