Bergen Habitat For Humanity Volunteers Build Desks For Students

WESTWOOD, NJ — Volunteers with Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County are building desks for children who are attending school remotely.

Desks 4 Homes — sponsored by the McInerny Jansen Family Foundation, Lakeland Bank and Milwaukee Tools — is providing children with a dedicated space that aims to help create a more successful remote learning environment, the organization said.

In its second round of desk distribution, 20 children attending the Fanny M. Hillers School in Hackensack will collect desks on Jan. 9 at the Habitat Bergen ReStore, located at 121 Carver Ave in Westwood, between 10 a.m. and noon.

"Many children learning remotely do not have access to an appropriate learning environment," said Roxanne Camejo, Vice President and Community Development Officer of Lakeland Bank and Board President of Habitat Bergen. "Thankfully, we have volunteers willing to build these simple desks that will have a profound positive impact on a child’s learning experience."

The volunteer group building the desks call themselves “The Greyheads.”

They are comprised of retired handypersons who volunteer frequently on Habitat’s build sites, as well as in a variety of other ways.

The hard costs for building each desk is approximately $35, and donations can be made at www.HabitatBergen.org to help the organization build more desks.