Around The Town Friends Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter Host Indoor Yard Sale Location: Bay Ave. Community Center Address: 775 East Bay Ave., Manahawkin, NJ Date: Jan 26, 2019 Time: 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Items for sale include pet supplies and household items. Pet food donations are welcome. Coffee and bake sale goods are available.
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Location: Little Egg Harbor Branch of the Ocean County Library Address: 290 Mathistown Rd, Little Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08087 Phone: 609-294-1197 Website: www.theoceancountylibrary.org Date: Jan 29, 2019 Time: 4:00 PM Ages 9-14. Please register in person, by calling 609-294-1197, or online at www.theoceancountylibrary.org.
‘When Animals Left’ at Cloverdale Farm County Park
Location: Cloverdale Farm County Park Address: 34 Cloverdale Rd, Barnegat, NJ 08005 Phone: 609-607-1861 Date: Jan 30, 2019 Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Learn a Lenape myth with an important message about treating animals with the proper respect. The program is free, call 609-607-1861 to register.
Super Plunge XV Sunday
Location: St. Francis Community Center Address: 4700 Long Beach Blvd., Brant Beach, NJ Phone: 609-494-8861 Date: Feb 03, 2019 Time: 1:00 PM The 15th Annual Super Plunge Sunday is scheduled for Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 3. Participants are invited to brave the icy, cold, Atlantic Ocean. Preregistration is required. Registration will take place at the Community Center Sat., Feb. 2 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and on Sun., Feb. 3 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Registration forms can be picked up in advance at the front desk or printed from our website and mailed. Fee $30 per person on or before Jan. 27. and $35 if registering after Jan. 27. The student registration fee is only $15 on or before Jan. 27 and $20 after Jan. 27. All registered participants will receive a commemorative T-shirt. T-shirts will also be available to spectators for purchase after noon on Plunge Day. Wristbands will be issued to all participants and must be worn at time of the plunge. Plungers should bring with them their courage, bathing suit, towels, blankets and whatever else is needed to warm up after the ocean dip. Costumes of all kinds are encouraged. There will be post-plunge festivities at the Community Center immediately following the plunge. Hot chocolate, coffee, tea and goodies will be served to help warm up everyone and prizes will be awarded: youngest plunger, oldest plunger, best costume, most funds raised overall and more.
Monthly Bird Walk at Cloverdale Farm County Park
Location: Cloverdale Farm County Park Address: 34 Cloverdale Rd, Barnegat, NJ 08005 Phone: 609-607-1861 Date: Feb 09, 2019 Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Learn how bird population changes month by month. Please dress for the weather, wear comfortable sneakers or boots. Binoculars are available to borrow. Program is free. Call 609607-1861 to register.
The Night the Music Lived: Buddy Holly Tribute by Todd Meredith and the Rave Ons
Location Surflight Theatre Address 201 Engleside Ave., Beach Haven, NJ Phone 609-492-9477 Date Feb 16, 2019 Time 7:00 PM Also Feb 17, at 2:00pm. Starring Todd Meredith, star of the national tour of ‘Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story,’ and his talented band the Rave Ons. Tickets: $37.50. Tickets may be purchased at the box office, by calling 609-492-9477 or online at www.surflight.org. Full calendar at: thesandpaper.villagesoup.com
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INTERFAITH EARNS CAUSEWAY’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY GRANT By: Kaitlyn Strohmeier
In Celebration of The Causeway Family of Dealerships 50th anniversary, we will be embarking on a yearlong campaign - Causeway’s 50 Golden Acts of Good - to help our neighbors and positively impact Ocean County. Anchoring this campaign will be a Grant Giveaway program, through which Causeway will award a $10,000 grant to one Ocean County nonprofit every month, from January through November of 2019, culminating next December with the award of a new Ford Connect Van. We are proud to announce our January $10,000 grant winner, Interfaith Hospitality Network of Ocean County, Inc. An affiliate of Family Promise. Did you know? “Ocean County’s homeless population rose 38 percent from 2017 to 2018 — far out-pacing the 9 percent increase throughout New Jersey, according to an annual survey by the federal government.” (app.com) Interfaith is one of the few nonprofit organizations located in New Jersey whose main goal is to help the homeless. I got to meet with Patty Cash, the Executive Director at Interfaith. Patty is one of the kindest, caring and selfless people I have ever met. During the time spent with Patty, she educated me on the nonprofit and why they are so important. I even got a tour of the Day Center, which is where the Interfaith Hospitality Network of Ocean County (IHNOC) offices are located. Patty Cash started as a volunteer 23 years ago for “Hands for All” which is a division of Homes for All, a non-profit affordable housing developer. While Patty was volunteering, one of the projects she was working on was for Interfaith. At that time she had no idea that the office she had helped build was later going to become her office for Interfaith. She volunteered for a year and a half at Interfaith before becoming the Executive Director. Interfaith has been located at the house on Lexington Avenue in Toms River for two years which is owned by St. Joseph’s R.C. Church. The church’s own pastor, Father Scott, donated the space and he lives next door.
