Lincroft PTA Sponsors Colonial Nursery Day story Susan Murphy
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incroft PTA sponsored their first-ever Colonial Nursery Day on May 5 at Colonial Nursery in Lincroft. Owners Dan and Jackie Coneeny, whose daughters Brooke and Riley attend Lincroft Elementary School, donated 5 percent of all nursery sales to the school. Children were able to make Mother’s Day cards, play games, have their faces painted, decorate plant pots to plant basil and parsley in, or have a caricature done. Several PTA members’ children assisted with the games and crafts. Caricatures were done by a Middletown South High School student who was earning honor hours. Hot dogs, water, and baked goods were available for purchase and were graciously donated by parents of Lincroft Elementary School students. Manhattan Bagel of Lincroft generously donated a variety of bagels. Rita’s Italian Ice of Middletown sold their ices at the event and shared their sales with the PTA. The Philly Pretzel Factory of Eatontown sold the pretzels to the PTA at wholesale as their contribution. Breadsmith of Cranford, who sold muffins, breads, and mini loaf pies, also donated a portion of their sales to the PTA’s event.
Left to right: Riley, Jackie, Dan, and Brooke Coneeny stand in one of many beautiful areas of Colonial Nursery. The Coneeny family hosted Colonial Nursery Day on May 5, 2012 to lend their support to the Lincroft Elementary School.
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Left to right: Nicole, Jessica and Anthony Guglielmi; Jeannine and Nicholas Cito, Ayla Young O’Conner, (in front of Ayla) Ella Cito; and Ivey Bettigole and her daughter Isabella enjoyed Colonial Nursery Day, sponsored by Lincroft PTA and held on May 5, 2012. Mr. Guglielmi and Mrs. Cito were the co-chairs and Ivey Bettigole is Vice President of Fundraising for the PTA.