Tag: Jersey Cares
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Middlesex County College student paints mural in honor of Dr. King
Middlesex County College student Yazmin Wilkins, of Woodbridge, was one of about a dozen students from the college’s Democracy House service learning program to participate in a Jersey Cares’ mural painting activity at Quibbletown Middle School in Piscataway on Jan. 20. The event brought together more than 100 volunteers on the Dr. Martin Luther King…
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First Presybterian Church of Metuchen collects more than 1,400 coats
The First Presbyterian Church (FPC) of Metuchen sponsored its fourth annual coat drive as part of the 22nd annual Jersey Cares Coat Drive on Dec. 16 and collected more than 1,400 coats, surpassing last year’s total. The FPC’s Mission Commission worked with Jersey Cares, which has collected, sorted and distributed more than 500,000 coats over the past 21 years for…
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YMCA partners with Jersey Cares for volunteer event
SOUTH AMBOY – The YMCA of South Amboy partnered with lawyers and paralegals for a day of fun and learning. About 40 representatives of Fragoman, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP of Matawan met with camp counselors and the CAMP SAY participants on Aug. 1 through the Jersey Cares program. The lawyers taught campers how to…
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Charity drive set for July 22 at South Brunswick Library
The South Brunswick Republican Organization will hold a Charity Awareness Open House and Collection Drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 22 in the library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick. There will be speakers both talking about their mission and collecting items: The South Brunswick Food Pantry (canned goods and…
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East Brunswick Library to hold volunteer fair June 29
The East Brunswick Library will hold a special volunteer fair at 6 p.m. on June 29 at the library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center. Participating organizations include the Arc of Middlesex County, Crisis Room at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Disability Allies, East Brunswick Arts Commission, East Brunswick Department of Aging/Senior Center, East Brunswick Friends of…
