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CFNJ
CFNJ-FM is a Canadian radio station that operates at 99.1 FM in Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Quebec. The station is also heard at 88.9 FM in Saint-Zénon, Quebec. Owned by Radio Nord-Joli inc., the station was licensed in 1983 and began broadcasting in 1985.
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A Gift in Time for Foster Care Children
Every year, A Gift in Time, developed by Leo and Carole Rogers through the Rogers Family Fund at the Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ), provides foster children with their wished-for services and items.
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), a nonprofit network devoted to supporting children in child protective services, works together with A Gift in Time to fulfill these requests. CASA assigns volunteers to children in foster care to ensure they do not become lost in the system, and to ensure that they return to permanency as soon as possible.
Leo Rogers served on the board of CASA of NJ for seven years in an effort to make a difference in the lives of New Jersey’s foster children. A Gift in Time was born from this simple concept: requests for items up to $100 can be promptly filled through the program.
To ensure equality of treatment, CASA volunteers are not permitted to give presents to the children they care for directly. Requests for items are made through the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS), which may not always have available funds for the request. When the request is denied and/or will not be received in a timely manner, CASA in NJ will receive it. A Gift in Time identifies items that the children need, and responds to the requests within 24 hours.
The potential of these small gifts is well-understood by the Rogers, who have a long history of service with CASA in NJ. The Rogers Family Fund launched the program with $5,000, but today has donated nearly $15,000 to the cause.
Please contact Nancy Hamilton ([email protected]) or Hans Dekker ([email protected]) to explore ideas for your charitable giving.
To learn more about the Community Foundation of New Jersey, click here: http://bit.ly/tKsLcV
100 Women Impacting Hundreds of Others
“Impact 100 Garden State,” a grant-making organization developed by six New Jersey women working through the Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ), aims to support one nonprofit organization per year with a significant grant.
The concept is simple: 100 women each contribute $1,000 to the organization, which then solicits applications from nonprofit organizations and holds a vote to select one grant recipient for that year’s total funds. By focusing the entire fund on just one organization per year — rather than a multitude of worthy causes — the impact is especially meaningful.
The Impact 100 model is being used to great success across the country. In Cincinnati, for example, the local chapter of Impact 100 has distributed over $1.8 million to local nonprofits since 2001.
As Impact 100 Garden State grows, its two primary goals are to raise funds and begin accepting grant applications in January 2013. The organization will accept applications that cover one of five main focus areas: family, education, health and wellness, environment, and arts and culture. To be considered, applicants must have a current or planned project in Morris, Somerset, Passaic, or Sussex County.
Given the group’s enthusiasm for the Impact 100 model and their collaborative work with CFNJ, it is only a matter of time before their impact is felt across the four counties.
Please contact Nancy Hamilton ([email protected]) or Hans Dekker ([email protected]) to explore ideas for your charitable giving.
To learn more about the Community Foundation of New Jersey, click here: http://bit.ly/tKsLcV
Scholarship Saved My Family
Valpaks have been making their way to New Jersey mailboxes since 1976. As one of its first investors, Jeff Cohen watched as Valpak spread to over 100 dealer-distributors across the United States and Canada, ultimately becoming a household brand.
While realizing success, Mr. Cohen and his wife, Marsha, started to think about ways to give back to the company that provided them with so much.
The Cohens brought their idea to the Community Foundation of New Jersey and put together a scholarship program to support the children of Valpak employees across the country. “We talked at some length about this and gave the Foundation the parameters of exactly what we wanted to do,” said Mr. Cohen. “They put together this whole program and kept us from getting buried in the minutia or legalisms of doing something like this.”
The program provides $10,000 to one incoming college freshman or current student each year he or she is in college, for a total of a $40,000 scholarship. To qualify, the student must maintain a B average and annually submit their grades to CFNJ.
The program received 15 applications from the children of Valpak employees in the first year. CFNJ staff organized the applications and participated in the review and selection process with the Cohens.
Early this year, CFNJ will begin accepting applications for the second scholarship from the Cohens’ fund.
“Only this time,” says Mr. Cohen, “we can show the students that someone actually got the scholarship and it’s made an enormous difference.”
Please contact Nancy Hamilton ([email protected]) or Hans Dekker ([email protected]) to explore ideas for your charitable giving.
To learn more about the Community Foundation of New Jersey, click here: http://bit.ly/tKsLcV
Guidelines for Giving Wisely
The Holiday Season is a great time to give back to the community and those in need. Sadly, scammers can take advantage of people’s generosity and giving intentions throughout the holidays. Check out these charitable giving guidelines courtesy of Elaine B. Morgillo at Seacostonline.
Be particularly cautious about appeals that attempt to attract your emotions.
If you are solicited by phone, ask for the exact name of the charity if the telemarketer does not provide it promptly. Watch for similar sounding names, as scam artists may try to fool you into thinking you are giving to an actual, legitimate charity.
Find out how much of your donation will be used to support the cause. Recent research has discovered that even some legitimate charitable organizations spend an exorbitant percentage of their income on salaries and administrative expenses.
Contact the charity to confirm that it is aware of the solicitation, and that it has authorized the use of its name.
