Links to Community Events
Please see this week’s events about the great things happening in our community. Let us know what is happening with your group. If you have an event, you would like advertised, please email mdecker@newtonnj.org. Click on icon next to event to view the flyer.
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Rocket League Tournament, July 24-25
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Project Help is calling for cool vendors for the “Everything Party” on October 17, 2021 at the American Legion post 132, Franklin NJ 07461. What the heck is an “Everything Party”? The party is a celebration of the holidays not able to be celebrated in a meaningful way due to the pandemic. So, we have tossed them into one big party for the community. On the agenda, Santa will be there with lots of great toys, The Easter Bunny will lead the Easter Egg Hunt and hand out prizes and we will have a Halloween Parade/contest and voters will judge the best costume for a prize. A dance contest, live country music by the Nikki Briar Band, an award winning group. Food and beverages of the adult type and for kids. Admission and all activities are free…only paying for food and drinksWe want to invite 10-15 top notch vendors to participate in this event. This is free to nonprofits and businesses are invited to set up a booth as well. To participate as a vendor, have a great time, make some money and help our military and veteran families. https://revenue-usa.keela.co/vendor-form-everything-party or call Carol at 973-219-3484 clastarza@embarqmail.com or sandy @ 973-875-2068 Sandy@mitchellclan.com
Free Produce Pop-UP
Zufall will continue to do offsite free covid testing at the VFW in Newton on the following dates:
July 1, 8, 15, 22 Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Newton United Recreation Soccer Fall 2021
Braves Cheer & Football
Sussex County Library Registration for Summer Reading begins Monday June 14th and the fun starts on Saturday June 19th, ending on Saturday August 7th.Last year we were completely online/ virtual, and this year we are relieved and excited to be offering both in-person and virtual programs. Registration and reading log activity will still be online on our READsquared website: https://sussexcountylibrary.readsquared.com/. Participants can also write reviews, complete missions, and redeem codes for attending programs. All these activities lead to points which participants can then use to purchase raffle tickets – the new prize raffle feature allows you to pick the prizes YOU want to win!
For all the details you can visit the summer reading page on our website at https://sussexcountylibrary.org/summer2021/.
Also, for those 8th graders who are or will be 14 this month, there are volunteer opportunities!
Helping Senior Citizens Reconnect
Feminine Hygiene Products Collection Drive
Family Promise of Sussex County can assist with utility costs
2021 Soccer Skills Academy Summer Camp
Military Family VIRTUAL PROGRAM
Learn how to shop healthy on a budget and more with the Zufall SNAP-Ed team! Register here for as many classes as you want. Questions? Contact Bernice Castillo at bcastillo@zufallhealth.org
¡Aprenda a comprar de forma saludable con un presupuesto y más con el equipo de Zufall SNAP-Ed! Regístrese aquí para todas las clases que desee. ¿Preguntas? Comuníquese con Bernice Castillo en bcastillo@zufallhealth.org
All kids have bad days. But unusual behavior for more than 6 months could mean they need help. Don’t Wait. For real-time mental health supports and counselling, call Instagram @newjerseydcf’s Children’sSystem of Care. ️Call #CSOC: 1-877-652-7624
Todos los niños tienen días malos. Pero un comportamiento inusual durante más de 6 meses podría significar que necesitan ayuda. Para obtener apoyo y asesoramiento sobre saludmental en tiempo real, llame al Sistema de atención infantil de Instagram @newjerseydcf. ️Llame a #CSOC: 1-877- 652-7624
Lasagne Love - Request a FREE Lasagne if in Need. IF YOU ARE IN NEED ...or KNOW SOMEONE IN NEED request a FREE LASAGNE or direct someone to ❤️❤️❤️ LASAGNE LOVE ❤️❤️❤️ You will be matched with a volunteer who will personally make and deliver one hot or ready to bake family-sized lasagne. Family can request this once per month.Family Promise:
Need Help with Utilities Costs?
Falling behind on rent or mortgage?
Please find a message from NHS Junior Julia Decker;
My name is Julia Decker and I am a Junior at Newton High School. For the past 4 years, I have been raising awareness and funds to help children in China and Cambodia get their lip and/or palates repaired. I have successfully raised enough money for 7 repair surgeries over the last 4 years. This started as a school project but has grown into so much more.
A cleft lip and/or palate is a split or opening in the upper lip or roof of the mouth or both. Babies with clefts have a difficult time eating and gaining weight. For the past five years, I have paired up with the organization “Love Without Boundaries” to help sponsor the repair surgeries of orphaned and vulnerable children who are unable to afford the care that they so desperately need.
I was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate and lived in an orphanage in Central China until I was three and a half years old. An anonymous donor sponsored my lip repair surgery which enabled me to drink formula and grow and thrive. It is my desire to pay it forward and help as many children as I am able.
I’m excited to share that I was recently matched with 2 babies awaiting surgery. If you would like to learn more about my project, please check out the link below or donate. Feel free to share my fundraiser on any social media platforms that you use.
