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September 2021

A Moorestown family is challenging the entire region of South Jersey to fill a 53-foot tractor-trailer with hurricane relief supplies for victims of recent Hurricane Ida.

The Tractor-Trailer Challenge™ will take place over one weekend, September 25th & 26th, 10am-5pm, in the parking lot of the Moorestown Mall, 400 Route 38, Moorestown, NJ.  The entire event is run by volunteers, most of which are teens, and their parents.  Bohren's Moving Company  donated the tractor-trailer, driver, and transport of the goods to Louisiana; and Moorestown Mall donated the use of their location for the event.


The donated supplies will be delivered directly to Louisiana, where residents are desperately struggling for weeks without power and supplies, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida.

Relief supplies accepted include:  CLEANING SUPPLIES (bleach, sprays, disinfectants), MOPS, BROOMS, BUCKETS, LARGE TRASH BAGS, PAPER TOWELS, NON-PERISHABLE FOODS, BABY PRODUCTS (diapers, wipes, formula), HYGIENE PRODUCTS (toothpaste, adult diapers, soap, shampoo, deodorant, feminine products, first aid products, etc.), DOG & CAT FOOD, HAND SANITIZER, MASKS, & CAN OPENERS.  Monetary donations will NOT be accepted. 

This is the fourth Tractor-Trailer Challenge™ organized by the DiPasquale Family since 2012.  The first challenge took place in Monmouth County, following Super Storm Sandy, and the other two in Moorestown, following Hurricane Irma in 2017, and Hurricane Florence in 2018.  All towns rose to the challenge each time, filling the tractor-trailers with hurricane relief supplies.  

The family of three has since formed a nonprofit organization, Local Acts of Kindness Foundation™, offering additional town challenges and programs encouraging kindness among neighbors near and far.  

Visit TractorTrailerChallenge.org for the most updated supplies needed.

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February 4, 2021

'Neighbors Helping Neighbors Through Cancer, Offering Connection & Understanding'  

Moorestown, NJ:    

In honor of World Cancer Day, February 4th, 2021, Moorestown nonprofit, Local Acts of Kindness Foundation™ , is requesting the public's participation in their program, Kindness Therapy™ . 

Kindness Therapy™ is a program in which cancer survivors share their own personal past journeys through cancer treatments, via anonymous emails/letters, offering connection and understanding to local cancer patients at the Virtua Samson Cancer Center, Moorestown, NJ.   

Local Acts of Kindness Foundation President, Nancy DiPasquale, explains, 'Chemotherapy aims to heal the body.  Kindness Therapy™ targets the heart.  We believe tough times are made a bit softer when a connection is made with those who understand.'  

Once received, letters/emails will be made available to read for those undergoing cancer treatment at Virtua Samson Cancer Center, Moorestown, NJ. 

If you would like to help your neighbors through their cancer journey, by sharing your personal experience with them, anonymously if desired, please email us at LAOKfoundation@gmail.com, or send via U.S. mail to LAOKF/Kindness Therapy, PO  Box 224, Moorestown, NJ, 08057.

Kindness Therapy™ is an ongoing program of the Local Acts Of Kindness Foundation. 

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February 2, 2021

   'Connecting Generations Within Their Own Communities, Through Enter-TEEN-ment.'  

Moorestown, NJ:   

The young entertain the young-at-heart!  -- And now in Canada & Scotland!

Fourteen year-old Moorestown resident, Colin DiPasquale, wanted to use his years of piano lessons for good, by entertaining the senior population who otherwise could not venture out for fun.  So he started Senior Serenades,™ a program in which musical teens donate their time and talents entertaining local seniors at assisted living facilities, playing piano and various band instruments.

But when COVID-19 hit, visits to senior residences came to a halt and it seemed inevitable that the in-person scheduled performances of Senior Serenades™ would have to be cancelled.  So as not to disappoint those seniors already on the schedule, DiPasquale began working on creating a virtual version of the concerts from his home.

Now, all of the volunteer teen musicians who play for Senior Serenades™ record from their own homes and email their songs to DiPasquale, who edits then posts to YouTube and sends the completed show each month to his growing list of assisted living facilities worldwide, including all over the United States, Canada and most recently, Scotland.  

Virtual Senior Serenades™ is FREE to all senior living residences and senior organizations nationwide, by registering at www.SeniorSerenades.org.

Click here to view a sample of the virtual performance.

Senior Serenades™ and Virtual Senior Serenades™ are ongoing year-round programs.

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November 2020

'Neighbors Bring Smiles To Young Patients, One Toy At A Time' ™ 

Moorestown, NJ:    

Moorestown nonprofit, Local Acts of Kindness Foundation, is celebrating its one year anniversary on November 13th, on World Kindness Day!  

The nonprofit recently kicked-off 'Kind 'R Us'™ , a town-wide toy drive collecting new unwrapped toys for the month of November, benefiting St. Christopher's Hospital For Children.  www.KindRus.org for more info, including contactless pickup and Amazon.com delivery address.

