All I Want For Christmas Is...

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Do you want to get a Christmas gift that is doubly good?  Consider purchasing one of the items below and send it to the ministry listed.  Then, print out the gift card (below) and give it to your friends, family and colleagues.  Not only will you feel good about getting them a gift, but the gift will support someone in need with whom we minister.


Sisters of St. Dominic Motherhouse

Donation Collection Location: 496 Western Highway, Blauvelt, NY 10913
Contact Person: Priscilla Ford
Needs: Plant a tree ($150); Sisters’ Reflection Garden Bench ($200); Lift Chair for the Infirmary ($750); Television for the Infirmary ($225); Donation to the Retirement Fund for Sisters ($1 - $1,000,000)

***Note – Your monetary donations will allow for the congregation to purchase items.***

Items will benefit: Elderly Sisters now and in the future


Bedford Hills Correctional Facility Medical Unit
Donation Collection Location: 43 Sunset View Drive, West Nyack, NY 10994 or Sisters of St. Dominic Motherhouse – 496 Western Highway, Blauvelt, NY 10913
Contact Person: Sr. Mary Ann Collins, Chaplain
Needs: Travel Size bottles of shampoo/conditioner ($1); stamps ($.44); word find/crossword puzzle books ($1)
Items will benefit: Incarcerated women in a maximum security medical unit or mental health unit


Tolentine Zeiser C.L.C., Inc.
Donation Collection Location: 2345 University Ave., Bronx, NY 10468
Contact Person: Sr. Margaret McDermott, Executive Director
Needs: Gift Certificates to McDonalds or other stores ($10-100); Coloring Books/Crayons ($10); Shampoo/Soap ($5); White copy paper ($5/ream).
Items will benefit: Children and homeless


Hudson Valley Catholic Deaf Center
Donation Collection Location: Hudson Valley Catholic Deaf Center, The Catholic Center, 218 Church Street, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Contact Person: Sr. Barbara Ann Sgro, Coordinator of Deaf Services
Needs: Gift Certificates to Price Chopper and Stop and Shop ($20)
Items will benefit: Deaf families in need


St. Dominic’s School
Donation Collection Location: 496 Western Highway, Blauvelt, NY 10913
Contact Person: Sr. Eileen Tierney
Needs: Hard-cover books for children – picture books, early reader books, and craft “how-to” books ($20)
Items will benefit: Children with disabilities

Siena House
Donation Collection Location: 85 West 168th Street, Bronx, NY 10452
Contact Person: Sr. Mary Doris
Needs: Baby Bottle Warmers ($20-30); Baby Blanket Sleepers ($15)
Items will benefit: Homeless mothers living in a shelter

Highbridge Community Life Center
Donation Collection Location:  979 Ogden Ave., Bronx, NY 10452
Contact Person:  Sr. Lauria Fitzgerald, Sr. Ellenrita Purcaro, Sr. Didi Madden
Needs:  Hats/Scarves/Gloves for men, women and children ($5); Sweatshirts for men, women and children ($10)
Items will benefit:  Homeless adults and children, as well as other families living in poverty