ASSEMBLYMAN GIBLIN TO DONATE MONEY FOR SIGNS

ASSEMBLYMAN GIBLIN TO DONATE MONEY FOR SIGNS

Ten cents for every political sign goes to Eva’s Village

(CLIFTON) - Assemblyman Thomas Giblin on Friday announced that he will donate 10 cents to the nonprofit Eva’s Village for every lawn sign from the recent election that people bring to his Clifton office.

“Some of these signs sit around for months following an election,” said Giblin (D-Essex/Passaic). “We can clean-up our streets and help the less fortunate at the same time.”

Eva's Village of Paterson is a nonprofit, comprehensive, social service agency whose mission is to “feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, treat the addicted and provide medical care to the poor with respect for the human dignity of each individual.”

It has been serving the northern New Jersey community since 1982.

“These are tough times,” Giblin said. “I think it’s important we do what we can in order to assure that people are making it through. Eva’s Village can do a lot of good with additional resources at a time when a lot more good needs to be done.”

Giblin also noted the environmental hazard posed by the signs.

“Not only do these things become an eyesore, but the metal hangers they’re on start rusting and the laminated cardboard winds up in the streets and jamming up the sewers,” he said. “It poses a real hazard to the environment.”

Assemblyman Giblin’s office is at 1333 Broad St. in Clifton. A Dumpster has been set up outside of the building to collect the signs.

“A lot of people can be helped if everyone comes together and picks these signs up,” he said. “I’ll appreciate it, as will Eva’s Village.”

The program will begin on Monday and run for two weeks, ending on Nov. 23.

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