Store collects gifts for Strengthen Our Sisters

Oak Ridge — Buccieri’s Gems & Jewelry is conducting its fourth annual collection of holiday gifts for Strengthen Our Sisters, a non-profit shelter serving homeless or battered women and their dependent children. This holiday season, the store will be collecting new, unwrapped gifts for the children at Strengthen Our Sisters as well as “comforting items” for the women living at the shelter. Some suggested items for the younger children are construction paper, crayons, coloring books, reading books, diapers and toys. Older children would appreciate hygiene products such as body wash, perfume and cologne. Winter items such as hats, gloves, mittens and scarves are welcome for all ages, as well as wrapping paper, gift labels and tape so that the gifts can be wrapped and presented nicely to the children. Some suggested items for the women at the shelter include new pajamas, bath robes, slippers, warm gloves, manicure sets, pedicure sets, shower gels and lotions. Anyone wishing to make holiday donations to Strengthen Our Sisters should bring them to Buccieri’s through Monday, Dec. 21. The store is located at 5669 Berkshire Valley Road in Oak Ridge. All donations will be given to the shelter on the Dec. 22 and will be distributed as needed during the holiday season. For more information, call Kathy at 973-208-6880.