PARSIPPANY — Please join us in supporting the Woman’s Club of Parsippany Troy Hills (WCPTH) by enjoying lunch or dinner at Annabella’s Pizza & Restaurant, 329 Smith Road, on Wednesday, February 21 and Thursday, February, 22. Annabella’s is open from 11:00 am to 10:00 pm. The offer is valid for to-go orders also. Click here to download the flyer must be presented for WCPTH to get a portion of the proceeds.
The Woman’s Club of Parsippany-Troy Hills is a member of the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs of GFWC (NJSFWC), which is the largest volunteer women’s service organization in the state, providing opportunities for education, leadership training, and community service. WCPTH has demonstrated its commitment to the community through an impressively wide range of community service endeavors. The Club has served the township and the state with initiatives to support education, home life, conservation and more. WCPTH is very proud to have been instrumental in the founding of the Parsippany Library and the Parsippany Child Day Care Center. Today the Woman’s Club is involved with the Parsippany Food Pantry, American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, Jersey Battered Women’s Service and Child Abuse Prevention – NJ. We also support Boatsie’s Boxes for the military serving overseas, UNICEF, Heifer International and other worthy and charitable causes
The next General Meeting, which is open to area women, will be held on Monday, February 26 at 7:00 p.m. at Lake Parsippany Rescue & Recovery, 100 Centerton Drive.
For more information call Cathy at (973) 984-0758, e-mail the club at womansclubofpth@gmail.com, or click here for website.
PARSIPPANY — He is a four-month-old Pit mix and he is extremely lovable, not to mention cute!
He will be medium sized when fully grown. Scooter has already mastered “sit” and “down” within one day in his foster home! He is very smart, treat motivated, and overall highly trainable! He loves to give kisses and snuggle! He does great with other dogs and kids above the age of ten. Scooter is working on his potty training but he sleeps through the night in his crate.
He has never met a person he hasn’t liked! He is playful, loyal, and always aims to please! Scooter can’t wait to find his forever home!
If you are interested in adopting Scooter, please fill out an application by clicking here. Wise Animal Rescue us a volunteer-based group and want to ensure that all applicants are as serious about the adoption process as we are.
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W.A.R.’s goal is to find the perfect family dynamic and place our dogs in a loving, safe and permanent home. All of our dogs available for adoption are spayed/neutered, up-to-date on shots and microchipped.
Our adoption process starts with filling an application, home visit, meet and greet and then finalizing with an adoption contract and fee.
Adoption fees range from about $300.00 to $600.00. These fees help defray costs of veterinary and foster.
PARSIPPANY — The Morris County School of Technology’s PTO will be holding a Comedy Night Fundraiser on Saturday, March 3.
Enjoy a night of laughter featuring professional comedians Pete Michaels, Brad Trackman, and Steve Shaffer. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Show begins promptly at 8:30 p.m.
Tickets are $25.00 each and non-refundable. Bring your own food and drink.
For ticket information, email mcstpto@yahoo.com or call (862) 228-3430. All seating is reserved. Purchase tickets soon for best seating. Tricky Tray tickets and 50/50 tickets will be available to purchase at event.
Extra parking will be available at Smith Field Park located next to Parsippany PAL. Only adults 21 and older will be permitted. All proceeds to benefit Morris County School of Technology Projection Graduation and PTO.
PARSIPPANY — The MOMS Club of Parsippany Area East is hosting a dine-out event at Habit Burger on Tuesday, February 6 to help benefit one of our members.
Michelle and her husband Francis are parents to a beautiful three year old daughter. They currently reside in Parsippany and are members of TLCC (Francis can often be seen on stage playing the guitar during Sunday services). In early 2017 Michelle was diagnosed with a very rare Lymphoma (Subcutaneous Panniculitis like T-Cell Lymphoma or SPTCL) at which time it became aggressive. On top of this diagnosis, she was diagnosed with another disease (HLH or Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis) which is a life-threatening immunodeficiency. Michelle will undergo six sessions of chemotherapy and a STEM Cell transplant. Medical bills are piling up quickly and unfortunately her Health Insurance doesn’t fully cover the services and medications that she now requires. A go fund me page has been set up to help with her extensive medical bills. If you cannot make it to the event, please consider making a donation by clicking here.
Join us at Habit Burger, 3043 Route 46, Morris Hills Shopping Center) on Tuesday, February 6 between 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. to benefit Michelle. She will receive 20% of the profits from that night from everyone who shows a print out of the form or shows it on their phone. Applies to dine in and take out! Click here to download flyer.
