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homes for the less fortunate Morris habitat for humanity
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food for a cause
Morris Habitat for Humanity, Randolph, morrishabitat.org Bank of America employees volunteered to work on one of four new homes at Morris Habitat for Humanity’s Harding Avenue site in Dover. Morris Habitat also received a $20,000 grant donation from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation to fund its initiatives.
The gloria foundation Design Consign, Fairfield, thegloriafoundation.org More than 120 guests attended The Gloria Foundation’s Taste of Italy fundraiser, which included donations from local Italian restaurants, vodka from local distillery Claremont and caviar from Calvisius. The event raised more than $15,000 for Partners for Women and Justice, which provides pro bono legal assistance to victims of domestic violence.
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1 Karen Arakelian and Jane Hanson 2 Sarann Wolfson, Linda Kazior, Sherry Tzakos, Liz Alexander 3 Tara Merlino 5
TAKE ACTION PROJECT Morristown girl scout troop 1170 Jersey Battered Women’s Service, Morristown, jbws.org As part of a “Girltopia Journey” project, members of Girl Scout Troop 1170 donated a carload of groceries, toiletries and $600 in Walmart gift cards to Jersey Battered Women’s Service.
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A GATSBY GALA MORRIS MUSEUM Morristown, morrismuseum.org Guests arrived in festive 1920s attire to suit the Morris Museum’s 2016 Gala theme: The Great Gatsby. The evening, which included cocktails, dinner, dancing and entertainment, raised more than $260,000 in support of art and education at the Morris Museum.
5 Kat Niatas, Rachel Niatas, Nya Federoff, Jessica Vogel
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6 Larry Thompson, Unjeria Jackson, Gerri Horn, Michael Horn, Judy Chadourne, Albert Chadourne 7 Linda Moore, William Stack, Donna Stack
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assisting veterans
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Empire Diner, Parsippany, housingpartnershipnj.org Housing Partnership, a NeighborWorks HomeOwnership Center, received a check for $1,000 from the Kiwanis Club of Greater Parsippany Foundation. Housing Partnership is a financial literacy education resource center for homebuyer education and financial coaching in Northern New Jersey.
10 Connie Keller, Jessica Padilla-Gonzalez, Katheryn Luther, Mimi Letts
COMMUNITY HOPE Ukrainian American Cultural Center, Whippany, communityhope-nj.org Nearly 260 veterans participated in Community Hope’s 5th annual Stand Down in Morristown. The event provided veterans with access to free support such as health and dental screenings, housing referrals and Veterans Affairs benefit information and employment assistance.
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8 Veterans speaking with Resource providers. 9 A trio of veterans pose for a photo.
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The gloria foundation (1–3), morris habitat for humanity (4), morristown girl scout troop 1170 (5), tom kelcec (6–7), Community hope (8–9), frank cahill (10).
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