Singleton Celebrates 50th Community Service Project
“Serve with Senator Singleton” volunteers have dedicated over 2,000 hours to local projects
(MOORESTOWN) – Highlighting his strong commitment to community service, Senator Troy Singleton announced today that his monthly “Serve with Senator Singleton” events have reached an impressive milestone – 5 years, 50 events, and over 2,000 volunteer hours donated to local projects.
Since becoming a State Senator in January 2018, Senator Singleton has hosted monthly community service events in Burlington County where residents can join him and volunteer their time to a local service project. The projects are selected by the Senator’s office and approximately 20-25 volunteers serve alongside the Senator for two hours on a designated project.
“For our monthly Serve with Senator Singleton events, we essentially crowd-source volunteers and focus their efforts on a particular project in our community that could use some helping hands,” said Singleton. “Over the past five years, our volunteers have dedicated over 2,000 hours to these projects but the positive impact we have had on our community is immeasurable. I am incredibly proud of the work we have accomplished together and am so grateful to everyone who has worked alongside us.”
The Senator also noted that there is always an opportunity for people to get involved, regardless of their skill set, as long as they are willing to serve. He also noted that he brings together people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideologies for the common purpose of being of service to their communities.
“As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, ‘Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.’”
A list of the 50 community service projects is below:
- Jan 2018: Painting the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Maple Shade
- Feb 2018: Clean-up at Jacob’s Chapel, Mount Laurel
- Mar 2018: Painting Community Options Homes, Mount Laurel
- Apr 2018: Clean-up at Strawbridge Lake, Moorestown
- May 2018: Landscaping and clean-up at Providence House, Westampton
- June 2018: Clothing drive with UIH Family Partners, Burlington
- July 2018: Assisting with Beverly United Methodist’s summer lunch program, Beverly
- Aug 2018: Sorting and stuffing school supplies at Tabernacle Baptist Church, Burlington
- Sept 2018: Relay for Life event set-up, Cinnaminson
- Oct 2018: Building animal shelters with HousePaws, Moorestown
- Nov 2018: Painting VFW hall, Florence
- Dec 2018: Sorting coat donations/ toy wrapping at Extended Hands, Mount Holly
- Jan 2019: Painting at Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Maple Shade
- Feb 2019: Cleaning at Senior Citizens Club, Bordentown Twp.
- Mar 2019: Staffing Burlington County Library’s Makers Faire, Westampton
- Apr 2019: Clean-up baseball fields, Riverside
- May 2019: Clean-up shoreline at Palmyra Cove Nature Park, Palmyra
- June 2019: Clean-up at Riverview Estates, Riverton
- July 2019: Helping homeless cats with Purrsonal Space Cat Lounge, Palmyra
- Aug 2019: Sorting and stuffing school supplies at Oaks Integrated Care, Westampton
- Sept 2019: Painting at Masonic Village, Burlington Twp.
- Sept 2019: Relay for Life event set-up, Cinnaminson
- Oct 2019: Clean-up historic White Hill Mansion, Fieldsboro
- Nov 2019: Stocking and organizing Burlington Twp. Food Pantry, Burlington Twp.
- Dec 2019: Honoring fallen veterans at Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly
- Jan 2020: Building furniture at Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Maple Shade
- Feb 2020: Clean-up Day at Burlington County Animal Shelter, Westampton
- Mar 2021: Lanternfly Egg Scraping at Pennington Park, Delanco
- Apr 2021: Outdoor clean-up Mill Creek Park, Willingboro
- May 2021: Historic site clean-up at Point Breeze Estate, Bordentown
- June 2021: Park clean-up at Swedes Linear Creek, Delran
- July 2021: Outdoor clean-up at historic Shipman Mansion, Edgewater Park
- Aug 2021: Clean-up day at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Pemberton
- Sept 2021: Relay for Life event set-up, Cinnaminson
- Oct 2021: Farmers Against Hunger Gleaning at Specca Farms, Bordentown
- Nov 2021: Clean up day at VFW Post 3020, Delran
- Dec 2021: Honoring fallen veterans at Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly
- Jan 2022: Demolition projects at Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Maple Shade
- Feb 2022: Painting the Willingboro Public Library, Willingboro
- Mar 2022: Clean-up day at the Alice Paul Institute, Mount Laurel
- Apr 2022: Planting projects at Fullerton Park, Moorestown
- June 2022: Beautification project at Spring Garden Park, Riverside
- July 2022: Book organization at Burlington County Main Library, Westampton
- Aug 2022: Painting project at Beverly City School, Beverly
- Sept 2022: Relay for Life event set-up, Cinnaminson
- Oct 2022: Farmers Against Hunger Gleaning at Specca Farms, Bordentown
- Nov 2022: Food Distribution with Food Bank of South Jersey, Westampton
- Dec 2022: Honoring fallen veterans at Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly
- Jan 2023: Furniture building at Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Maple Shade
- Feb 2023: Organizing and restocking Burlington Twp Food Pantry, Burlington Twp