Jersey City, New Jersey – Sometimes the expression, “Go the distance,” turns out to be very literal, but it can be just as inspiring – and helpful. Eagle Van Lines Moving and Storage, a leader in tri-state, long distance, and international moving services, today announced the success of its program to assist New Jersey’s Tomorrows Children’s Fund (TCF), a not-for-profit dedicated to helping children and their families combat life-threatening cancers and blood disorders. Eagle Van Lines assisted in the shipping and distribution of donated gifts to attendees at TCF’s 2nd Annual Tricky Tray Event on Thursday, February 16th, held at the Westmont Country Club, in Woodland Park.Eagle Van Lines offered its services as a trusted and premier New Jersey mover to deliver an assortment of gifts ranging in value from $50 to $150 and more. The company transported the collection from TCF’s headquarters at the Hackensack University Medical Center to the Westmont Country Club, after Eagle Van Lines departure from their own offices in Jersey City. The 60-mile round trip – on some of the Garden State’s most traffic-clogged and dangerous roads – was completed in one outing in three hours. Last year, lacking Eagle Van Lines’ assistance (and the help of volunteers from the community and Felician College students), the same project took three trips, many hours, and required a rented U-Haul.
“As a New Jersey neighbor and friend, it was our pleasure to offer our assistance to such a worthy organization like the Tomorrows Children’s Fund,” said Eli Navon, Eagle Van Line’s president. “Giving back to the community doesn’t have to be headline grabbing. It just needs to turn heads. And since children are the building blocks to the next generation, I can think of no better way for a mover to be utilized in such an effective manner. We look forward to helping at next year’s event.”
Tomorrows Children’s Funds’ Executive Director, Lynn Hoffman and Administrative Director Kathy Ambrose expressed their appreciation on behalf of their entire organization – elated that this year a U-Haul wasn’t required to transport the more than 400 prizes, which included items ranging from a Nintendo DS and two games, an iPod Touch, a 25-inch LCD TV, and a Razor scooter, among others.
The event, which drew some 600 attendees, was a way for Tomorrows Children’s Fund, a 25-year-old organization, to give back and say thanks to all the businesses that raised money for the prizes and gifts, not to mention distributing the awards. Eagle Van Lines may have fewer years on its professional resume, but through efforts like the Tricky Tray transport, our movers are gaining the trust and respect of the community one move at a time.
