When it comes to giving back to the community, Warren County Dental Center in Washington is no stranger as it often gets involved in non-profit efforts in the area. So it’s not really a surprise that Warren County Dental Center rose to the occasion to become the top provider for the 2023 Operation Jersey Cares drive.

The 9^th Annual Washington Business Improvement District’s Operation Jersey Cares campaign, which began on Veteran’s Day and continued into December, benefited service men and women from New Jersey deployed around the globe. 

The drive has annually drawn hundreds of boxes of products collected through generous donations from businesses and the community at-large, not just in the Borough, but throughout the region.    

“Always an incredible response,” said Melanie Thiel, Executive Director of the WBID. “So heart-warming to have so many businesses and community members making the effort to be there for our troops.”

Warren County Dental Center led the collection drive this year with 19 fully packed boxes of items such as toiletries including razors, toothbrushes, shampoo, shaving cream and female hygiene products, food such as snacks, peanut butter, canned spaghetti or ravioli, soups, batteries, notebooks and pens and pencils. Gibsons Fitness Center, which has either been No. 1 or No. 2 in the drive since its inception, collected 14 boxes. Hairmazing was close behind with 11 boxes. In all, 122 boxes were collected and delivered to Operation Jersey Cares headquarters in Flemington on Jan. 5 with the help of Jeff Smith of Smith Tractor.  

The WBID’s annual campaign is always among the state’s top collectors for Operation Jersey Cares, which has recognized Washington numerous times..   

Among the participating businesses and groups that collected items this year were Allie’s Cupcakery & Cafe, David Santini, CPA, Direct Millwork, Fur the Love of Dogs, Buttzville Brewing Co., GST Transportation, Juanito’s Mexican Restaurant, Laughing Goat Coffee Bar & Eatery, New Jersey School of Woodwork, Next Level Hair Designs, Scotty’s Stadium Club, Stew’s Autobody, Towing and Recovery, Today’s Family Dental, Visions Federal Credit Union, Esoteric Jiu Jitsu, Gibson’s Fitness Center, Gaia’s Gifts, Philberts Pub, Warren County Dental Center, Andy’s Barber Shop, Fliegauf Jewelers, Get A Grip & More, Lina’s Chop Shop & Color Studio, William’s Irish Tavern, Two Country Chicks, Castle Family Dentistry, Smith Tractor, Pasta Grill by Enzo, Habitat for Humanity Office (Belvidere Ave.), Frantoni Fashion for Men, Rossi Chevrolet, Park Avenue Consignment, Serendipity Gift Shop, Free Spirit Salon, Hairmazing Le Crepe Cafe, Creations Salon, Warren County Liquors (W. Washington Ave.), Good Impressions Print Communications, West Washington Family Dentistry, Home Instead Senior Care, Belvidere American Legion, and the Warren Hills Baseball Booster Club. 

This program was sponsored by the Washington BID, Get a Grip & More, The Meat Shoppe by Arctic Foods, Printabilities, Swift Print Solutions, Good Impressions Print Communications, Shembre & Gannon, LLC, and the Visions Federal Credit Union Season of Giving Program.  

For more information about other WBID initiatives and special events, visit www.washingtonbid.org or call 908-689-4800. You can also check out the Washington BID Facebook page for a variety of Washington BID and Washington business news.