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 to Benefit 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

GRACE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Amanda Parrish Block, Founder Elizabeth Newell, President Alan Speer, Treasurer Christine Semcer, Secretary Rita Arroyo Andrea Caserta Lillian Chern Ilyse DiChiara Dorrie Gagnon Gwen Riddick Pamela Singer

CORE VOLUNTEERS Sue Feiseler Bryan Mata Sophie Maxhuni Neil Meyers Barbara Novoa Suzanne Wagner

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

GRACE IN NUMBERS

50-100 16,000lbs

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

We distribute 16,000 pounds of food every week.

$6,000

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

2,200

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!

1/2 -1/3

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.

ZERO

We have never closed, never missed a week for any reason including snow, power outages, nor'easters, or COVID.

100%

Everyone who has ever come, has received.

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

www.micro-co.com

Thanks to

for making Summit a place for everyone.

Richard and Kayla Pechter

Tom and I thank

for making our community a beautiful place to live.

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.

Tom O'Flynn & Cheryl Barr

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

Thank you for supporting our community!

Delia Hamlet & Family

THANK YOU FOR THE COMMUNITY YOU'VE BUILT

"COMMUNITY THROUGH CUISINE"

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

Thank you to Amanda for being an amazing creator of GRACE. Thanks for all you do for our community.

Liz Newell-Galdo

The Artemenko Family thanks GRACE for its commitment to our community.

With love and gratitude for the GRACE Community.

The Block Family Grace, Amanda, and Michael

The Gagnon Family would like to thank Grace, Amanda and each every volunteer for contributing their time towards helping all of the families in the Summit area community.

Your dedication, love and unconditional support each and every week is what makes Summit such a wonderful place to live.

The Gagnon Family

Thank you to Amanda for blessing families every week, and all the directors who keep everything stable, and the volunteers who come to GRACE to help our community.

-Bryan Mata

As a 21 Year Summit Family, we are proud to support

and all the work that Amanda does.

Shari and Bob

Robert Competiello An Edward Jones Financial Advisor Two Shunpike Road, Suite 22 Madison, Nj 07940

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

“We are so grateful for the invaluable ways GRACE changes the lives of our neighbors.”

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GRACE has helped my family greatly, with things that we have needed and things that were not within our economic reach as well...GRACE helps with food, clothes, shoes, and at the same time it has sown the seed of love in my heart... God bless everyone who is part of GRACE! -R.B., Summit mom

It is everyone’s birthright to be healthy, happy and secure.

GRACE meets community needs with community resources to enable the good health and success of our vulnerable and underserved neighbors.

GRACE is Giving and Receiving Assistance for our Community's Essentials

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT.

www.gracegivingreceiving.org

info@gracegivingreceiving.org

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