Tag: Community Service
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service in Central Jersey
Each year, Americans across the country come together on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day to serve their neighbors and communities. United Way of Central Jersey’s call to service on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 20, asks all Central Jersey residents to work together to fight for solutions to our most…
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Scholarships to be awarded during East Brunswick AARP chapter meeting
East Brunswick AARP Chapter 4855 will meet at 10:30 a.m. on May 14 in the East Brunswick Firehouse, 310 Rues Lane, East Brunswick. Community service scholarship awards will be presented to seniors from East Brunswick High School and East Brunswick Vocational & Technical School. The Anne Stevens Memorial Award will be presented to a nursing…
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Students invited to help with North Brunswick Giving Garden
The North Brunswick Department of Parks, Recreation & Community Services’s Giving Garden is an effort by the North Brunswick Youth Alliance to benefit the community. North Brunswick middle and high school students are invited to a summer of service by growing, picking and donating produce to the community food pantry every Tuesday from 6-7 p.m.…
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High school seniors eligible for $500 scholarship
Christ Episcopal Church in South Amboy is accepting essays from high school seniors who exemplify volunteerism and commitment to the community for a $500 scholarship. To be eligible, students must reside in the South Amboy/Sayreville area and submit an essay of 500 words or less describing how his/her service has impacted the community and has…
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Buddy Ball Soccer players clean up Community Park in preparation of Memorial Day 5K
PHOTO COURTESY OF TIM ADAMS The North Brunswick Buddy Ball community sponsored a volunteer cleanup on May 12 in North Brunswick Community Park by clearing the walk/run track in preparation for the upcoming Memorial Day 5K Run/Walk on May 28. The players, buddies, parents and coaches were provided recycling bags by the North Brunswick Department…
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Hundreds of Jewish teens take part in day of service
Hundreds of Jewish teens from Monmouth and Middlesex counties joined a global teen service initiative to make the world a better place. The Middlesex County Fire Academy in Sayreville sponsored J-Serve on April 22. In addition to performing various community service projects, teen participants learned, through live fire and rescue demonstrations, how public safety professionals…
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Community service project will honor MLK Jr.
North Brunswick will celebrate the life, philosophy and contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at 7 p.m. Jan. 12 in the municipal court room, 710 Hermann Road, North Brunswick. The “All Hands In” project invites residents to share their ideas for a community-wide service initiative. Submissions are due by Jan. 9 by emailing [email protected]…
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Volunteers will be recognized in Woodbridge Oct. 29
Woodbridge Mayor John E. McCormac and the Woodbridge Township Municipal Council will host “Woodbridge Community Day” at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 29 at the Woodbridge Community Center (WCC), 600 Main Street, to recognize 50 community volunteers and present the 2017 Mayor’s Community Volunteer Award for distinguished community service.
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Metuchen tightens property maintenance code
METUCHEN — Borough officials are working to strengthen the town’s property maintenance code to deter what officials call a “disconcerting” problem that has arisen over the past few years. “We have had a few repeats of a rather unusual situation in Metuchen — residential properties that have declined and have been poorly maintained,” Borough Council…