PARSIPPANY — Joe Jannarone, President of Sons of Italy Lodge 2561 of Parsippany, and Mayor James Barberio are seen presenting gift cards to Regina Braham.
Regina is the Director of Community Relations for Jersey Battered Women’s Service (JBWS). Sons of Italy has been supporting the charitable needs of JBWS and other organizations for years and continues to provide them with gift cards for those who are in need of assistance.
In addition to JBWS, Sons of Italy has purchased over $3,000 in gift cards from ShopRite and Walmart since Thanksgiving to donate to local food pantries, day care centers and individual families.
All of these donations are made possible through the fundraising efforts of their members. Sons of Italy is happy they can help local families this holiday season.
For more information on Sons of Italy, click here.
DENVILLE — The Academy for Education and Learning at the Morris County School of Technology in Denville purchased gifts, with $400 of fundraised money, for the children at Goryeb Children’s Hospital. This was a joint effort with the Revolutionary F.O.O.L.S. of Northern New Jersey, an organization for firemen.
Goryeb Children’s Hospital, Morristown, is a children’s general hospital in Morristown. It is also a teaching hospital.
Students in the Academy for Education and Learning learn about teaching by running a program for children 3-5 years old, four days a week. They develop the lesson plans under the guidance of their instructors and teach these lessons in The Learning Center, an on-site preschool. For more information about the program, please visit mcvts.org (Programs tab -Learning Center tab) or contact Mrs. Jennifer Skomial at skomialj@mcvts.org or call (973) 627-4600 ext. 276.
RANDOLPH — Dr. Edward J. Yaw of Convent Station, who retired as president of County College of Morris (CCM) earlier this year, recently was elected to serve on the Board of Trustees of The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey.
Dr. Edward J. Yaw
Yaw was elected, along with Edward C. Leithead, III of Chatham, to join the board of 22 distinguished community volunteers as trustees of the theatre group.
Under the leadership of board President Thomas Keffer and Honorary Chairman Thomas H. Kean, the trustees provide oversight and resources for the theatre’s finances, operations and executive staff and enhance the institution’s services and public standing.
A highly respected supporter of the arts, Yaw retired as president of CCM at the end of August after serving 30 years in that leadership role. He was appointed to the position of President Emeritus of CCM effective September 2016.
Yaw was named the second president of the college in 1986, following the retirement of CCM’s first president, Dr. Sherman H. Masten. He first joined CCM in 1980 as Dean of Academic Affairs. Prior to that, he served as Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Adelphi University in New York.
Yaw is widely respected by his peers and has been elected to serve on various professional and educational councils working with state officials. He also serves on the boards of the Morris County Chamber of Commerce, Morris County Human Relations Commission, the Urban League of Morris County and the Morris-Sussex-Warren Counties Workforce Investment Board.
“Both Ed Leithead and Ed Yaw bring to our board tremendous enthusiasm for the theatre and its mission,” stated Keffer. “In addition, we will benefit from Dr. Yaw’s long history as an education leader, and Ed Leithead’s expertise in corporate management and financial matters.”
RANDOLPH —The County College of Morris (CCM) Library will be holding a free Business Research Workshop for small business owners so they can learn how to create marketing lists and find articles relevant to specific industries to help their businesses grow.
The workshop takes place Friday, January 13, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Learning Resource Center on CCM’s Randolph campus, 214 Center Grove Road. The workshop is free and open to the public; however, registration is required by emailing LRCREF@ccm.edu. Please provide both your email and phone number in the body of the email.
The research workshop will use Reference USA, Business Source Elite, Regional Business News and Small Business Reference Center databases provided by the New Jersey State Library.
Visitors can park in Lots 6 or 7; a campus map can viewed by clicking here.
WCPTH club members getting ready to wrap the many gifts collected for a local family. From left – Diana Freidinger, Project Chairman, Bernadette Cicchino, Cathy Haney and Joan Garbarino
PARSIPPANY — The Woman’s Club of Parsippany-Troy Hills (WCPTH) delivered over $1700.00 worth of gift cards to grocery stores, clothes, toys and other items to the Head Start Community Program of Morris County for their Adopt-A-Family program. Club members shopped and wrapped presents for a local family of five.
