The 2nd Annual Pointsgiving was a heartwarming success. Thanks to all who came! See you on the first Saturday in November in 2025!
Pointsgiving 2024 Official Program
STATION 1: Prevent Child Abuse-New Jersey. Donate diapers, pull-ups, wipes, and baby shampoo or create positive affirmation cards for parents. preventchildabusenj.org 💪 🔨
STATION 2: New Jersey Angels. Make holiday cards for children in foster care. newjerseyangels.org 🔨
STATION 3: Jersey Shore Animal Center. Drop off money, dog/cat food, and pet supplies. jerseyshoreanimalcenter.org 💪
STATION 4: A Need We Feed. Donate boxes of stuffing and cranberry sauce. Color pictures for veterans, seniors and others receiving Thanksgiving meals. aneedwefeed.org 💪 🔨
STATION 5: Providence House Domestic Violence Services. Drop off snacks, toilet paper & cleaning supplies. catholiccharitiestrenton.org 💪
STATION 6: Pt. Boro High School Class of 2028. Donate non-perishable food for the school’s food drive or purchase a baked good. 💪
STATION 7: Happy Hearts Foundation. Learn how to put together hospital care bags. happy-hearts.org
STATION 8: G’s Giving Gowns. Donate cotton fabric that will be made into hospital gowns for children. gsgivinggowns.org 💪
STATION 9: The Arc, Ocean County Chapter. Donate unwrapped toys to Toys for Tots, or buy cards made by Arc participants. arcocean.org 💪
STATION 10: Helping Assist with Melis. Drop off men’s and women’s clothing as well as sneakers. helpingassistwithmelis.org 💪
STATION 11: Next Steps Adult Day Program. Discover this organization supporting adults with special needs. nextstepsadp.com
STATION 12: Ocean County Solid Waste Management & Clean Communities. This county group manages recycling and prevents litter. co.ocean.nj.us/oc/solidwaste/frmCleanCommunityProgram.aspx
STATION 13: Point Pleasant Boro Garden Club. Details coming soon. facebook.com/groups/PointPleasantGC 🔨💪
STATION 14: Horse Rescue United: Learn more about this NJ-based horse rescue organization. horserescueunited.org
STATION 15: Point Pleasant Chamber of Commerce. Buy a baked good to raise funds for the Pt. Boro High School scholarship. pointpleasantchamber.com
STATION 16: Helpsy. Donate clothing, shoes, linens, stuffed animals, or luggage to Helpsy, which will make a donation to the Kiwanis Club of Point Pleasant to support the local Key Club and K-Kids. helpsy.com 💪
STATION 17: We Are Loved. Make a birthday card for a child in foster care. weareloved.info 🔨
STATION 18: K’s Kitten Rescue. Drop off cat food and supplies. 💪
STATION 19: Soroptimist International of the Central Jersey Coast. Donate hygiene supplies for women and girls, including sanitary items, shampoo, and soap. facebook.com/Soroptimist.Central.Jersey.Coast 💪
STATION 20: Dream Factory of the Jersey Shore. Find out how to help grant wishes to chronically and critically ill kids. dreamsjerseyshore.com
STATION 21: St. Vincent de Paul Junior / Mini Vinnie Society, Church of the Visitation. Drop off hygiene products for school-aged children and pack kits for local schools. visitationrcchurch.org 💪 🔨
STATION 22: Girl Scouts. Donate cake mix and frosting to Panther’s Let’s Eat. 💪
STATION 23: All Fur Food Pet Pantry and Pet Rescue. Drop off dog & cat food, dog treats, and cat litter for this free pet pantry. allfurone.org 💪
STATION 24: Project Stepping Stone. Donate men’s toiletries (shampoo, body wash, etc.) and non-perishable holiday meal staples (stuffing, canned veggies, etc.) for this young adult transitional housing program. The Kiwanis club selected this group to support as part of our state District Project focus on youth homelessness. iepyouthservices.org/projectsteppingstone.html 💪
STATION 25: Holiday Express. Kiwanis is collecting and bagging up leftover Halloween candy, which will go to this group that supports local underserved people. 🔨💪 holidayexpress.org
STATION 26: K-Kids. Make a card for a service member stationed overseas. pointpleasantkiwanis.org/k-kids
STATION 27: Pt. Boro High School Key Club. Donate funds to Erika’s Lighthouse, which provides free mental health classes. You can also help make a hand turkey poster. ppbhs.pointpleasant.k12.nj.us 🔨
STATION 28: Hot Cocoa. Support Kiwanis’ annual scholarship for the Pt. Pleasant Boro High School Key Club.
STATION 29: Blessing Bag Outreach. Drop off travel-sized toiletries (shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, floss, lotion, body wash, etc.) disposable razors, men’s socks, pre-packaged snacks, snack bars, and small 8 oz.. water bottles that we’ll put into blessing bags for local individuals in need. 🔨 💪
STATION 30: Bookmarks. Get crafty and make a bookmark, which will be donated to a local nursing home. 🔨
STATION 31: Teachers’ Closet. Drop off school supplies and cleaning wipes. Kiwanis will donate to Beach and Boro schools.💪
STATION 32: BookSmiles. Drop off adult & children’s books in the parking lot. Kids can grab 1 book from the table near the park entrance starting at 1:30 p.m. Help load the truck at 3:30 p.m.💪
STATION 33: Hurricane Relief. Donate supplies—no clothes or used goods—for hurricane relief. Stay to load the truck!💪
💪: Collection 🔨: Service project
When you arrive, please visit the registration table to grab a printed program!
Pointsgiving Timeline
· 1:30 p.m. Children can take 1 free book at our swap table near the park entrance/playground if you’ve donated to BookSmiles.
· 2:30 p.m. K-Kids member induction on stage & Kiwanis comments.
· 2:45 p.m. Favorite station winner announced. Kiwanis will make a donation to your favorite organization.
· 3 p.m. Meet by stage steps for the K-Kids park cleanup. Bags available.
· 3:30 p.m. Meet in the parking lot to load the BookSmiles truck.
