An Evening with GRACE to benefit our neighbors in need

WELCOME FRIENDS

Thank you for joining us at our inaugural gathering. Fall for GRACE is an evening of friendship, giving, and celebration

We call it Fall for GRACE because of the season Seasonality is important to us at GRACE. We equally want you to get to know the charms and the raison d’être of our community By the end of this evening we hope you know what it means to make GRACE happen, if you aren ’ t already familiar.

This evening advances an idea central to our mission We all succeed when we fold the corners of our city to gather around a central purpose: to stabilize and uplift the vulnerable households that make up our community

On Thursday nights we notice a phenomenon Everyone comes back A family may graduate from needing support and will return to volunteer A busy volunteer may not have spare time but will send friends People move away and still send messages of hope and love The seasons turn, our offerings shift, but all our people find a way to remain a part of our community We hope that if this is our first time together, that you will find your way to GRACE again We hope that if you have been a part of our community, you will continue to feel your importance to us

We fill many bags, stomachs, and hearts each week Thank you for making that so

We are grateful to you!

An Evening with GRACE

Our Neighbors in Need

OCTOBER 1, 2022

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

7pm-8pm - Live Music & Cocktails

Enjoy live music by Roses In Stereo with signature cocktails and delicious bites

8pm - A Toast to Our Honorees

Please join us on the Outdoor Terrace

8:25pm Paddle Raise with David Guida Sustaining our GRACE community

8:45pm-10pm - Dancing & Dessert

Sweets from Bakehouse by Joe Murphy

Thank you for joining us!

Christine Semcer, Event Chairperson Amanda Parrish Block, Founder

GRACEBOARDOFDIRECTORS

AmandaParrishBlock,Founder ElizabethNewell,President AlanSpeer,Treasurer ChristineSemcer,Secretary

RitaArroyo

AndreaCaserta LillianChern IlyseDiChiara DorrieGagnon GwenRiddick PamelaSinger

COREVOLUNTEERS

SueFeiseler BryanMata SophieMaxhuni

NeilMeyers BarbaraNovoa SuzanneWagner

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

GALA MICRO

GOLDEN DELICIOUS

Richard & Kayla Pechter Delia Hamlet & Family CSL Seqirus

HONEYCRISP

Summit House

Carlyle Newell, Elizabeth Newell & Joseph Galdo

McINTOSH Artemenko Family Bakehouse by Joe Murphy Fisk Foto

Grace, Amanda, and Michael Block Club Pilates Short Hills, Madison, Basking Ridge The Co Co

Cheryl Barr & Tom O'Flynn Cynthia Baker, Lois Schneider Realtor Gagnon Family HTTV

Junior League of Summit New Jersey Perinatal Associates Peapack Gladstone Bank Peerless Beverage Sadrian Family Semcer Family Wilson Family Law LLC

ENJOY THIS EVENING'S SIGNATURE COCKTAIL The Gold & Delicious

Summit House Head Bartender, Bobby Frascella crafted this special cocktail for our evening. Thank you Bobby!

GRACE Honors Summit’s most giving neighbors who have supported us since its inception in 2016.

City of Summit

Department of Community Programs

Christ Church Summit Rev. Dr. Charles T. Rush Junior League of Summit Ms Lori Golden Summit Downtown Inc

PADDLE RAISE

Sustaining our GRACE Community

$250

Purchases 20 winter coats for GRACE families $500

Supplies a week of breakfast for Summit students $750

Supports a week of groceries for our 12 Chestnut Seniors

$1,000

Supports the supply of diapers and formula for a month of distribution $2,500

Sponsors 1 week of milk and eggs at distribution $3,500

Supports distribution of Thanksgiving pies $6,000

Sponsors 1 full week of distribution

SCAN HERE to make a donation or paddle raise contribution

50-100

GRACE IN NUMBERS

We are a volunteer run organization with 50 100 volunteers spanning 5 7 sessions each week.

16,000lbs

$6,000 2,200

We distribute 16,000 pounds of food every week

It costs more than $6,000 per week to offer produce, milk, eggs, bread, and bathroom tissue

We serve an average of 500 local families each week, which is approximately 2,200 individuals. 35% are children.

835%

Our numbers have grown 835% since February 2020. Our peak was 626 households served this past month That’s 11% of Summit’s residents!

Half to one third of our food is donated by the Community Food Bank, the USDA, the GIFT Table at the Farmers Market, and the Summit Achieve Community Garden

We have never closed, never missed a week for any reason including snow, power outages, nor 'easters, or COVID Everyone who has ever come, has received.

To learn more about GRACE and for volunteer opportunities, please visit gracegivingreceiving.org.

Thanks to for making Summit a place for everyone.

The Dental Group of Millburn, P.A. extends our heartfelt congratulations to GRACE and all honorees on this wonderful achievement. We wish you continued success in the future.

Dental Group of Millburn, P.A 187 Millburn Avenue, Suite 1 Millburn, NJ 07041 (973) 376-2700

Club Pilates supports GRACE and all that they do for our community and neighbors

TheGagnonFamilywould liketothankGrace, Amandaandeachevery volunteerforcontributing theirtimetowardshelping allofthefamiliesinthe Summitareacommunity. Yourdedication,loveand unconditionalsupporteach andeveryweekiswhat makesSummitsucha wonderfulplacetolive.

TheGagnonFamily

As a 21 Year

Summit Family, we are proud to support and all the work that Amanda does.

Shari and Bob

I started my Wall Street career in 1988. I worked on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange until 1992 and then on Institutional Trading desks from 1993 -2014. The next chapter of my career is now with Edward Jones. I work with families, individuals and businesses to assist them in building and protecting wealth. I do this by understanding what is important to them. I then utilize an established processes to help me build personalized strategies for each client. We partner with each other to keep them on track to help them achieve and maintain their goals. I pride myself in recognizing the uniqueness of each client.

A native of NYC, I moved to Summit in 2001. My wife, Shari, and I are the parents of three children. I am an active member of the Summit Chamber of Commerce and I am a former board member of Summit Jr. Baseball and Softball, as well as a coach for over 10 seasons.

https://www.edwardjones.com/us-en/financial-advisor/robert-competiello

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