Campers collect for the less fortunate

CALDWELL — Participants in the West Essex YMCA’s Pioneer Trails Day Camp gave back to their community by collecting cases of water bottles and new t-shirts for distribution by Operation Chillout.

The nonprofit organization provides assistance to military veterans and others who are homeless in the region. Campers solicited donations and collected the supplies and gave them over to Operation Chillout representatives at Caldwell College.

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