Caught in the Act of Kindness: Highland Woods Country Club Donates Toys to BSAO

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. - Dec. 9, 2014 - PRLog -- Bonita Springs FL—Highland Woods Country Club unloadedthree carloads of new, unwrapped toys at Bonita Springs Assistance Office (BSAO) last week.  Barbie dolls, remote controlled helicopters, basketballs and footballs, bikes, baby dolls, and games were donated and collected by residents in the community. The toys will be distributed by BSAO to families in the community in need this holiday season.

“The residents of Highland Woods Country Club are so kind,” said Marjorie Kasell-Johnson, Executive Director of BSAO.  “Every year they take on this initiative so that children in our local community do not go without a new toy at Christmas time.  Thanks to their donation, huge smiles will be seen on the faces of children who otherwise would have nothing.”

         Bonita Springs Assistance Office, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization, has served the greater Bonita Springs, FL area since 1979. BSAO’s goal is to help ordinary people who have encountered a temporary financial hardship, pay for expenses such as rent, mortgage, utilities, clothing, food, or health needs. The goal is to foster independence and self-reliance through education and by bridging the financial needs of the recipients.

BSAO was the first agency in South Lee County to offer the most complete Choice Food Pantry, allowing families and individuals do their own grocery selection according to their needs, eating habits and health conditions. The pantry provides canned food, fresh produce, dairy, baked items, frozen meats, and toiletries and diapers. BSAO also partners with United Way of Lee County and Harry Chapin Food Bank to organize monthly food distributions via mobile pantries during the summer months.

In addition to the food pantry, BSAO provides money management classes and referrals to other social service organizations who may be better served in answering the client’s needs.

For more information, please visit bonitaassistance.org or call 239-992-3034. Bonita Springs Assistance Office is a United Way partner agency.