The Smile Project - Make a Donation
The Smile Project - General Information
Sparta Ecumenical Food Pantry Fundraiser
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The Sparta Ecumenical Food Pantry is hosting an online fundraiser in partnership with Mary Kay. The Sparta Ecumenical Pantry supports our Newton Public School families with food donations and holiday meals. If you can support the fundraiser please see the attached flyer for more information. 
New York Blood Center Donate Spaces
The NHS Soccer Booster Club has teamed up with Pure Vida bracelets to make a custom unisex rope bracelet in maroon, white and grey. They should arrive in the next 6 weeks and will be available for $6 each. Please let me know or you email the president of the booster club directly (kathleenhmull@gmail.com) if you would like to purchase one or more.
Heart & Sole - Girl's Positive Youth Development Program for Grades 6-8
The Metro YMCAs partnered with Seashore Produce and Fruit Co. to distribute boxes of fresh fruits and vegetables. Each box is intended to nourish a family of four for about a week.
The USDA Farmers to Families Food Box program offers local pick up for Sussex County is at Fairview Lake YMCA Camps, 1035 Fairview Lake Rd., Stillwater - Tuesdays, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Hunger Free NJ - Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) is a program to help families buy food for their children who normally would get free or reduced-price meals at school before the closures. The benefit for each eligible, school-age child is $416, which covers the days schools were closed due to COVID19. The funds will be available when you activate your card, which is similar to a bank card and protected with a Personal Identification Number (PIN).
Deliver Together High school students from New Jersey have launched Deliver Together to positively impact those affected by the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Working together with community leaders, we are organizing free-delivery and errand-runs to mitigate the spread of the disease among those most vulnerable. We believe that it is our obligation to provide aid to those in-need and protect the them from unnecessarily journeying outside the safety of their homes. All the funds provided will cover operational costs, including initiating a website, compensating for gas, and protective gear for volunteers. This initiative will drastically lower the chances of elderly coming in contact with the disease by ensuring they remain within the confines of their home. Deliver Together is counting on your support to help move this initiative forward and defeat and the novel Coronavirus. We welcome any donations and suggestions and are extremely grateful for those who support this initiative!
Sussex County Hunger Coalition Membership Drive
Helping Low-Income Consumers Stay Connected During the COVID19 Pandemic Through the Federal Lifeline Program
Project Self-Sufficiency’s Food Project, Nourishing our Neighbors, is available to all Sussex and Warren County families in need throughout the summer, regardless of whether or not they are agency participants. The attached flyer provides details about how to access assistance.
New Jersey to Launch Online Grocery Shopping for SNAP Recipients
SNAP Benefits during Coronavirus
SNAP Benefits during Coronavirus Spanish
There’s an incredible new opportunity for recovered COVID-19 patients to help their community. In coordination with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Red Cross is seeking people who are fully recovered from COVID-19 to sign up to donate plasma to help current COVID-19 patients. If you have recovered from a positive COVID-19 diagnosis and wish to be a convalescent plasma donor, or if you know somebody who has recovered and may want to help in this way, please visit our COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Donor Information Page. You could be eligible to help.
DOES PUBLIC CHARGE APPLY TO YOU?
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How to participate:
Come to the Halsted Cafeteria on Food Distribution Days from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm
Pick up meals for any child, under the age of 18, in your family.
If your family is interested in participating at Halsted please complete this survey. We want to make sure that our Food Service company can meet any new demands.
Como participar:
Venga a la cafetería Halsted los días de distribución de alimentos de 10:00 a.m. a 12:00 p.m.
Recoja comidas para cualquier niño menor de 18 años en su familia.
Si su familia participá en el program de alimentos Halsted, complete esta encuesta. Queremos asegurarnos de que nuestros servicios de alimentos puedan satisfacer las necesidades de todas las familias.
TGS TV is a free and easy online hub to incorporate theatre and the arts into yourChildren are now at home and, sometimes, not knowing where to turn when stress boils over into abuse. With your help, by sharing this video, kids in NJ will know to tell a trusted adult who can call 1-877-NJ-ABUSE Hope for Sally, and all children. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GgUCavhlZA
Food Pantry Resources:
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Concerns surrounding COVID-19 increase by the minute. Low income families are suffering more each day. As this situation develops, we need to ensure those in need are safe, secure, and healthy. Sojihuggles Children’s Foundation has provided over $13,000 in aid to families in need in Sussex County in just the past week alone. We are fortunate to have a very generous donor who will match additional contributions up to $12,000.
ALICE RECOVERY FUND: RESPONDING TO COVID-19 CRISIS IN NJ
Head over to www.Smart911.com to create your Safety Profile. It’s free, private, and secure.
https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/donation-time
New York Blood Center (NYBC) is extending open hours at its donor centers and urgently requests that healthy donors make appointments to help maintain the region’s blood supply at this critical time.
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