OLDBRIDGE ALL AROUND
VOL 13 , NO 1
A Publication for the community of Old Bridge
O.B. REBELS LAST FEW WEEKS TO 7TH GRADE DONATE TO TOYS FOR TOTS NJSYFL SUPER Now, we are in our Holiday by participating in our Annual To make your donation, you again, All Around Old Giving Event “Toys for Tots”, we can drop off a toy at any drop BOWL CHAMPS season Bridge, Old Bridge Chamber will begin collecting donations off locations, page 6, or call of Commerce and Old Bridge Business Alliance wants to give back to our most prized community members, our children, this season with a goal of 3,000 toys to donate, we can reach that goal this year with your help. Just think the smiles we will bring to the children this year. Each year, the residents and businesses of Old Bridge support those in need around the holidays
through December 14th to help provide the much-needed joy the children deserve for the holidays. Over the last few years, we have collected 10,000 toys and watched as residents both from and outside Old Bridge lent a helping- hand. With a donation from each of our businesses and residents, we can help provide toys for many children this holiday season, together we can make a difference.
VFW HONORED FOR 125TH ANNIVERSARY O l d B r i d g e Yo u t h sports does it again!!! This is the year of Champions. Following up with Old Bridge youth Baseball winning a State title. The Old Bridge Rebels 7th grade team wins the New Jersey Suburban Youth Football Super Bowl Game. Led by Coach Chino Muniz in a tight game going down to the wire vs Scotch Plans Fanwood the 7th grade team sealed the victory with a interception by Julian Muniz with under a min left. The team showed no quit from the start. They found their selfs behind early in The game until Julian Muniz broke a 75 yard run finding himself into the endzone 2 plays later with a 10 yard rushing touchdown. Coming out the half Continue on page 22
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) was founded in 1899 by a small group of veterans who returned from campaigns in Cuba and in the Philippines. They banded together to create a veterans organization that would advocate on behalf of all veterans. The VFW is a nonprofit service organization comprised of eligible veterans and military service members from the active, guard
and reserve forces. The VFW’s mission is to foster camaraderie among United States veterans of overseas conflicts, to serve our veterans, the military and our communities, and to advocate on behalf of all veterans. Since its inception, the VFW has been instrumental in the establishment of the Veterans Administration, the national cemetery system, and the creation of every national veterans’ memori-
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al. The VFW has played a vital role in virtually every significant piece of veterans legislation passed in the 20th and 21st centuries to include the Honoring Our PACT Act, the most significant expansion of veterans benefits in history. The VFW’s 125th anniversary is observed on September 29, 2024, and this date shall officially be known as VFW Day. At the Town Council Meeting on November 18, 2024, Mayor Debbie Walker proclaimed September 29th as VFW Day in honor of the VFW’s invaluable contributions to the veteran community in Old Bridge and around the world. She read, “We hereby stand with the VFW to ensure veterans are respected for their service, always receive their earned entitlements, and are recognized for the sacrifices they and their loved ones have made on behalf of this great country”.
DECEMBER 2024