WCPTH is a great group of women of all ages and walks of life committed to volunteerism and service to the community. And we have fun at the same time! The next General meeting is on Monday, January 23 at 7:00 p.m. at the Lake Parsippany Rescue & Recovery Building, 100 Centerton Drive. Meeting schedule subject to change. Please contact Cathy (Membership Chairman) if interested in attending a meeting or to confirm date and time. Contact information is below.
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.
For more information call Cathy at (973) 984-0758, e-mail the club at womansclubofpth@gmail.com or check us out on the web www.parsippanywomansclub.org
The Woman’s Club of Parsippany Troy Hills delivered over $1700.00 of gifts for a family in the Adopt-A Family program. From left – Maria Leon, EHS Family Advocate, Joan Garbarino, WCPTH member, Diana Freidinger, WCPTH member and Project Chairman, Carmen Cintron, Program Nurse and Migdalyn Vega, Adopt-A Family Volunteer
MORRIS COUNTY — This sweetie pie is Tricia! Tricia is about one year old, weights about 35-40 pounds and she is beautiful!! She has a beautiful white and tan coat with long ears. Simply beautiful!
Tricia was rescued from a high kill shelter in North Carolina and she is now living in a foster home in New Jersey. This is what Tricia’s foster family says about her…..”Tricia is a friendly, sweet girl! She spends her days going for long walks (she is good on the leash) and playing with our dogs. Tricia enjoys playing with toys and she enjoys sniffing her surroundings. This loving dog loves, loves, loves everyone she meets. Tricia is a cuddle bug and just wants to be with you! We know she will make a wonderful friend for any family!”
Give Tricia a chance and she will steal your heart!
If you have a furever home for Tricia, e-mail Furever Home Dog Rescue at FHDR@att.net and request an adoption application. To see more photos of Tricia, please click here.
PARSIPPANY – Parsippany Police Chief Paul Phillips sought to explain the department’s overtime increase Tuesday night, prior to the Township Council reallocating funds to cover it. The council built $400,000 for police overtime into the $68 million municipal budget for 2016. However, as of last Friday, officers had received $711,000 in overtime for the year, township…
PARSIPPANY – For a fifth consecutive year, the Township Council is set to adopt an emergency appropriation covering hefty payouts to retired police officers and other former employees. An ordinance authorizing the appropriation, totaling $607,956 paid earlier in 2016 to 11 former employees for unused sick and vacation time, is scheduled for a vote on Tuesday.…
PARSIPPANY — SOS Security LLC (with its corporate office located at 1915 Route 46) is proud to participate in the “2016 Adopt a Family” program, purchasing over $2,000 in gifts for two local families. As part of their expanding corporate outreach program, the security firm and it’s employees are finding ways to help local residents and families in need.
About SOS Security LLC:
Established in 1969, SOS has steadily grown to become one of the largest security companies in the U.S. SOS currently employs more than 6,000 security professionals domestically and internationally through foreign regional joint ventures. SOS’s primary business is to furnish various types of well-trained, highly qualified Security Officers that are specifically prepared to perform security services required by a variety of business sectors, including: Technology/Communications, Government, Embassies & Consulates, Public Utilities, Education Facilities/Campus Security, Hospitality/Leisure/Hotels, Retail/Shopping Centers, Media/Entertainment, Commercial/Residential Real Estate, Pharmaceutical/Healthcare/Hospitals, Manufacturing/Warehouse/Distribution and Financial/Banking. SOS also provides Close Protection Operations for Fortune 1000 corporate executives and high-profile individuals around the world, as well as Investigative, Management and Consulting and Fire & Life Safety Services. To learn more about SOS, go to http://www.sossecurity.com or call 800-SECURE-0.
PARSIPPANY — Santa arrived at Lake Parsippany firehouse on Saturday, December 17 to greet the children, take pictures, find out their wish list and give gifts.
The little Steven Stetler, 3 months old
Anaisha and Navya Gopinath
Donovan McAndrew
Snowman Jack Blair and Elf Kaitlyn Blair
Alex Thurkauf, Jack Blair, Santa, Kaitlyn Blair, Abigail Thurhauf
Jonathan and Connie Keller
The Topolewski family: Matt, Zeus (the dog), Matthew and Denise
Santa stays in the firehouse rather than going around on the fire trucks because it’s safer for the children and gives him the opportunity to talk with each child to hear those special Christmas wishes.
Other fire districts in Parsippany drove Santa around to the neighborhoods and gave out treats.
