Applications for Summer HELP are now available!!
Each year, we host Summer HELP, a five-week summer day camp program for local children. This year’s session runs from July 6th-Aug. 6th, at the Walter C. Black School, for grades kindergarten-5th grade. This program is designed to provide quality summer child care for local families while providing a fun and educational experience. Fees are assessed on a sliding scale in order to be affordable to all families. Please view our flier for more information.
Rise Adds New Staff!Our January elections have brought changes to the governance of Rise. We congratulate Mark Sheerin, President, Nancy Walker Laudenberger, Vice President, and Ms Yolanda Swiney, Secretary. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. William B Gilmore, former Board President, Mr. Randall Brown, Treasurer and Ms Kathy Patten who continue to graciously volunteer their time and expertise through their service to our Board.
On our staff, Teresa Sacks was promoted to the position of Assistant Executive Director. She comes to us with a lot of experience and talent that has been invaluable to advancing our mission of service to the Hightstown and East Windsor community.
Ms Leslie Koppel-Egierd has been hired as Director of Greater Goods, and to assist her, Ms Maria Silvario, Manager of Greater Goods. Together this talented and highly competent team will take Greater Good to the next level. We launched this enterprise three years ago and with the help of our dedicated staff and volunteers we have built a solid foundation for what has the potential to become a thriving business. We now have the right people in place to realize that vision.
Save the Date for Saturday, October 9, 2010!The highly anticipated 8th annual Hightstown Fair and second annual Greater Goods Fashion Show are back by popular demand. Volunteers positions include: fashionistas, hair and makeup experts, models (child (10-13) and adults (14+), coordinators, wardrobe assistants, and stylists to help coordinate and accessorize the outfits.
To qualify as a model, you must be a human being, with or without curves, tall or not, mature or not, graceful or not, outgoing or not, and male or female. Please have great fashion sense and know how to pull together a polished look or be clueless about coordinating an outfit, applying makeup, accessorizing you outfit or doing your hair. Come out and have fun, make friends and help us raise money to help pay the rent! All clothing and accessories are off the racks at GG and will be for sale the day of the event. If you would like to participate, please call Greater Goods at (609) 448-2702 and leave your name and contact information.
Thank You for a Great 5K!On behalf of Rise and the families that we serve, we would like to thank you for your participation in our annual 5K event. This event continues to attract runners from throughout the state and this year, from as far away as Hawaii and Australia! We had 140 runners and 30 volunteers. Because of your participation, we are closer to reaching our goal of raising $20,000 to support our food pantry. We owe a special thanks to our friends at Shop Rite of East Windsor, who donated all of the refreshments, cups, and water and paper products to this event.