Kathleen DiChiara, a parent of Oak Knoll alums, received the Faith in Action Award.
Kathleen DiChiara, a parent of two Oak Knoll alums, was honored at the fourth annual Holy Child Awards Dinner on March 29. She received the Faith in Action Award for her work founding the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. The Faith in Action Award honors individuals who demonstrate the characteristics of the Society's Foundress, Cornelia Connelly, including a day-by-day awareness of the presence of God and a spirit of joy, active love, generosity, and courage. "Kathleen personifies faith in action," said Sr. Terri MacKenzie, SHCJ, who co-presented the award alongside Sr. Rosemary McSorley, SHCJ. Mrs. DiChiara's son Anthony graduated from the Lower School in 1980 and her daughter Erin graduated from the Upper School in 1984. Anthony now …
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Summit has been a leader in Thanksgiving donations which the mayor hopes to build on this Sunday.
In his last Thanksgiving in office, Mayor Jordan Glatt is putting out the call to come and support the Other Fellow First Foundation's turkey drive this Sunday. “Summit is different from other N.J. zip codes, because Summit residents show up when it comes to helping other less fortunate neighbors,” the mayor said in a statement. Since 2008, according to a press release, Summit has shown itself to be a major contributor to the local Other Fellow First Foundation, based at the Summit Diner. In spite of the economic collapse that year, Summit surpassed some other N.J. towns with the amount of turkey, grocery and money donations received. This year, given the challenges the community faces in the wake of an early winter storm, organizers are …
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2:47 pm on Friday, April 20, 2012
Support the FoodBank with your non-perishable donations. Bring items to Summit High School Girls Lax game tomorrow 4/21 at 11:00 at SHS. While you're there cheer on the Summit teams. Summit and Oak Knoll! more ›