Caroline Scherrer, co-founder of People for the Poor, was recently given special recognition by Gloucester Township NJ for “unselfishly giving her time year in and year out for the betterment of our community”. She joined a select group of people honored on Gloucester Township Citizen Appreciation Day, October 14, 2017, at the Gloucester Township Citizen […]
Another SPECTACULAR golf outing! People for the Poor hosted its Annual Golf outing at the Medford Lakes Country Club on September 22. On this beautiful early Autumn afternoon 115 golfers hit the greens for a relaxing day of fun and camaraderie. Happy hour, a delicious dinner and awesome prizes added to the evening’s fun. It […]
“BINGO!” That was the cheer heard loud and clear during our Designer Bag Bingo held October 22. A great afternoon crowd showed up and had lots of happy handbag winners. Over $6,000 was raised to help those we serve – South Jersey’s Homeless and Hungry. Thanks to all who attended!
Beautiful weather, a great turnout, and a record-breaking $26,000 raised during this year’s People for the Poor Annual Golf Outing. Thank you to all who participated in this year’s outing at Medford Lakes Country Club and hope to see you all next year!
Twelve years ago Caroline Scherrer and Mike Scott founded People for the Poor. Simply put, PFTP manages fundraisers to raise as much money as possible, then give it all away to SJ homeless shelters and soup kitchens. At our recently Annual dinner, PFTP gave away $70,000 putting the organization over the $500,000 mark […]
Happy New Year! From your friends at People for the Poor As a brand new year begins, we are happy to let you know of two exciting ventures to help insure that those in need will know they have a soft place to land and a meal to enjoy. Here are our new initiatives… […]
It was a record-breaking year of gift giving for People for the Poor, the South Jersey nonprofit that manages and organizes fundraisers for the sole purpose of supporting those in need. At its recent annual Donation Dinner, People for the Poor gave out ten $6,000 checks to help support homeless shelters and soup kitchens. This […]
People for the Poor recently held its Designer Bingo Fundraiser at the American Legion Post in Bellmawr, NJ. The successful Sunday afternoon event drew a large crowd where lucky winners went home in style with their Coach, Michael Koors, Dooney and Bourke, Vera Bradley or DNKY handbag. And a Chinese Auction was held in conjunction […]
Bret Muller entered a contest and won a $1,000 gift card from Bistro di Marino, an Italian Restaurant in Collingswood, NJ. Bret decided to donate his winnings to People for the Poor so the delicious restaurant food would be given to Home for the Brave, the Camden, NJ homeless shelter for Veterans. In turn, People […]
Check out this great article by Phaedra Trethan in the Courier Post.