Coat Drive

The Ethical Culture Society of Essex County will be collecting coats and jackets to donate to Valley Settlement House through February 2014. The coats must be clean and in excellent condition. They can be dropped off at the ECS; there is a blue bag labeled "coats" in the small sun room off the parlor.

Valley Settlement House of West Orange is a non-profit social service agency and the oldest settlement house in New Jersey. It services families living in several neighboring towns.

The Ethical Culture Society is a diverse, welcoming religious community dedicated to the idea that the supreme aim of human life is to create a more humane world in which the worth of each is honored by all. Established as the first Peace Site in the country inn 1982, the Maplewood-based Society continues to affirm its commitment to peace by actively espousing non-violent solutions to local and global crises. Ongoing programs include food and clothing bank collections, relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Sandy and other natural disasters, prison reform efforts, and immigration concerns.