Holiday Hands with the United Way

It's a studio tradition for the past 3 years to participate in the United Way's "Holiday Hands" program, and we are set to begin again for 2011.

In coordination with the United Way, High Bridge Pilates & Yoga and its students

'adopt' families in Hunterdon County that are in dire need & don't have extra money to celebrate the holidays.


They are regular clients of the agency who always need assistance, but especially at the holidays

We post their wish lists in Studio A, which is the master list. Choose one or two gifts that you commit to purchasing and write your name next to them on the list so we know that they have been taken care of. You can find the wish list here. But please mark your name on the studio master list in Studio A.

If you aren't a regular student or won't be at the studio in the next 2 weeks, please just email Nancy what you commit to buy and i'll put your name on the studio master list.

The details...

1. Purchase the gift(s) - they need to remain unwrapped - mark the Client Family# on a gift tag and attach to gift - feel free to include more of a holiday letter to them as well - the families love personal notes from donors to know that they care.
2. Return the gift(s) to the studio by December 7th - drop them off in the large boxes in the Waiting Area.
3. We will play Santa and deliver the presents to the United Way office in Flemington on Thursday, December 8th - it's a large undertaking so anyone interested can help us bring them over that afternoon

This is an amazing opportunity to serve the community and know that you are helping someone specific in need at the holiday - it's much more rewarding than just writing a check to an agency - your generosity and compassion are directly felt by another human being

We hope this helps to bring lots of gratitude to your holidays - when you start your holiday shopping on black friday, bring along your list of items to buy for the families - thinking about people living at the poverty level really keeps things in perspective when we start stressing over finding the perfect present for our friends and families.