jhummel@southjerseymedia.com Web: nj.com/ben Phone: 856-451-1000, ext. 556 Cellphone: 856-237-6645 FAX: 856-455-3098 U.S. Army: RA13815980 The column that says you don't have to be physically able to contribute to improving your world. — Good evening! — Message from Carol Musso regarding Bridgeton's 9-11 memorial stair climb: "I am asking if you can support this event by either a monetary donation...
jhummel@southjerseymedia.com
Web: nj.com/ben
Phone: 856-451-1000, ext. 556
Cellphone: 856-237-6645
FAX: 856-455-3098
U.S. Army: RA13815980
The column that says you don't have to be physically able to contribute to improving your world.
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Good evening!
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Message from Carol Musso regarding Bridgeton's 9-11 memorial stair climb:
"I am asking if you can support this event by either a monetary donation or they can donate items for the day of the event.
Below are some items they are looking to be donated. Please let me know how you can help or if you have any questions.
Gatorade Powder
Granola Bars
Sub Sandwich Tray(2)
Boxes Apples
Juice Boxes
Soft Pretzel Trays
Coffee/DoughnutsPlates/Cups/Spoons.
It happens at the Bridgeton high-rise on the morning of 9-11 with climbers coming as far as from 100 miles away to re-enact the climb made by firefighters that fateful day.
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The Levoy Theatre in Millville has announced that Steve Solomon's hit one-man show, "My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm in Therapy,'' is set to make its debut on Jan.30.
The engagement is for one night only.
Tickets for the show are $35 and $25 and available at levoy.net, at the box office or by calling 856-327-6400.
For more information on the show, contact Jim Steen at Jim@levoy.net.
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"Good evening,
"Paervin State Park Appreciation Committee is looking for volunteers to haunt at our annual event plus asking people to mark their calendars to attend our annual event!
"Please print, place on web and in general, distribute to as many as possible for us!
"Thanks for your help.''
-- Linda
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Dr. Robin Weinstein's report: "Piecing Together the Puzzle: Ending Chronic Homelessness in Cumberland County by 2020." "Overcoming poverty is not a task of charity, it is an act of justice. Like Slavery and Apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings. Sometimes it falls on a generation to be great. YOU can be that great generation. Let your greatness blossom." Take the pledge and join the movement to end homelessness in Cumberland County by 2020! Cumberland County had the highest poverty rate in the state of New Jersey in 2014 with 20.6 percent of our residents living at or below the poverty line. Cumberland County has been ranked as the worst place in the state of New Jersey for children with a total of 10,907 children living under the federally calculated "poverty level" based on family income. The number of people experiencing homelessness during the 2015 Homeless Point In Time Survey in Cumberland County is 201 persons, which included 53 people who are chronically homeless. The number of veterans that are homeless in Cumberland County has increased by 10 percent from 2013 to 2015 with at least 9 counted homeless veterans during the 2015 Point In Time Survey. None of us can untangle this web alone. But, together, we can make a difference. Join us in our pledge to end homelessness: https:// -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently sent a letter to the state, warning in soft-spoken bureaucratese that recent revisions to New Jersey's flood hazard and storm water rules are significantly weakening protections, which will result in more pollutants in our water and more flooding that puts people in harm's way. It likely violates federal law, too. If New Jersey does not change course, the EPA could take away our power to implement the Clean Water Act or withhold money for desperately-needed upgrades to our water and sewage systems. As sea levels rise and storms are predicted to increase in power, low-lying farms in Delaware and in coastal areas around the world will be increasingly vulnerable to the harmful effects of saltwater flooding. -- D. Renee Brecht -- Life After Service WHAT: A half-day conference for veterans and their loved ones Reply to Gloria McCoy at 856-794-1011, ext. 318 or gloria@southwestcouncil.org. Guest speakers include: Sen. Jeff Van Drew & Assemblyman Bob Andrzejczak -- Gloria Cortez -- MY KIND OF TOWN: Where we must take care of the veterans who took care of us.
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-Nelson Mandela
Homelessness and poverty. These two words represent a complex web of issues --individual, societal, racial, governmental -- that result in a number of sobering statistics:
WHEN: Thursday, October 15, 9 a.m. to noon.
WHERE: Vineland National Guard Armory, 2560 S. Delsea Drive, Vineland, on Friday, Oct. 9.
Denise Horton, PhD, Army Substance Abuse Program
Sgt. James Kube, Civil Operations Specialist, N.J. Counterdrug Task Force.