HUGS - Hands Uniting Generations

04/06/2026

HUGS is grateful to partner with Rowan University. We are accepting monetary donations to help support this year’s school supply drive. Thank you for your support.

08/29/2025

Another successful year supporting Evesham children. Thank you for all your support!!

Today, we assembled 230 backpacks, with school supplies, for families in need, in the Evesham Township School District.

Thank you to all of our generous supports. Your selfless donations of backpacks made this all possible.

We want to recognize all that came together, again this year:
Evesham Township Police (NJ)
Evesham Township
Evesham Township School District
Arbor Terrace Marlton
Complete Care at Voorhees
Bratton Estate & Elder Care Attorneys

A special thank you to LaScala's Fire and Ilkem Granite & Marble whose monetary donation provided for all the supplies that filled the donated bags.

230 children will have what they need to learn and lead us all into the future.

08/14/2025

Please join us this year by donating an empty backpack or by making a monetary donation.

This is our 5th year, ensuring all kids have school supplies. Over 1,000 children have been impacted by you!

https://www.gofundme.com/f/w9kvf-school-supplies

08/05/2025

Please join us by donating empty backpacks or making a monetary donation to support Evesham children. Together, we will make sure all our kids will have what they need to learn this school year.

Thank you to our sponsors! Evesham Township Police (NJ)
Evesham Township
LaScala's Fire
Ilkem Granite & Marble
Evesham Township School District
Arbor Terrace Marlton
Bratton Estate & Elder Care Attorneys
Complete Care at Voorhees

8/4/2025

It's that time again! We're proud to announce the township's fifth Annual Backpack Collection Drive in partnership between Evesham Township, the Evesham Township Police (NJ) and HUGS - Hands Uniting Generations!

Over the past five years this annual drive has collected hundreds of backpacks filled with school supplies for students right here in Evesham Township whose families might be facing financial hardship.

This year the only items needed are EMPTY SCHOOL BACKPACKS!

This is once again thanks to a very generous donation from LaScala's Fire and Ilkem Granite & Marble, who have already provided all the needed supplies for the inside of the backpacks.

Now through Aug. 22 supporters can donate empty backpacks at one of the two following drop locations:

• Evesham Township Municipal Building at 984 Tuckerton Road: Any day of the week at any time.
• ETSD Administration Building at 25 S. Maple Avenue: Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

If you’d like to make a monetary donation instead, please visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/w9kvf-school-supplies or contact [email protected]

08/27/2024

Thank you to Everyone who donated and helped fill 225 FULL backpacks for our 4th Annual HUGS school supply drive 💙🎒💛

👏👏Special Thanks to MRC Sports Unity Program👏👏

08/14/2024

Thank you to the Marlton Sun for recognizing this program.

Extra Extra 📰 “Donors fill backpacks with school supplies” and more! Check out the August 14-August 20 edition of the Marlton Sun, including articles on Evesham Township’s partnership with HUGS - Hands Uniting Generations; Back-to-School Haircut Day at Moguls Barbershop; Evesham Township’s first township-sponsored food truck festival; Triple Threat Theater Productions; Evesham Township Youth Advisory Committee’s anti-bullying workshop; and Virtua Health in Marlton’s advanced robotic surgery system☀️

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Have a story you want featured in the Marlton Sun? Email us at [email protected]

08/14/2024

We still need donations of empty school bags.

Donations can be dropped off at one of the two collection sites. You can also make a cash donation, that will be used to purchase school bags. Cash donations can be made by visiting👇

https://www.gofundme.com/f/w9kvf-school-supplies

08/01/2024

We are kicking off our 4th annual school supply drive for Evesham children.

Thank you to a very generous donation from LaScala's Fire and ILKEM Marble & Granite we have all the supplies for inside of the backpacks. This year we are collecting empty school bags to fill for children and families who need them.

We appreciate your support, monetary donations can be made by visiting
https://www.gofundme.com/f/w9kvf-school-supplies
Backpack donations can be made by dropping them off at one of the two collection sites.

CareOne at Evesham
Bratton Estate & Elder Care Attorneys
Complete Care at Voorhees
Evesham Township Police (NJ)
Evesham Township
Evesham Township School District
Chief Walt Miller - Evesham Twp. Police Department

09/13/2023

Thank you to the Marlton Business Association for your generous donation to support this year’s book bag drive.

09/05/2023

The second delivery of book bags were made to the Joint Military Base to support our troops and their families. Thank you to all who donated.

09/02/2023

Thank you to all who donated this year. We collected 241 fully stocked backpacks this year. Now they go to those who need them. First delivery today to the Evesham Township School District.

CareOne at Evesham
Marlton Business Association

08/18/2023

Final weekend for donations!!

Thank you to all who have already donated.

Donations can be made at any of the collection sites, from now until Sunday, August 20th. Monetary donations can be made by visiting
https://gofund.me/f9b4ec1e

Over the last two years, this drive was able to donate neatly 400 full backpacks to Evesham Students, who needed them. We look forward to another successful drive this year.

Thank you for your support. Together, we will ensure all our Evesham children will be prepared for the upcoming school year.