Christmas in July

Dear Honored Citizens and Members,

A few years ago, The New Jersey Honor Legion started a Program where Members of the Honor Legion Executive Board Visited area hospitals and agencies to bring Christmas gifts to children who had illnesses and could not be home for the holidays. I am proud and happy to announce that President Anthony Mattessich and the Honor Legion Executive Board will be starting this program again for 2009. Due to the large amount of police agencies that do visit the hospitals and agencies during the holidays, President Mattessich proposed to start a theme of Christmas in July.

This July, members of the New Jersey Honor Legion Executive Board will focus on the Child Life Department at the Joseph Sanzari Children’s Hospital at the Hackensack University Medical Center. This Center helps children and teens cope with numerous medical illnesses and hospitalization through daily support for in – patients as well as outpatients. This medical service will help take away worries and fears that ill children may have, thus encouraging the same sense of security while in the hospital environment.

The Child Life Department is seeking donations of toys and various items for their pediatric patients. Donations will help the pediatric areas including the pediatric emergency room, intensive care, operating area, as well as the pediatric in-patients units.

Any donations can be sent to:

All funds received will be applied to a list of items needed for the Children’s unit.  Thank you in advance for your participation in this program.

Timothy Sullivan
Financial Secretary
Committee Chairman
New Jersey Honor Legion