Tag: Southwood Elementary School
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Youngsters continue to ‘Make-A-Wish’ and deliver 311K letters written to Santa as part of Macy’s Believe campaign
Every holiday season, Anthony “A.J.” Silvestri and Jillian Bresocnik rally their community in Old Bridge and beyond to write letters to Santa for the annual letter campaign for Make-A-Wish New Jersey through Macy’s Believe campaign. It’s a letter writing campaign near and dear to the hearts of A.J., as a Make-A-Wish recipient, and Jillian, as…
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Old Bridge pupils collect letters to Santa for Macy’s Believe campaign
https://youtu.be/YseeGQYKabE A.J. Silvestri and Jillian Bresocnik did it again. This year the duo garnered 136,512 letters to Santa for the annual letter campaign for Make-A-Wish New Jersey through Macy’s Believe campaign. Old Bridge Township Public Schools Superintendent of Schools David Cittadino announced the grand number, which was met with applause from those who attended to…
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Memory of young Old Bridge girl remembered during annual Macy’s Believe campaign
EAST BRUNSWICK – When 7-year-old Kendall Bresocnik was granted her wish from Make-A-Wish New Jersey in the spring, she asked her mother if she was going to be able to ride in the sleigh with AJ Silvestri during his annual delivery of holiday letters as part of the Macy’s “Believe” campaign. And ride the sleigh…
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Old Bridge community ‘Believes in Unicorns’ for this year’s Macy’s Believe campaign in memory of young girl
OLD BRIDGE – AJ Silvestri, a junior at Old Bridge High School, is teaming up with one of his biggest supporters, Jillian Bresocnik, a fifth grader at Southwood Elementary School, to spearhead his annual letter campaign for Make-A-Wish through Macy’s Believe campaign. Jillian and her sister, Kendall, were among AJ’s biggest supporters. The Bresocnik family…
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Mayor Owen Henry’s Clean Team beautifies waterfronts in Old Bridge
Mayor Owen Henry’s Clean Team joined forces with local volunteers for International Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 21 in Old Bridge. Volunteers signed up to clean the Cliffwood Beach Waterfront, the Laurence Harbor Waterfront and the Old Bridge Waterfront at Paul’s Beach. Volunteers from Carl Sandburg Middle School, St. Thomas Church, Southwood Elementary School,…
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Southwood recognized by national PTO
OLD BRIDGE — Southwood Elementary School is an inclusive and welcoming school where all families contribute to the educational experience and overall well-being for all students. And for that, the elementary school was one of two New Jersey schools and 143 schools across the country recognized by the National Parent Teacher Association as a 2017-2019…
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Helicopter landing today at Southwood Elementary is for school event
OLD BRIDGE – A Blackhawk military helicopter will land at 9:30 a.m. today, Sept. 28, at Southwood Elementary School, 64 Southwood Dr., Old Bridge, for a school event. There is no need for concern.