In The Vicinity
March Madness Fundraiser
Nominate Women of Berkeley Heights
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elping Hands of Chatham, a group comprising local residents raising funds to provide grocery gift cards to local families in need during the pandemic, is celebrating its 1-year anniversary this March with a March Madness fundraiser.
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Participants are invited to purchase $15 raffle tickets for one of two instant wine fridge restock prizes valued at $265, which are being donated by Friends of the Candace Lane—Johnson Dr. Neighborhood of Chatham, NJ. The drawing will be held on St. Patrick’s day. Those interested in participating in the raffle can enter by making a $15 Venmo donation to @ JoannCarroll. Local businesses are also encouraged to donate gift cards for future raffles and can find details for doing so on the group’s Facebook Page.
he Berkeley Heights Diversity Council is seeking nominations for its “Women of the Week” (WOW) series to celebrate Women’s History Month in March. The public is invited to nominate women who live or work in town and are driving change, blazing trails and nurturing society, by sending an email to the BHDC at BHdiversity@ gmail.com. Women’s History Week was established in 1980 and became Women’s History Month in 1987.
Millburn Chooses Bridge Year Program
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Summit Seeks Hometown Heroes
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nrollment is open for Summit’s 4th Annual Hometown Heroes Program, where banners with names, images and dates of service of active military and veterans, will be displayed on Summit city streets from mid-May through mid-August. The program will include a total of 250 honorees. Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis, with a deadline of March 31. Applicants must have lived or worked in Summit in the past or present. Eligibility includes those who have served in the Air Force, Marines, or Navy or are members of the Merchant Marine and Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War II. They may also be current or former volunteers in the Summit EMS, police Auxiliary or Volunteer Fire Division. More information is available on the cityofsummit.org website. 6
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n light of the pandemic, Millburn is taking advantage of the Bridge Year Pilot Program that was recently announced for all of NJ by the NJ Department of Education. It permits a fifth year of high school for students in the 2021 and 2022 high school graduating classes. Those enrolled are able to defer their graduation for one year, while participating in one more year of academic courses and extracurricular activities including Spring sports. This program enables students to take advantage of missed opportunities because of COVID. They are still able to participate in graduation ceremonies and walk with their classes, but their diploma is held until the fifth year is completed. While students remain enrolled at Millburn High School, they must take between 9-12 credits each semester that may be earned from a combination of MHS and the County College.
American Association of University Women Offers Grants
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he AAUW Madison Branch is offering a Mature Woman Grant for women 25 and over to be used for education-related expenses incurred in pursuit of a degree or certification. Applicants must reside in Chatham, Chatham Township, East Hanover, Florham Park, Harding Township, Madison, Morristown, Morris Township, Morris Plains or Randolph Township. Applications are due by March 31, 2021 and can be downloaded on the group’s website at aauwmadisonnj.com. For details, send an email to aauwgrant@hotmail.com.
March 2021
