To the editor:

The Youngsville Firecrackers, a Cornell Cooperative Extension Community Group would like to thank everyone that contributed to our 2020 Sock drive. Although we could not meet together regularly due to Covid 19, our sock drive was outstanding.

Carla Dworetsky coordinated, collected, and organized all the socks, hats, mittens, scarves. Area businesses housed donation collection boxes, members Tracy, Mary, Patti and June helped collect from businesses, receiving a grand total of 1,314 items.

Community members knitted and crocheted beautiful hats, scarves, mittens. The St. Francis, St. Georges and Youngsville Reformed Church members also collected for the drive.

Items donated helped the churches fill 33 community baskets, deliveries were made to the Jeffersonville Adult home, First Way Life Center, Recovery Center, United Way, Sullivan West Elementary and High School, Corona Self Help Center, and any family in need.

If you know of any non profit organization that could use items please contact Carla Dworetsky (845) 482-4588.

Thank you to everyone that donated, knitted, and crocheted, businesses that housed collection boxes, your generosity and kindness is appreciated.

Youngsville Firecrackers would also like to announce our 2021 Scholarship. Applications will be available at Sullivan West Central School Guidance Office, APRIL 30, 2021 DEADLINE. Applicant must be a SWCS Senior, living in the Youngsville Fire District.

Applicant must be pursuing further education in field of choice, and is intended for educational path of choice, not only college. Contact Jane Doughty (845) 707-2250 for info.

Youngsville Firecrackers are proud to live in our towns and county where communities come together to support each other. If interested, our community group normally meets at the Youngsville Fire House every third Wednesday, at 7:00 p.m., Sept - June thanks to ours hosts the Youngsville Fire Dept. However we currently are not meeting due to Covid 19, hoping we'll be able to meet soon.

Our community support, generously, and kindness will help us to continue to help our communities, and we are thankful.