Visit Santa In Hopatcong To Raise Funds For Veterans Groups

HOPATCONG, NJ — Santa plans to travel from the North Pole and stop for a visit in Hopatcong the next couple of Sundays, for a special fundraiser to help veterans’ organizations.

The Armed Forces Relief Committee, a Hopatcong-based non-profit group that raises money for four military partners, has a special picture fundraiser with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Pavinci Italian Grill.

Located at 453 River Styx Road, Pavinci has invited the organization to have Santa and friends join them while the restaurant hosts brunch, on Sunday Dec. 12 and Dec. 19, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Though brunch is on at the same time, it isn’t required to take part in the photo event fundraiser.

For a small donation, attendees who visit Santa, will get a printed photo with him, all of the proceeds going to the Armed Forces Relief Committee, says Ashley Wilson, a spokesperson for the group.

In turn, Armed Forces Relief Committee, which was founded on Veterans’ Day 2010 by two committee members who had returned from Middle East deployment, helps local veterans through the group's partners, namely the Army Emergency Relief Fund, the Air Force Association, Family and Friends of Freedom Fund for the U.S. Marine Corps and the Navy Safe Harbor Foundation.

Learn more here about the Armed Forces Relief Committee at www.armedforcesrelief.com.

Contact the organization with questions at [email protected] and visit them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ArmedForcesRelief.

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