• Lane Hipple Annual Gift Drive Delivers Once Again

    From left: Thomas Lane, III (Partner, Lane Hipple), Melissa Rush (Director of Client Services, Lane Hipple), Maureen Ioannucci (School Counselor, South Valley Elementary), Heather Hackl (Principal, South Valley Elementary), Andy Hipple (Partner, Lane Hipple), and Mike Stringer (COO, Lane Hipple)

    Lane Hipple answers the (jingle) bell

    Once again, the clients and staff of Lane Hipple put forth an overwhelming effort to help bring Christmas to local families who wouldn’t otherwise have the means to celebrate. For the third year in a row, we partnered with South Valley Elementary School, located in Moorestown, NJ.

    Related article: Lane Hipple’s Annual Donation Drive (2023)

    Upon receiving the families’ wish lists from Lane Hipple Director of Client Services, Melissa Rush, our clients took immediate action, delivering gift cards, toys, clothes, jackets, shoes, books, and more. The lists were curated by South Valley Elementary School Counselor, Maureen Ioannucci, who identified and worked together with the families who would benefit most from our annual gift drive.

    “Words can not express the gratitude we have to you and your clients for their outpouring of generosity for our families.  I wish I could take pictures of the families as they come to receive their gifts.  There are tears, hugs and so much gratitude that their children will have a wonderful holiday!!  Once again, thank you from the bottom of our hearts!”

    – Maureen Ioannucci, SVE School Counselor

    The total received from Lane Hipple clients included $4,800 in gift cards, $1,350 in cash donations used to purchase gifts, and all the items shown under the tree below.

    To our clients:

    We are immensely grateful for your incredible generosity! Our campaign to fulfill the holiday dreams of local families has surpassed all expectations. These children had an unforgettable holiday thanks to you! Their parents are overwhelmed with appreciation, making this experience truly feel like a Christmas miracle.

    Wishing you a joyous holiday season and a prosperous new year.

  • Clients of Lane Hipple Make Christmas Possible for Local Families

    From left: Heather Hackl (SVE Principal), Melissa Rush (Lane Hipple Director of Client Services), and Maureen Ioannucci (SVE School Counselor)

    As we do each year, Lane Hipple sought out a giving opportunity that would help improve Christmas for local families in need. After reaching out to schools throughout Burlington County, our team – led by Director of Client Services Melissa Rush – was compelled to partner with South Valley Elementary School and Upper Elementary School, both located in Moorestown, NJ. We learned of families that are going through tough times, some that are homeless, and others being helped regularly by the school with lunches, snacks, and coats.

    When informed of this opportunity to come together and help these neighborhood families, our clients quickly took action and began showing up at our office on 155 E. 3rd Street to drop off gift cards, toys, clothes, books, and more. We provided general guidelines to make sure the gifts would be put to good use. There was a family of four boys in need of winters coats, gloves, and food; another family seeking pretend play toys for their special needs daughter and trucks for her older brother; and a mother of a 6- and 10-year old in desperate need of clothes who, when she discovered the school could help, replied with a text saying, “I wasn’t going to pull off Christmas this year. I’m crying now!!”

    After only ten days, Lane Hipple collected $2,400 in gift cards and a substantial number of gifts to drop-off to both schools. Now, as a result of the amazing generosity of our clients, team members, and owners – and with the help of the South Valley Elementary School and Upper Elementary School – these local Moorestown families will be able to have the Christmas they had hoped for.  

    It is extremely important to our team to give back to the local community and help those who are less fortunate. In 2021, Lane Hipple partnered with social services organization, Family Promise of Burlington County, and collected an abundance of daily life supplies, over $3,000 in cash and gift cards, and even provided two families with Christmas trees and gifts for their children.

    To our clients:

    Thank you for being a huge part of this mission. Your thoughtfulness and kindness means as much to us as it does to the families you have helped. We wish you all a very happy holiday season, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!