DATES TO
REMEMBER
Feb 25 7:30pm SkatePark
Fundraising meeting
Feb 26 7:30pm "InDependence" at
JCC
Feb 26 7pm Coffees Facilitator
Training, Host Orientation, and Mock Coffee
Feb 27 8pm
Youth Appreciation Week Committee meeting
MARCH 1st 10am to Noon
HCHY GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
- ALL WELCOME
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______________________ What is success?
To laugh often and much;
To win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children;
To earn the appreciation of honest
critics and endure the betrayal of false friends;
To appreciate beauty;
To find the best in others;
To leave the world a bit better, whether
by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social
condition;
To know even one life has breathed easier
because you have lived;
This is to have succeeded.
Ralph Waldo
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HCHY
Partners |
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VISION 20/20
Kiwanis Club of
Livingston
Federated Church of
Livingston
HCHY is generously supported
by
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Us
Livingston's Healthy
Community Healthy Youth (HCHY) efforts have evolved over the past
four years through a unique collaboration of community members
including town and school officials, clergy members, middle
and high school students, parents, senior citizens, educators,
mental health professionals, recreational and philanthropic
organizations.
The group, which is generously funded by the
United Way of North Essex and supported by
UWNE's Livingston Community Fund is committed
to coordinating the resources of the entire Livingston
community to create an environment and culture that truly
values youth.
HCHY Executive Board
2007-2008
Alan Karpas, President
Robin Beckerman, Vice President
Martha Clark Ackermann, Secretary
Helen Flores, Treasurer
Natalie Agajanov, Youth Representative
Michael Leiwant, Youth Representative
Bonnie
Granatir, Executive
Coordinator | | |
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Coming to a neighborhood near
you
Neighborhood
Coffees
"The Stress of
Success"
HCHY's
Strong Families Committee has organized a series of
Coffees designed to facilitate dialogue between adults and
young people and to foster strong, supportive relationships
throughout the many neighborhoods in Livingston. Coffees
will be scheduled during the weeks of March 10 and March 24
including three community sites (March 13th at Temple
Emanu-El; March 25th at the Federated Church; and March 27th
at Monmouth Court). Volunteer residents will serve as
hosts, discussion leaders and student consultants. If
you are not contacted by a host in your neighborhood by March
7 and wish to attend a Coffee, please
contact Robin Beckerman, Strong
Families Co-Chair at 973-535-1726 or rgmz4@aol.com who
will direct you to one being held near you.
Funded through a
generous grant from the United Way of North
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Kiwanis Club to Honor
"Youth of the Year"
Nominees
sought
Livingston's Kiwanis Club is
currently seeking nominees for Youth of the Year.
Residents who are high school seniors or younger and have made
a special contribution or performed an act that has enhanced
the quality of life within the community and have been
nominated by someone other than themselves are eligible for
the award. At the March 28 award ceremony, the recipient
will be honored and a contribution will be made to the charity
of his/her choice upon approval by the committee.
The deadline for nominations is February 29.
Applications may be obtained by calling Barbara Breuer,
committee chairwoman at 973
597-1717.
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 LMAC Re-Adopts SAFE
HOMES
Program
Livingston's
Municipal Alliance Committee has announced plans to "resurrect
the SAFE HOMES program which helps parents provide a safe
social environment for their children", according to LMAC
chairperson Debbie Lindner. Guidelines and pledge forms
have been mailed to parents of children in grades K-12.
For FURTHER information, contact SAFE HOMES Chairperson Rhonda
Drapeau at 973
992-5421.
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 Local Scouts Collecting Cookies for
Troops
Livingston Girl Scout Troop 153, in conjuction with the
VFW and a local Boy Scout, will be collecting cookies for
active military members and their families through March
15. To place an order for donation - and perhaps some
for your own family - send your order and checks made payable
to: "GSC-GEHC" C/O Maria Scavetta 17 Montgomery Road
Livingston, NJ 07039, or call 973-740-9732. To view the
cookie selection, visit:
http://www.girlscouts.org/program/gs_cookies/
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TEEN CENTER
NEWS
Upcoming
Events
On Friday,
March 7 from 7PM to 10PM, all Livingston 7th and
8th grade students are invited to Monmouth Court Teen Center
for an evening of live music, a DJ, an open game room and
refreshments.
Memorial Hall, located in
the Federated Church across from Town Center will host an Open
Mike Night on Friday, March 28 from 7PM to
10PM. Local teen artists are encouraged to
perform. Registration is required - email bonnie@granatir.com
Admission at the door for these events is $5.
All proceeds will benefit the Livingston SkatePark
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Livingston Community
SkatePark
Please make a
donation to the Livingston SkatePark, or get involved
in the fundraising effort, by contacting LivSkatePark@yahoo.com All
checks supporting the LivingstonSkatePark should be marked
"LCF
Fund-SkatePark" and mailed
to:
United Way of North
Essex
60
South Fullerton
Avenue
Montclair,
NJ07042
Please contact
Marty
Meyers, Fundraising
Chairperson at 973-535-1986 for any further
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