The MOMS Club of Parsippany East is a local chapter of an international non-profit support group focused on the stay at home mom. We offer support and enriching activities to both mothers and their children. Although we focus on the stay-at-home mom, we support all moms and have mothers who work part-time or full-time among our members. Our activities include a monthly meeting; organized family activities and outings; a book club (for the moms); playgroups; service projects to benefit both children in need and our communities; and, of course, MOMS Night Out!
Due to Parsippany’s size and number of schools, we are divided into East and West chapters. To find out more about our club find us on Facebook or email us at Parsippanymomsclubeast@gmail.com.
Dear Family, friends, neighbors, work colleagues of Bill Foote and residents of the Parsippany community:
FIRST, Susan Giordano, Daniel Gaestel and Delia Petrula, friends of Bill have organized this gofundme for Bill Foote. His illness in the prime of his career impacts his future plan for his children Billy and Rebecca realizing their goals in completing college. Bill will have medical, illness and assistive technology bills over and above insurance coverages. We want to help with that, too. Please consider donating to this fund. Your GIFTS will go directly to Bill and family to help with these expenses.
NEXT, please read below the words of Delia Petrula, asking you to support Bill, her very good friend:
Our good friend, Bill Foote, needs your support! As many of you know, over the years, Bill has donated his time to numerous organizations. Many of you know Bill from the countless hours Bill has spent on the Parsippany Football fields, selflessly helping to shape the minds and bodies of young men.
You may recognize Bill from his participation in the Parsippany Christmas parades where he has been Santa to many, many children throughout the years. Bill has also mentored young accountants new to the field with his employer, Bruno, DiBello & Co., L.L.C.
Maybe you recognize him from his association with the Cherry Ridge Gun Range where his is a member.
After losing his beloved Alaina in April of 2013, Bill joined the Soaring Spirits Widow/Widowers Group.
Bill quickly became well known in the group, someone you could turn to for advice, a shoulder you could lean on day or night.
Today, one of the group’s favorite Bill phrases “my friend” resonates throughout the Wednesday dinners.
Memories of Christmas parties where Bill volunteered to dress as Santa and surprised the crowd along with his elf helper, KDD will NEVER be forgotten. Recently Bill was diagnosed with ALS. ALS is a rapidly progressive, fatal neurological disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, causing muscle nerves to die and affecting voluntary muscle movement.
For years, Bill has been an inspiration to many, many people with his uplifting spirit and great sense of humor.
NOW, Bill needs YOUR help to ensure a great future for his two wonderful children. Rebecca is studying at the Parsons School of Design in New York City and Billy is studying at County College of Morris.
PLEASE, take a moment now and help Bill the way Bill helped so many in the past. Your generosity is greatly appreciated by Bill and his family.
PARSIPPANY — One of New Jersey’s fastest growing Christian churches, Liquid Church, has once again been selected to host Night To Shine sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation, an unforgettable prom night experience designed especially for teens and adults ages 14+ with special needs. New this year, Liquid Church is turning the special event into New Jersey’s largest Night To Shine prom, with 500 guests and 1000 volunteers gathered under one roof – the church’s brand-new Broadcast Campus in Parsippany. The event will be held on Friday, February 9. Beauty Bar from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Main Event from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Guests at Night To Shine will receive the VIP treatment, with a red carpet prom entrance and friendly paparazzi snapping their photo. Once inside, guests will visit stations for shoe shining, corsages and boutonnieres, limo rides, and games before moving on to the main event – dancing! The highlight of the evening will be the crowning ceremony, where each Night To Shine guest is crowned a prom king or queen.
Also new in 2018, Liquid Church is hosting an All-Day Beauty Bar with free hair and makeup stations for guests and their caregivers to help them get prom-ready before the big event. Liquid Church is expecting over 500 prom guests to attend, and 1,000 Liquid Church volunteers will be on hand to create this special event, including 500 “buddies,” who will serve as personal hosts for each and every prom guest.
“It’s truly our privilege and passion to serve families with special needs. We want our honored guests to feel supported as they engage with their peers, to feel a sense of belonging, and to recognize their God-given potential. Hosting Night To Shine is an incredible way that we do this at Liquid Church,” said Tim Lucas, lead pastor and founder of Liquid Church. “We know that New Jersey has the highest rate of Autism in the nation. The need here is tremendous, and so we’re not only hosting this event for the third year in a row, but in 2018 we’re turning it into one of New Jersey’s biggest parties – gathering more guests and volunteers in one location than ever before!”
