Thank you for making the 21st Annual “Bring A Smile To 1 Child” Celebration another Success to fill Precious Children with Joy!! over 100 children (many with their Parents) from NYC and from the Montvale, NJ area enjoyed a Fabulous Time. THANK YOU !
Special Thank you to the 17 Students of “The Way – The Art of life” for their Participation in the Martial Arts Demonstration during the Celebration.
Making so many children Happy is only possible when so many generous loving people come together and give their Time, Talents and Money. THANK YOU ! The children enjoyed Music, Clown, Crafts, Food, a “The Way” Martial Arts Demonstration and Toys that they took home.
Again, we thank all the individuals that help us out year after year with this Special Event. Amongst this year’s contributing companies / organizations were Montvale Church, Blue Ribbon Realty, DataBridge Marketing Systems Corporation, Capri Bakery/Capri Cake, Ericsson employees, Pyramid Network Services employees, Verizon employees, Bellissimo, Marc’s Deli & Pizzeria, Davey’s, El Azteca, Ridgemont, Uncle Louis, Dunkin, many Montvale families and others. Thank You for Bringing Smiles to so many children.
Thank you for contributing in some way to the last 20 celebrations of “Bring A Smile To 1 Child.” We are preparing/organizing for this year’s celebration (Our 21st!). We will collect the toys/gifts for “Bring A Smile To 1 Child” for Underprivileged Children, 21st Annual, up to Dec 7th and have the Celebration on Saturday, Dec 9 th at the Montvale Community Center, 1 Memorial Dr, Montvale, NJ 07645, from 1:00 to 5 PM. We thank all the individuals that help us out year after year with this Special Event. Amongst contributing companies / organizations throughout the years are Montvale Church, Ericsson, Blue Ribbon Realty, Capri Cakes/Capri Bakery, DataBridge Marketing, Pyramid Network Services, Sprint, Verizon, AT&T, Lendlease, T-Mobile, Davey’s, Ridgemont, Azteca, Marc’s Pizza, Franco’s Pizza, Dunkin Donuts, Momma’s Kitchen, Bellissimo, many Montvale families and others. Thank You for Bringing Smiles to so many children (and their parents). At the celebration we expect well over 100 children and they will enjoy Music, Clowns, Crafts, Food, a “The Way” martial arts Demonstration and Toys/Gifts from Santa and Mrs. Santa. We used to collect the Toys/Gifts unwrapped and wrap them ourselves. We are asking your help in wrapping the gift(s) you are donating (as we done the last few years). Please add a label on the outside of each gift/toy with the following info: Gender (Boy or Girl), Age and a short description of the toy/gift (example: Boy, age 10, a football).
Making many children Smile via this event is only possible when so many generous loving people come together and give their Time, Talents and Money. Thank You ! We are requesting that you partner with us again, this year to make the “Bring A Smile To 1 Child” celebration (for underprivileged children) another success for the 2023 version (the 21st Celebration).
Here are some areas that you can help:
1.Donate a Toy/Gift, averaging $15 to $20 for a Boy or Girl. Pick from the list below (children newborn to 17) and Donate a Gift. Please try not to wait until the last collection day of December 7th .
2. If you are unable to go out and buy Toys/Gifts, please feel free to make a financial donation and we will go out and buy the Toys/Gifts or use the funds for other needs (transportation, music, clowns, crafts, food, etc.).
3. Gift Wrap Big Boxes to have donors put the toys/gifts in collection sites.
4. Donate Your Time for buying toys or wrapping (for those that donate the toys unwrapped).
In addition to the Toys/Gifts we need financial support for buses to transport the children, for insurance, DJ, Clowns, Decorations, any missing food, gifts, Martial Arts boards for “The Way” Demonstration and other prep expenses. We are in the process of registering: The Way Foundation Inc. (aka: Bring A Smile To 1 Child) as a 501 (c) (3) Nonprofit. You may proceed in making donations as per below. If using a CHECK, please make it out to: Bring A Smile To 1 Child or The Way Foundation Inc., Montvale, NJ 07645 (201-838-7542/marioliriano@gmail.com). On the MEMO line, please write, “Bring A Smile To 1 Child – 2023.” For an electronic donation, please donate via ZELLE, The Way Foundation Inc. reference my email (marioliriano@gmail.com).
6. Three Collection Sites:
-Montvale Church – 141 W Grand Ave, Montvale, NJ 07645 201-391-6233
-Borough of Montvale Community Center, 1 Memorial Dr, Montvale, NJ 07645
– The Liriano Home – 8 Hamilton St, Montvale, NJ, marioliriano@gmail.com, 201-838-7542
Thank you, Mario Liriano, Director of “Bring A Smile To 1 Child”, a “The Way Foundation Inc.” program 201-838-7542 / marioliriano@gmail.com
