Bergen Community College, Bergen County Technical Schools Donate Scarves on 'Giving Tuesday'

Press release:

As part of the nationwide “Giving Tuesday” initiative Dec. 2, volunteer knitters organized by the Bergen Community College Division of Continuing Education and the Bergen County Technical Schools gave the homeless the gift of warmth – approximately 50 scarves, blankets and hats.

The winter essentials crocheted by 30 students and community members at an October “knit-in” sponsored by Bergen Makerspace – a collaborative effort of the College and the BCTS – will benefit the homeless living at the Bergen County Housing, Health and Human Services Center.

Among the volunteers and officials attending the Dec. 2 donation ceremony were (from left) College students Elizabeth Ramirez and Andrew Fenwick, knitting instructor Inge Spungen, Bergen County Housing, Health and Human Services Center Director Julia Orlando, Bergen County Technical Schools Adult Education Principal Paul Castiglia and College Coordinator of Green Initiatives Roseanne Crisafi.

Bergen CommunityCollege (www.bergen.edu) based in Paramus is a public two-year coeducational college, enrolling nearly 16,000 students at locations in Paramus, the Philip J. Ciarco Jr. Learning Center in Hackensack and Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands in Lyndhurst. The College offers associate degree, certificate and continuing education programs in a variety of fields.