Lacey Township Has Quite A Few Hometown Heroes
Last night, Lacey Township’s own Drew Delgado was interviewed on television by Joe Torres of New York’s Eyewitness News on ABC channel 7. Drew Delgado, the local Ocean County guy who put together a joke event on Facebook for what he called a “Walmart self-checkout Christmas party” at the Lanoka Harbor store, has made a huge splash along with his wife, Nicole, and a large support team made up of local folks, and a few local organizations, by turning what was meant to be a joke into a huge community event. The outpouring of love and support cannot be measured. It’s astounding!
10’s of thousands of people responded to the R.S.V.P. Drew had originally stated, ““I genuinely believe that something good can come from this.”
And now because of Drew’s kindness and compassion, this party has turned into a huge charity event. Drew’s wife, Nicole Delgado did a lot of the leg work in getting local organizations involved, including the Lacey Elks Lodge #2518. They stepped up big time and offered their services.
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According to Nicole Delgado, “Gifts have already been rolling in. Not just toys, but formula, diapers and more have been donated.”
The event is going down at the LACEY ELKS LODGE, #2518 – 900 Beach Blvd, Forked River, FRIDAY DECEMBER 15,2023 from 6:30 to 9:30pm.
Drew and the crew are hoping you will bring an unwrapped gift for a child to go to the Lacey Food Bank Kids, food for the Lacey Food Bank or pet food/blankets for the Popcorn Park Zoo.
The Elks will have hot chocolate, sweet treats, and pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus, who will deliver the items on their sleigh at a later date.
If you cannot attend, please check out the wish list posted below, or contact the Popcorn Park Zoo at (609) 693-1900.
You can hear Drew in Monmouth & Ocean County, on 95.9 WRAT on Thursday afternoon with me, Robyn Lane around 2:30pm. If you’re in LBI or Southern Ocean County, you can listen on 107.9, or listen online at www.wrat.com by clicking “Listen Live”
