SINGLETON CELEBRATES 50^TH COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT

“Serve with Senator Singleton” volunteers have dedicated over 2,000 hours to local projects

(MOORESTOWN) – Highlighting his strong commitment to community service, Senator Troy Singleton announced today that his monthly “Serve with Senator Singleton” events have reached an impressive milestone – 5 years, 50 events, and over 2,000 volunteer hours donated to local projects.

Since becoming a State Senator in January 2018, Senator Singleton has hosted monthly community service events in Burlington County where residents can join him and volunteer their time to a local service project. The projects are selected by the Senator’s office and approximately 20-25 volunteers serve alongside the Senator for two hours on a designated project.

“For our monthly Serve with Senator Singleton events, we essentially crowd-source volunteers and focus their efforts on a particular project in our community that could use some helping hands,” said Singleton. “Over the past five years, our volunteers have dedicated over 2,000 hours to these projects but the positive impact we have had on our community is immeasurable. I am incredibly proud of the work we have accomplished together and am so grateful to everyone who has worked alongside us.”

The Senator also noted that there is always an opportunity for people to get involved, regardless of their skill set, as long as they are willing to serve. He also noted that he brings together people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideologies for the common purpose of being of service to their communities.

“As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, ‘Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.’”

A list of the 50 community service projects is below:

1. Jan 2018: Painting the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Maple Shade
2. Feb 2018: Clean-up at Jacob’s Chapel, Mount Laurel
3. Mar 2018: Painting Community Options Homes, Mount Laurel
4. Apr 2018: Clean-up at Strawbridge Lake, Moorestown
5. May 2018: Landscaping and clean-up at Providence House, Westampton
6. June 2018: Clothing drive with UIH Family Partners, Burlington
7. July 2018: Assisting with Beverly United Methodist’s summer lunch program, Beverly
8. Aug 2018: Sorting and stuffing school supplies at Tabernacle Baptist Church, Burlington
9. Sept 2018: Relay for Life event set-up, Cinnaminson
10. Oct 2018: Building animal shelters with HousePaws, Moorestown
11. Nov 2018: Painting VFW hall, Florence
12. Dec 2018: Sorting coat donations/ toy wrapping at Extended Hands, Mount Holly
13. Jan 2019: Painting at Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Maple Shade
14. Feb 2019: Cleaning at Senior Citizens Club, Bordentown Twp.
15. Mar 2019: Staffing Burlington County Library’s Makers Faire, Westampton
16. Apr 2019: Clean-up baseball fields, Riverside
17. May 2019: Clean-up shoreline at Palmyra Cove Nature Park, Palmyra
18. June 2019: Clean-up at Riverview Estates, Riverton
19. July 2019: Helping homeless cats with Purrsonal Space Cat Lounge, Palmyra
20. Aug 2019: Sorting and stuffing school supplies at Oaks Integrated Care, Westampton
21. Sept 2019: Painting at Masonic Village, Burlington Twp.
22. Sept 2019: Relay for Life event set-up, Cinnaminson
23. Oct 2019: Clean-up historic White Hill Mansion, Fieldsboro
24. Nov 2019: Stocking and organizing Burlington Twp. Food Pantry, Burlington Twp.
25. Dec 2019: Honoring fallen veterans at Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly
26. Jan 2020: Building furniture at Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Maple Shade
27. Feb 2020: Clean-up Day at Burlington County Animal Shelter, Westampton
28. Mar 2021: Lanternfly Egg Scraping at Pennington Park, Delanco
29. Apr 2021: Outdoor clean-up Mill Creek Park, Willingboro
30. May 2021: Historic site clean-up at Point Breeze Estate, Bordentown
31. June 2021: Park clean-up at Swedes Linear Creek, Delran
32. July 2021: Outdoor clean-up at historic Shipman Mansion, Edgewater Park
33. Aug 2021: Clean-up day at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Pemberton
34. Sept 2021: Relay for Life event set-up, Cinnaminson
35. Oct 2021: Farmers Against Hunger Gleaning at Specca Farms, Bordentown
36. Nov 2021: Clean up day at VFW Post 3020, Delran
37. Dec 2021: Honoring fallen veterans at Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly
38. Jan 2022: Demolition projects at Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Maple Shade
39. Feb 2022: Painting the Willingboro Public Library, Willingboro
40. Mar 2022: Clean-up day at the Alice Paul Institute, Mount Laurel
41. Apr 2022: Planting projects at Fullerton Park, Moorestown
42. June 2022: Beautification project at Spring Garden Park, Riverside
43. July 2022: Book organization at Burlington County Main Library, Westampton
44. Aug 2022: Painting project at Beverly City School, Beverly
45. Sept 2022: Relay for Life event set-up, Cinnaminson
46. Oct 2022: Farmers Against Hunger Gleaning at Specca Farms, Bordentown
47. Nov 2022: Food Distribution with Food Bank of South Jersey, Westampton
48. Dec 2022: Honoring fallen veterans at Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly
49. Jan 2023: Furniture building at Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Maple Shade
50. Feb 2023: Organizing and restocking Burlington Twp Food Pantry, Burlington Twp