Ninth Annual Tenafly Community Night Sept. 12

Residents are invited to attend the 9th Annual Tenafly Community Night on Tuesday, Sept. 12 from 5 to 8 p.m.

Organizers told Northern Valley Press the event is to encourage residents to come out on a weekday night to meet and interact with local emergency services personnel and members of the Tenafly business community.

Come meet the local businesses and enjoy free food samples, giveaways, pop-up shows and live music.

Residents will have the opportunity to see close-up some of the equipment used by public safety personnel, including patrol cars, fire trucks, firefighting gear, ambulances and the equipment carried to calls.

Attendees will also receive preventative measures, tips and instructions to address some of the problems that affect residents such as burglaries, thefts, scams, false alarms, accidental fires, basic first aid tips, etc.

The Tenafly Recreation Department is collaborating with the Police to provide entertainment, amusement rides, giveaways, a DJ, contests and more.

The Tenafly Department of Public Works will assist the organizers with the set-up and breakdown of the various activity areas. The event will take place in front of the emergency services complex on Riveredge Road between Foster and Tenafly Roads and in the borough parking lot.

This is primarily an outdoor event.Rain date is Wednesday, S ept. 13. Parking will be limited in the immediate area, so plan accordingly to attend the event.

Organizers say, “This year, we are honored to have the 9/11 Tunnel to Towers Foundation Mobile Museum at our Community Night event.Tours will be given by FDNY firefighters who were eyewitnesses to history and will be on site to provide firsthand accounts of what happened on Sept. 11, 2001. The 1,100-square-foot mobile exhibit will be located in the Fire Department parking lot from 5 to 8 p.m.Please join us for this historical event.”

To participate, or for more information, write tenaflycommunitynight@gmail.com. Also check out the boroughʼs website and message board.

Jewish Home Family tops in culture

Jewish Home Family, a nonprofit health care organization operating for over a century, is proud to announce that it has achieved Driveʼs prestigious Worldʼs Best Culture Certification.

This certification empowers organizations to benchmark themselves among the very best cultures worldwide, transcending the boundaries of senior living. With the Worldʼs Best Culture Certification, Jewish Home Family showcases their commitment to world-class excellence that fuels purpose-filled, deeply rewarding work experiences for their teams.

“We are thrilled to have earned the Worldʼs Best Culture

Certification from Drive,” said President and CEO Carol Silver Elliott. “This recognition reinforces our steadfast commitment to our organizational values and serves as a reminder of the impact our exceptional culture has on our employees and the people we support. Jewish Home Family firmly believes that a strong culture is the foundation for achieving extraordinary results, and we are proud to be recognized among the worldʼs best.”

The journey to attaining Driveʼs Worldʼs Best Culture certification calls for meeting key benchmarks using the globally acclaimed Barrett Values Centreʼs Culture Values Assessment.

This prestigious certification spans across all industries and is bolstered by Barrettʼs vast 25year database and 4 million culture assessments, which includes companies such as Mastercard, CocaCola, Wegmans, Prudential, PWC, and Volvo. Drive is the leading user of the tool in aging services.

The Jewish Home Family runs the Jewish Home at Rockleigh, the Jewish Home Assisted Living, the Jewish Home at Home and the Jewish Home Foundation.

For more information about Jewish Home Family and its commitment to fostering an exceptional culture, visit JewishHomeFamily.org.