Avoid cash gifts, because they can be lost or stolen. For security and tax record purposes, it's best to pay by check, made payable to the charity, not the solicitor, or by credit card.
Please contact Nancy Hamilton ([email protected]) or Hans Dekker ([email protected]) to explore ideas for your charitable giving.
To learn more about the Community Foundation of New Jersey, click here: http://bit.ly/tKsLcV
Give Back During the 2011 Holiday Season
The Season of Giving is a perfect time to give back to the community and those less fortunate. The Community Foundation of New Jersey compiled several ways donors can make a difference this holiday season.
1) Greater Newark Holiday Fund
By giving to the Greater Newark Holiday Fund, the support will reach six counties — Essex, Union, Passaic, Hudson, Morris, and Bergen counties in northern New Jersey. Donations provide the following:
Food for the Hungry
Shelter for the Homeless
Care for Seniors
Clothes and Toys for Kids
Crucial services to individuals and families in crisis
Additional Information: www.holidayfund.org
2) Family Service of Morris County — Hope for the Holiday Fund
Bringing joy to needy families, seniors and children, Family Service’s Hope for the Holidays Fund is sure to make a difference this holiday season.
Additional information: www.fsmc.org
3) Jersey Cares
Coat Drive: The 16th Annual Jersey Cares Coat Drive is hoping to collect and distribute 50,000 gently used winter coats to at-risk men, women and children. Coats may be dropped off now through December 15, 2011 at all public collection sites. Additional information: www.jerseycares.org/JC_Coat_Drive
Frosty’s Friends: Jersey Cares connects agency partners’ children in need with Frosty’s Friends volunteers. Each participant receives a letter written by a child between the ages of 4 – 16. Volunteers then purchase a gift by December 17, 2011 and mail it directly to the child in need of joy and cheer this holiday season. Additional information: www.jerseycares.org/JC_Frostys_Friends
4) Women’s Club of Morristown/Daily Record — Operation Holiday — 41st Annual Campaign
Operation Holiday was conceived by the Woman’s Club and sponsored in part by The Daily Record. Running now through January 31, 2012, Operation Holiday will help the less fortunate and share the real joy of Christmas. Make someone’s holiday a little brighter by volunteering to help fill specific cases or financially contributing to gifts.
Additional information: www.wcomt.org/Events-7.html
Please contact Nancy Hamilton ([email protected]) or Hans Dekker ([email protected]) to explore additional ideas for your charitable giving.
Prudential Grants $500,000 through CFNJ to Preserve Newark Military Park
The Community Foundation of New Jersey received a $500,000 grant from the Prudential Foundation, which will support efforts to improve Military Park, a landmark in downtown Newark.
The $3.6 million Military Park Restoration Project is led by Biederman Redevelopment Ventures, which also transformed Bryant Park in New York City. Prudential’s $500,000 grant will support the costs of project management, consultation, design and engineering. The rehabilitation will ensure Military Park remains an accessible, viable green space and provides a reinvigorated platform for the City of Newark and its citizens.
“Military Park is one of the oldest and most treasured public landmarks in Newark,” said Sharon C. Taylor, Prudential senior vice president and head of Human Resources and chair of The Prudential Foundation. “Our support for this restoration project reflects The Prudential Foundation’s commitment to urban redevelopment and to Prudential’s pride in its headquarters city.”
The Prudential Foundation focuses its grant making strategy in the areas of education, economic development, arts and civic infrastructure. Learn more about the Prudential Foundation here: http://www.news.prudential.com/
Please contact Nancy Hamilton ([email protected]) or Hans Dekker ([email protected]) to explore grant ideas.
Interfaith Food Pantry Serving Morris County
The Interfaith Food Pantry recently moved its location to Central Park of Morris County and last Tuesday, November 15th, many attended the official Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony.
Established in 1994, the food pantry distributes supplemental and emergency food to eligible Morris County residents in need, provides hands-on opportunities for neighbors to help neighbors, and educates the public on local hunger issues.
Earlier this month, the pantry started distributing turkeys and holiday items to monthly visitors, which is on top of the 1,100 Thanksgiving baskets it expects to hand out through the holiday.
“We really need help from the community to meet all the requests,” says Liliana Henao, client services manager for the Interfaith Food Pantry. “We never know until the last minute exactly how many people will be seeking assistance. We are worried because there is now such a short time to collect and distribute the food.”
In addition to Thanksgiving items, the most urgent pantry needs, according to its website, include:
Low salt canned vegetables
Dry Beans, Canned (Pinto, Red, White, black and Pork and Beans)
Canned Fruit (low sugar - or lite syrup)
Canned meats and meals
Parmalat (shelf stable 32oz size) Dry milk (individual packets)
Hearty Soups - Low Salt Soups
Brown and white rice (1 and 2 pound bags)
Cereal
Pasta / Whole wheat pasta
Peanut Butter
Tea
Spaghetti / Tomato Sauce
Side Dishes
Baby Food stages 1 and 3
The fifth annual Morris Township “Turkey Trot” five-kilometer race and one-mile walk/run is held on Thanksgiving Day. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Interfaith Food Pantry and Literacy Volunteers of Morris County. Information available here: http://www.mcifp.org/turkey_trot_2011.htm
Morris County Interfaith Food Pantry: www.mcifp.org
