On the back of our Dodge Durango is a phrase “Silverton Strong”; this is to honor all that they did.
Dawn Taylor of Country Chic put together this donation drive and did a fabulous job. The donation drop-off was at 40 Bridge Street, property owner John Mathieu donated this space. I would like to thank all who contributed to this worthy cause.
Volunteers
Volunteers:
Chief Allan Kurylka, Patrolman Paul Murphy, MacKenzie Murphy, Jennifer Terepka, Robert (Skip) Serridge Jr., RJ Serridge, Steve Taylor, Austin Taylor, Kimberly Tutton, James Tutton, Janice McNamara, Veronica Lees.
By Rick Epstein / Hunterdon County DemocratHunterdon County Democrat on November 18, 2012 at 5:54 PM, updated November 18, 2012 at 6:12 PM
FRENCHTOWN — An ad hoc organization called Frenchtown Angels (or F-town Angels) has been collecting supplies for victims of Hurricane Sandy and today, Nov. 19, they sent two truckloads to the Toms River area.
The goods, loaded into two rented box trucks, included cleaning supplies, 180 cases of bottled water, shovels, rakes, socks, underwear, “tons of baby stuff,” and much more.
When asked, Dawn Taylor, owner of Country Chic store in Frenchtown, said she made up the name Frenchtown Angels to emphasize that “it’s not about Country Chic; it’s about everybody, she said. “It’s amazing how people have donated.” One truckload of supplies was collected previously and sent to Staten Island.
Frenchtown Police Chief Al Kurylka also played a major role in the effort, Taylor said. Police set aside a parking space on Bridge Street as a drop-off zone for people donating supplies, and used a mobile electronic sign board to draw attention to the campaign.
Today’s shipment went to the Silverton firehouse, which is a staging area for Toms River relief, said Kurylka. The drivers were Taylor’s son Steve, and Skip Serridge of Flemington.