Giving ‘tis the season

This is a list of collection sites for holiday drives in Sussex County. If you are sponsoring a drive and would like your site included in this list (which will run through December,) send an e-mail with the information to njoffice@strausnews.com. The subject line should read Sussex County Collection Site. Blood Wantage, Wantage Elementary School, 815 Route 23 on Dec. 5 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 800-933-2566. Newton, Michell Agency, 29 Trinity Street on Dec. 7 from 12:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. 800-933-2566. Newton, American Red Cross, 93 Spring Street on Dec. 21 from 12:30 to 6 p.m. 973-579-1600. Sparta, Sussex County Technical School, 105 N. Church Road on Dec. 8 from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. 800-933-2566. Clothing Newton, New Beginnings Clothing Ministry, 303 Route 94. Every Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. 973-764-3188. Food Ogdensburg, Ogdensburg Mini-Mart, 342 Main Street on Dec. 12 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 973-827-1600. Sparta, First Presbyterian Church of Sparta, 32 Main Street from Dec. 7 to 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 973-729-6197. Sparta, Sparta Evangelical Free Church, 429 Lafayette Rd, From now through Dec. 6. Call for hours 973-300-1717. Holiday cards for soldiers American Red Cross, Newton. Mail cards to: Holiday Mail for Heroes, PO Box 5456, Capitol Heights, MD 20791. Now through Dec. 7, 973-579-1600. Toys Newton, Project Self-Sufficiency, 127 Mill Street, now through Dec. 7. Call for hours, 973-940-3500. Sparta, Curves, 191 Woodport Rd. Call for hours, 973-729-3800 Sparta, First Presbyterian Church of Sparta, 32 Main Street from Dec. 7 to 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 973-729-6197 Sparta, Sparta Evangelical Free Church, 429 Lafayette Rd. from now to Dec. 6. Call for hours 973-300-1717.