Local Acts of Kindness Foundation is also taking reservations from households and Moorestown area workplaces, interested in participating in their Trim-A-Tree Challenge, where neighbors, families, businesses, and offices in town are challenged to fill a table-top tree with $5 gift cards in 5 days, and notes of encouragement, benefiting those struggling at this time.  

The challenge runs from December 1-21.  

Visit www.TrimATreeChallenge.org

for more details.

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March 14, 2020

Senior Serenades™

   'Connecting Generations Within Their Own Communities, Through 

Enter-TEEN-ment.'  

Moorestown, NJ:   

The young entertain the young-at-heart!  -- And the show must go on, despite COVID-19!

Fourteen year-old Moorestown resident, Colin DiPasquale, wanted to use his years of piano lessons for good, by entertaining the senior population who otherwise could not venture out for fun.  So he started Senior Serenades,™ a program in which musical teens donate their time and talents entertaining local seniors at assisted living facilities, playing piano and various band instruments.

But now with the latest threat of COVID-19, visitors to senior residences have been restricted, and it seemed inevitable that the scheduled performances would have to be cancelled, including this Saturday's performance at Brandywine Senior Living, in Moorestown, NJ.

Upon receiving Thursday's news of performance cancellation in an email from Brandywine activities director, Rebecca Lentine, DiPasquale responded, "I don't want your residents to be disappointed and miss out on entertainment, especially now."   Then he began working on creating a virtual performance for them.

DiPasquale quickly notified his scheduled teen musicians, (which vary weekly), of a change in venue and date.  Fellow freshmen at Moorestown High School, Raghav Akula, on saxophone, and Andy Chang, on violin, would now meet one day earlier, and at DiPasquale's home on Friday, to record a virtual performance for the senior residents.  Once recorded, edited, and uploaded to the internet, they could still meet their Saturday, 2pm performance commitment to Brandywine residents.  Lentine welcomed the idea and assured DiPasquale they would play the video in the facility's movie theater at their originally scheduled time. 

The residents of Brandywine enjoyed viewing Senior Serenades not once, but twice by the residents' request.

The virtual version of Senior Serenades was also forwarded to the facilities where the musicians were scheduled to visit over the next month.   

They are now recording from their own homes, safely practicing social distancing while they entertain.

DiPasquale's plan is to continue recording and editing new videos at his home over the following months, varying songs and volunteer teen musicians, for online viewing, until in-person weekly visitation can resume at the local senior residences. 

Virtual Senior Serenades is now offered free to all senior living residences nationwide, by signing up at www.SeniorSerenades.org.

Click here to view a sample of the virtual performance.

For more information on this program, visit:   www.SeniorSerenades.org.

Senior Serenades is a charter program, (created by 14 year-old Colin DiPasquale), of the Local Acts of Kindness Foundation -

a nonprofit organization. 

www.LocalActs.org

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February 2020

Seeking Local Acts™ for

Random Acts of Kindness Week, February 16th-23rd, 2020 

Moorestown, NJ:   
Random Acts of Kindness Week is coming!... February 16th-23rd, 2020.  Studies of the brain prove that a simple act of kindness positively affects not only the performer & recipient, but all witnesses to the act as well! 

Moorestown nonprofit, Local Acts of Kindness Foundation™ says, 

'If you see something kind, 

kindly tell us!

Submit online at www.LocalActs.org. 

We will list kind acts you may have done, received, or witnessed in Moorestown, NJ and surrounding area on our website for others to enjoy! Don't forget to include your town!'

 Local Acts of Kindness Foundation™ inspires, encourages, and brings neighbors together for the purpose of practicing kindness towards others, within their own communities and beyond.  

Visit www.LocalActs.org.

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January 2020

Kindness Therapy™

'Neighbors Helping Neighbors Through Chemotherapy, Offering Connection & Understanding' 

Moorestown, NJ:   
In honor of World Cancer Day, February 4th, 2020, Moorestown nonprofit, Local Acts of Kindness Foundation™ , is requesting the community's participation with their newest program, 

Kindness Therapy™ .

Kindness Therapy™ is a program in which neighbors share their own personal past journeys through cancer, through anonymous emails/letters, offering connection and understanding to local chemotherapy patients at the Virtua Samson Cancer Center, Moorestown, NJ.

Emails and letters are requested of the community, from those wishing to share their past experiences, feelings and thoughts about their own journeys.  Once received, they will be made accessible to those undergoing cancer treatment at Virtua Samson Cancer Center, Moorestown, NJ.

If you would like to help your neighbors through their cancer journey, by sharing your personal past experiences with them, anonymously if desired, please email us at LAOKfoundation@gmail.com, or send via U.S. mail to LAOKF/Kindness Therapy, PO  Box 224, Moorestown, NJ, 08057.

Kindness Therapy™ is an on-going program of the Local Acts of Kindness Foundation™ - a nonprofit organization.  

Letters are accepted all year round.