Worldwide, 375 churches honored more than 75,000 kings and queens of the prom in 2017 with the help of 150,000 volunteers across 50 states and 11 counties, showing tremendous growth since Night To Shine launched in 2015 with 44 host churches, 7,000 guests and the help of 15,000 volunteers. Night To Shine 2018 promises to be the biggest event yet, with over 500 locations already signed up to participate around the world.
“Night to Shine is my favorite night of the year! It’s also a favorite night for thousands and thousands of kings and queens all over the world that we crown at the end of this prom. Every town, every village, every state, and every country needs to host a Night to Shine for their special needs community. It’s a time in which people can work together and be a part of something significant and life-changing – and be blessed in the process. It’s about being a part of one team, God’s team,” said Tim Tebow, founder of the Tim Tebow Foundation.
For additional information on Night to Shine hosted by Liquid Church in Parsippany click here.
For more information on the worldwide movement of Night to Shine, sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation click here.
Liquid Church is one of New Jersey’s fastest-growing Christian churches. Officially launched in 2007 by Lead Pastor Tim Lucas, the church’s vision and mission is to “Saturate the State with the Gospel of Jesus Christ,” with six campuses in Essex, Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, and Union Counties. Each week, over 4,000 people experience Liquid Church’s worship services in New Jersey and around the globe through Church Online. As part of its global outreach, Liquid provides clean drinking water to the poorest of the poor, with dozens of completed wells in several countries including El Salvador and Nicaragua – and most recently, Rwanda! Liquid Church’s innovative approaches to outreach and ministry have been spotlighted by CNN, FOX News, and The Today Show. For more information click here.
The Tim Tebow Foundation exists to bring Faith, Hope and Love to those needing a brighter day in their darkest hour of need. That mission is being fulfilled every day through the foundation’s seven areas of outreach, including W15H, Timmy’s Playrooms, Orphan Care, Adoption Aid, the Tebow CURE Hospital, Team Tebow and Night to Shine. For more information on the Tim Tebow Foundation click here.
Project Help a local charity devoted to helping veterans, is hosting their first annual Poster contest for students all over New Jersey.
The theme is “I Love America” and open to all budding young artists. Prizes will be awarded in each category grade category and will be judged on design, originality and content. There will be three place winners in each of the category grades of K-4. 5-8. 9-12.
All artwork must be 2 dimensional, no digital entries will be accepted. Poster should include the project Help Logo and size cannot exceed 18” x 24”. Entries must include a signed (by parent) entry form can be downloaded by clicking here.
All entries must be received by February 23 at Project Help, 55 Bank Street, Sussex, New Jersey 07461. All entries become the property of Project Help.
The awards ceremony will be in March and entrants will be notified of the date, time and place. Once the awards are given, the posters will go on display all around the area at schools, Libraries and other public places.
Through this Poster Contest, we hope to engage our young people with a renewed sense of patriotism and respect for our wonderful country and for the men and women who served in the Military to preserve our freedom.
Project Help, Inc., a 501(c)(3) Charity, is incorporated in Sussex County. “Our mission, said Sandy Mitchell, Executive Director, is to help Veterans and their families during difficult times. We cover the seven northern counties and moving to the southern counties, assisting Veterans in getting their lives back together.” She is also the founder of Project Help and knows only too well the aftermath of war. She was married to a Vietnam Vet and has a special place in her heart for all veterans of every war. “Many are lost in war and many as the result of being in war”, said Sandy, who lost her husband after he returned home from Vietnam.
Project Help is growing quickly and expansion creates a massive need for reliable volunteers, committee and board members. If you would like to help, just contact them at (973) 875-2068.
PARSIPPANY — Rainbow Lakes Volunteer Fire Company held its annual Fire Company Dinner Dance and Awards Ceremony at the Mansion at Mountain Lakes on Saturday, evening, February 3.
Parsippany-Troy Hills Mayor Michael Soriano thanked the members of District 2 for their outstanding volunteer service to the residents and businesses of Parsippany.
Many members were recognized for their contributions to the Rainbow Lakes Volunteer Fire Company. Deputy Chief Joe Reeber was recognized as the “Firefighter of the Year”.
The next special event will be the annual fish and chicken fundraiser dinner on Friday, February 23, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with take out available.
Tickets are $16.00 for adults and $12.00 for children.
