SHS Students Form SEEDS Club to Work With Low-Income High Achieving Students

SEEDS was formed this fall and already raised nearly $1,500.

The following information was provided by SEEDS. Launched this fall, several students founded a SEEDS Club to do fundraising and volunteer projects to support New Jersey SEEDS (www.njseeds.org). SEEDS is a nonprofit that works with motivated, high-achieving students from low-income families and transforms educational opportunities. Our three programs serve 5th, 6th, 8th, and 10th-12thgraders in various regions across the state. Since launching the club, the students have hosted a fundraiser at Bar Method, where they raised $500. In addition to the nearly additional $1,000 they have raised through other fundraising efforts, the students are hoping to have a bake sale in mid-April. On March 22, the SEEDS club hosted a cooking class for …

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Spring Cleaning? Donate Items to SAGE Resale SHop

The Resale Shop accepts items large to small, but are particularly looking for items such as lamps, housewares, gently worn clothing and other smaller items.

The following information was provided by SAGE. As part of an annual spring ritual, many people still hold to the time-honored tradition of “spring cleaning” their homes and de-cluttering.  If you are among those who try to get rid of unwanted items and don’t know where to donate them, look no further than SAGE’s Resale Shop, located at 31B Chatham Road in Summit.   One of the best benefits to giving your unwanted possessions to the Resale Shop is that the funds raised from sales goes directly back into the community for programs and services for older adults that are provided by SAGE Eldercare, also in Summit, at 290 Broad Street. Entire and partial estate donations are accepted and new and one-of-a-kind items are always welcome.  If you…

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Washington School Student Raises Money to Save Chatham Skate Park

Third grader Matthew Stokes donated $50 towards fundraising efforts of the Chatham Skate Park Committee.

The following information was provided by Mimi Mehta. Eight-year old Matthew Stokes, a third grader at the Washington School in Summit, loves to go skateboarding.  He has been skating for four years and his favorite place to skate is nearby Chatham Skate Park in Chatham, NJ.  The park is the only skate park open to the public located near him. When Matthew found out that the park had been shut down at the end of last summer because it had been deemed unsafe by the insurance provider, he was very disappointed.  He was even more disappointed to learn that the skate park might be permanently closed. After learning about the Chatham Skate Park Committee’s desire to save the park, he had his parents sign their online petition and expressed his…

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Hurricane Sandy

New Providence PD Accepting Donations For Seaside Heights

The police department is taking donations of winter gear for the Sandy-devistated shore town.

The following is from the New Providence Police Dept. and shared by Temple Sinai of Summit Subject: Request from Seaside Height Police Department Good morning all:  We have received a request for assistance from the members of the Seaside Heights Police Department whose town has been decimated and members have been working around the clock in unthinkable conditions. The request is for the following items which we will delivered to them on Friday. • Wooly Hats • Gloves • Thermal Underwear (men's sizes large and XL) • Work Boots (men sizes 10-13) These items will be delivered directly to the first responders in Seaside Heights to assist them in their recovery efforts. These items may be dropped off to the New Providence Police Headquarters …

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Summit Football Players Help Those In Need

While training for the 2012 season Summit High School football players took the time to collect and donate school supplies for needy children.

Editor's Note: The following quote and photo was forwarded to Patch's email by reader Virginia Liberato. Thanks! "This has  been a fabulous outpouring from our Summit High School football team.  Thank you to them and other contributors who have made it possible for Bridges, in partnership with  St. Theresa's Christ Child Society, to give school supplies to those in need in Summit, Irvington and Newark." —Bridges Board Member, Kathryn Radutzky 

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Summit Groups Are Collecting School Supplies

The Christ Child Society of Summit and Bridges Outreach are collecting backpacks and school supplies for Summit students in need.

Who has your back?

They say that there are only three constants in life: Change, choice and priorities.

 When unexpected change shows up quickly and regularly, as it did this year, with the arrival of both Irene and the late October storm, life gets complicated.  When the economy has you stressed to begin with, unexpected change is rarely benevolent.  Violent community change requires a shock absorber.   Our ever vigilant community shock absorber is our local chapter of the Red Cross.  When times get tough, the Red Cross is there for all of us, regardless of who we are or where we live.  Recently, in responding to these two storms, Summit’s shock absorber has taken a couple of big financial hits and could use some help. We all are all besieged with requests for help at this time of the year.  This creates an uncomfortable condition requiring…

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Mayor Glatt Looks for Major Support at 2011 Turkey Drive

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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