Causeway presenting the grant award to Executive Director of Interfaith, Patty Cash. (From left to right) - Joe Stroffolino, David Wintrode Jr., David Wintrode Sr., and Patty Cash Interfaith has over 1,000 volunteers. They help families with things such as: finding jobs, balancing their finances, nutrition, mentoring, providing rides to and from school, making dinner, keeping the house maintained, spending time with the children and the list goes on. Over the past 22 years there has always been a meal on the table for these families thanks to volunteers! Not only are the volunteers helping the families in need, these families are teaching the volunteers so much without even knowing it. For example, a volunteer started a nutrition program which includes growing their own garden and how to cook healthy on a budget. It is facilitated by women who have come through the program to support women who are in program and together - they named it empower.
room to curl up and sob. She said she had no place else she could weep without her son hearing. So much thanks go out to these volunteers that have been creating a loving space for families just like hers to heal.” Read up on Interfaith below! Who is Interfaith? “Our Mission”- Interfaith Hospitality Network of Ocean County is a non-profit, interfaith ministry committed to providing shelter, meals and assistance to homeless families. Our welltrained volunteers reach out with our compassion and acceptance, providing help, hope and a safe haven for our guests while they seek permanent employment and affordable housing. We increase community awareness and advocate responsible solutions to homelessness. How does IHNOC carry out this mission?
The beautiful backyard of the Day Center, where kids get to play with volunteers and family. In the summer they have a beautiful garden where the grow their own vegetables!
The Program mobilizes existing community resources: churches and synagogues for overnight lodging, congregations for volunteers, and a church owned house for the day center and network office. Each host congregation furnishes overnight lodging and meals for three to five families for one week each two to three months on a rotating schedule. The religious communities provide a safe, peaceful and welcoming atmosphere for the guest in need. We provide financial, career, individual and family counseling through professional volunteers. Referrals from social service agencies and the community are accepted. Who administers the program? In the summer of 1995 concerned individuals began meeting and a formal Board of Trustees was formed in the Fall of 1996. The Board of Trustees oversees a full-time Network Director and volunteer Coordinators from each Church. We are part of a National Program with 171 Networks operating in 41 states. Who are the homeless?
The kitchen of the Day Center, where families and volunteers spend time together cooking meals.
Today’s homeless population includes a growing number of two parent families, one parent families, working people, victims of domestic violence, and many others. Over half of the homeless are women and children, with families being the fastest growing segment of the homeless population. A major illness, loss of job, domestic violence or other forces can thrust these working families into homelessness. How are guest accepted into the program? All guests are screened by our Director. A background check is performed and an agreement of guidelines is signed before anyone is accepted into the program.
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Why are volunteers important?
The cozy living room with a beautiful fireplace for families to enjoy. During the time I spent with Patty, she told me a touching story that one of Interfaith’s coordinators had shared with her: “A mother would walk through the door of the host site with her son and go straight to her room and leave her son with the volunteers. One of the coordinators was a retired teacher and would help him with his homework, who played games and spent time with the boy. I didn’t understand why the mom would do that everyday when they were there. The second time the family was back at the church, the mother of that child immediately approached the coordinator and thanked her and the volunteers. She said her first time at the church she was so depressed and overwhelmed that all she could do was walk in the building and go to her
The volunteers are the heart and soul of the network and without them it would not exist. Beyond providing meals, staying overnight and other services essential to the program, volunteers offer compassionate assistance to those who have suffered the loss of their home. They do simple, but immeasurable things. They listen to guests who have no one to talk to. They treat the guest with respect and respond to them with compassion. They can be the source of hope. They can also help the families search for housing or employment opportunities. How did Interfaith begin? On May 18th IHNOC will mark its 22nd year of serving homeless families of Ocean County. During the spring of 1995, the National IHN met individually with several area clergy to explain the IHN program. This resulted in a general meeting of interested people on July 19, 1995. At that gathering the Director of Ocean County Board of Social Services confirmed the need for such a program, stating there were 120 to 150 families housed in motels, there were no homeless shelters continued on page 4