The club's past president Dennis Walsh presented a cheque for $1400 to Rotorua Salvation Army captain Amanda Martin this week.
Mr Walsh said the money had been raised among the 30 members throughout the year and it was up to the outgoing president to decide which charity the money would go to.
He said he chose the Salvation Army because of the work it does in the community.
The Salvation Army in Passaic is working with JC Penny and numerous supermarkets in and around Passaic as part of a campaign called the Angel Giving Tree. Customers can boy a toy at any of the participating stores and donate it to the Angel Giving Tree.
Participating supermarkets include the Pathmark on Ackerman Avenue in Clifton, the A&P in Garfield, and the Food Basics in Wallington.
This is Medina’s first Christmas in Passaic, having transferred from The Salvation Army in Perth Amboy. As is often the case with charitable giving, toy donations are at the mercy of the economy and the public mood.
“Some years, they’re up, and some years they’re down,” Medina said. “Normally, we’d like to give one item of clothing and one toy to each child. But that’s going to be tough to do this year.”
Medina had hoped that the back room of The Salvation Army would be full of toys by now. But when she opened the door on Thursday, there were just a few tables full of presents.
Medina was frantically working the phones on Thursday, calling companies and social organizations trying to drum up support for the toy drive.
“At this point, probably the easiest thing for people to do is just come down here and drop off the toys,” Medina said.
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