Thanks to the direction of Kevin Murphy, hundreds of supplies were collected for the 2014-2015 winter homeless outreach campaign through the efforts of the NJ Veterans Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, and the Roselle Park Rescue Squad. Pictured are OCO team members and Roselle Park collection campaign volunteers.
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By Cristina Rojas | Times of Trenton on October 14, 2014 at 8:33 PM TRENTON – Homeless people will have to abandon their makeshift shelters Wednesday as Mercer County officials prepare to clear out two homeless encampments in Trenton. The encampments, which are on county property, will be cleared out, cleaned up and fenced off, a...
read moreIn conjunction with Veterans Day, the Sports Management AFC class and the Phi Alpha Honor Society for Social Work at Centenary College are teaming up with Operation Chillout to host a 3K Run/Walk at 11 a.m. on Nov. 8, 2014 near the David and Carol Lackland Center parking lot in Hackettstown. All members of the community, as well as...
read moreHILLSBOROUGH – Vintage fixed-wing aircraft and modern-day med-evac helicopters flew into Central Jersey Regional Airport, 1034 Millstone River Road in Hillsborough on Saturday as part of an event to help Rotary District 7510 raise funds for charities dedicated to assisting the United States military and veterans. Pilots and their...
read moreNew Jersey – As of today, thirteen New Jersey mayors have committed to ending Veteran homelessness in their cities by the end of 2015. These mayors signed onto the “Mayors Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness,” a federal initiative that aims to ensure that every man and woman who has served in the U.S. military has access to...
read moreThe 28th edition of the Skylands Triathlon is ready to go on Sept. 7. This charity event produced by the Rotary Club of North Hunterdon will again be held at Spruce Run Reservoir State Park beginning at 8 a.m. This year’s beneficiaries will be Special Olympics and Operation “Chillout” (help for homeless veterans). Athletic events...
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