On the first “Friday Without Frelinghuysen” since Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-11th Dist.) announced his retirement plans, new Parsippany Mayor Michael Soriano praised the “warriors” of NJ 11th for Change and thanked the 12-term congressman–for galvanizing him to run for office. “Going against the good Congressman was one of my main reasons for running, because it was…
PARSIPPANY — At the conclusion of the 2004 NFL season, the Patriots beat the Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX. If you’ve been waiting ever since for the rematch, you’re in luck. The teams will face off again on Sunday in Super Bowl LII.
In that meeting 13 years ago, the Patriots, of course, won 20-17, although the game wasn’t that close. The Eagles and Patriots will battle again beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, with the Lombardi Trophy again on the line.
The first Parsippany connection is the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
The Vince Lombardi Trophy is the trophy awarded each year to the winning team of the National Football League’s championship game, the Super Bowl. The trophy is named in honor of NFL coach Vince Lombardi.
The moment of victory at the Super Bowl, the World Series and every major championship is commemorated for all time by the presentation of custom-designed sterling silver trophies from Tiffany & Co.
Tiffany has created the most revered symbols of athletic achievement in every notable field of sport. From the beginning, Tiffany designers were dedicated to the highest level of quality and craftsmanship that would pay tribute to the athletes’ skill and prowess.
Tiffany & Company is at 15 Sylvan Way.
Super Bowl LII is Sunday, February 4 at U.S. Bank Stadium (home of the Minnesota Vikings) in Minneapolis, Minn. The Twin Cities last played host to the Big Game 26 years ago, when Washington beat Buffalo 37-24 at the Metrodome in Super Bowl.
The second Parsippany connection is Zygi Wilf.
Zygi Wilf
The Minnesota Vikings is owned by Zygi Wilf. Zygmunt “Zygi” Wilf (born April 22, 1950) is a German-born Jewish-American billionaire real estate developer. He is the principal owner of the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings. After working as an attorney, Wilf joined the family business and became head of one of the company’s affiliates, Garden Commercial Properties. Wilf has grown the company from four shopping centers in Northern New Jersey to over a hundred properties, including several large malls. In addition to the commercial properties, the Garden companies also own and manage 90,000 apartment units around the country.
More recently, Parsippany Littleton, LLC purchased the property of the former GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) located at 1500 Littleton Road on October 6, for $8,500,000.00. The buyer is listed as Parsippany Littleton, LLC. The office address is listed as 820 Morris Turnpike, Short Hills.
Also listed at the address of 820 Morris Avenue is Garden Homes. Garden Homes is owned in part or wholly by Zygi Wilf. Zygi Wilf is the Owner/Chairman of the Minnesota Vikings (click here for additional details).
Wilf joined the family business and became head of one of the company’s affiliates, Garden Commercial Properties. Wilf has grown the company from four shopping centers in Northern New Jersey to over a hundred properties, including several large malls. In addition to the commercial properties, the Garden companies also own and manages 90,000 apartment units around the country. In Parsippany, Garden Communities consists of Powdermill Heights, Knoll Gardens, Mill Run at Parsippany, Redstone Gardens, Ridgeview Gardens, Redstone Apartments, Vail Gardens and Westgate Apartments.
Garden Homes is also involved with Forge Pond, a new townhouse development with a price tag ranging from $435,000 to $535,000; Puddingstone Ridge, single family homes with a price tag of approximately $825,000; In Budd Lake, Lakeview Homes, single family homes with a price tag of approximately $600,000; In Fairfield, The Reserve at Fairfield, with homes ranging from $829,000 to $1,014,000. Mazdabrook Commons is listed as one of their past projects.
Other projects of Garden Homes is located in Bergen, Essex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset, Warren Counties and Hartford Connecticut.
Garden Communities offers apartment rentals throughout New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. They offer 1, 2 or 3 bedroom units, studios, townhouses/duplexes, luxury apartment rentals, affordable housing or 55+ active adult communities. Their properties offer residents access to extensive shopping, entertainment, the best schools in the area and recreational activities for all ages.
Garden Commercial Properties also is listed at 820 Morris Avenue. Some of the properties in that portfolio include Parsippany’s Arlington Plaza, among over a dozen other shopping centers in New Jersey. Rutgers Village, Powder Mill East Shopping Center, and Powder Mill West Shopping Centers are part of Pineview Homes, which is a subsidiary of the Wilf empire.
He does great with other dogs and kids above the age of ten. Scooter is working on his potty training but he sleeps through the night in his crate.
