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No. 7 Vol. 11 www.mypaperonline.com November 2015
By J. L. Shively
The Chester M. Stephens Elementary School in Budd
Lake is running a bottle cap collection that will ben-
efit the Wounded Warriors Project. Sue Sigler, a
CMS parent, decided to begin the school-wide collectionafter she had already begun the project with a friend in her
home.
The collection will be taking place throughout the
With Thanksgiving
and the holidayseason right
around the corner, families
are looking to prepare for
the holidays in many wayspossible whether it involves
holiday shopping, preparing
festive meals, or makingtravel arrangements to visit
family in state or across the
country.
Although those are manythings people look forward
to at this time, another thing
people should think aboutthis holiday season involves
giving back to the commu-
nity, especially those in
need of food, clothing, toys,etc. To do so, the publishers
of New View Media Group,
the company responsiblefor the Mt. Olive News as
well as 17 other publica-
tions will be holding a holi-
day toy and clothing drive
New View Media Group Prepares for Holiday Season by Sponsoring Toy/Clothing Drive
continued on page 2
Bottle Caps Collected At CMS For Wounded Warriorsschool year at the Chester M.
Stephens Elementary School inBudd Lake. There will be a con-
tainer for donations in the lunch
room for children to leave bottlecaps. This project will consist of
the collection of plastic bottle caps
of any size or color.The caps will then be taken and
recycled. The money received
from recycling the bottle caps is
then donated toward the Wounded
Warriors Project. From conception,Sigler has been collecting the caps
with a friend to donate towards the
Wound Warriors. Currently, Sigler
explains, a need arose in the com-munity for funds to be donated to alocal child with cancer. Once the
child receives the necessary care,
the bottle cap donations will con-
tinue to go towards the Wounded
Warriors Project.
The collection has been catchingon among CMS students and many
caps have already been collected.
“The kids seem to like it,” Siglersays and in the first week she col-
lected one full garbage bag of bottle
caps and by the following week,five full garbage bags. “It’s a good
thing for the community and a good
cause,” Sigler states.
Recycling the caps makes use of
something that would otherwise bethrown in the trash and it is some-
thing small that can make a huge
difference.
CMS Principal Kevin Moore,stated that he was “immediatelysupportive of the idea,” after Sigler
approached him about the collec-
tion. “I believe promoting an
continued on page 4
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now until Dec. 15.
New View Media Group, lead by hus-
band and wife publishing team, Joe Nicas-
tro and Mary Lalama, will be holding their
second annual holiday toy and clothingdrive.
“I raised three children on my own and
I know the struggles and hardships families
face and I want to encourage people to give
back to those in need now,” stated MaryLalama.
Joe Nicastro, a Mt. Olive Township
Council President said that “being involved
in the community, I always try to help
where I can.” “My wife had the idea of
helping the local residents through a pro-motion in our newspapers.” Nicastro con-
tinued “There are so many needy people
right here in our own communities.” Any-
thing we can do to help.
As New View Media Group holds thisclothing and toy drive, they are looking for
people to donate new unwrapped toys, as
well as new clothing including t-shirts,
socks, pants, and winter necessities such as
hats, coats, gloves, and scarves (sizes rang-
ing from newborn to 14 year olds). Gift
cards will also be accepted.
Please drop off all donations to the fol-
lowing locations….
• New View Media Group, 1 Old WolfeRoad, Budd Lake, NJ (in back).
• Weis Supermarkets, Rt. 206, Flanders
(drop off at the courtesy counter)
• Route 46 Chevy- 412 Route. 46, Budd
Lake• Budd Lake Bagels -141 Route 46,
Budd Lake
• Mt. Olive Bagels - 135 Route 46 East,
Paramount Plaza, Budd Lake
• Fanucci's - 134 Ledgewood Ave. (Rt.
46 E.), Netcong• Red Dot Firearms – 22 Main Street,
Stanhope
• Charmoy Dental, 924 Route 10 West,
Randolph
• Philly Pretzel - 150 Mountain Ave,Hackettstown
( 3 FREE Pretzels when you drop off)
• Motion Kia - 379 Route 46, Hack-
ettstown
• HomeTown Hardware - 234 Main
Street, Hackettstown
• Fresco Mexican – 137 E. Main Street,
ChesterFor additional information regarding this
toy drive or to ask for a list of businesses
involved, call Mary on her cell phone at
(973)-768-1815 or email at
[email protected], she will be able
to help with any of your needs as well ascomply a list of children and gifts they want
for the holiday.
Toy/Clothing Drive...continued from front page
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awareness of the challenges facing
wounded veterans coming home is one that
is not spoken about nearly enough.”
According to the Wounded Warriors
Project website, the project is an apoliticalgroup that aims to serve all of its alumni.
Their motto is “it’s not about the war; it’s
about the warrior” and the group holds
strong to that endeavor by supplying much
needed assistance to any veteran or servicemember who was harmed on or after Sept.
11, 2001.
The Wounded Warriors Project also sup-
ports the family of alumni who have been
injured or killed as a result of their service.The website states that their volunteers are
equipped to assist with any injury, even the
ones that are not visible to the naked eye.
Students at CMS will be taking some-
thing important away from their contribu-
tions.“Our students can certainly gain a new
perspective about the physical and mental
sacrifices our men and women in uniform
make in defending American interests
abroad and how many will be living with
those challenges for the rest of their lives,”
says Moore.Often, soldiers are thought of only dur-
ing their tour of duty, yet it is important not
to forget that these soldiers bring many
kinds of scars home with them. The sup-
port they need is not limited to their time of
service.In collecting the caps for our wounded
warriors, children will learn an important
lesson about giving back, especially that
sometimes the smallest of things can make
the largest of differences.Moore closes by stating “Anything we
can do as a school to promote and con-tribute” to a program that “assists these vet-
erans is a worthy project.”
Any resident of Mt. Olive can contribute
to this cause and is not limited to the col-
lection of bottle caps. For more informa-
tion on the Wounded Warriors Project or to
find out how to donate or volunteer visit the
website at http://www.woundedwarriorpro- ject.org.
Bottle Caps Collected...continued from front page N
ew Jersey Blood Services, a divi-
sion of New York Blood Center,
which supplies blood products andservices to 60 hospitals throughout the
state, is in need of volunteers at blooddrives. The blood service volunteer is an in-
tegral member of the collection team whose
task it is assist donors with registration, es-
corting and canteen duties, and to watch for
post donation reactions. Volunteers should
have the ability to relate to the public, beable to perform different jobs as needed and
have the willingness to follow the rules. Foradditional information contact, Manager of
Community Relations, R. Jan Zepka at 732-
616-8741 or [email protected].
Volunteers Needed
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Jenna Niro and Dominick Hendrickson Home Coming Queen and King 2015 at Mt. Olive High
School.
Homecoming Queen & King 2015
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T
imothy Stolarz, a
member of Boy Scout
Troop 156 in Flan-ders, recently completed his
Eagle Scout project by reno-vating and reconstructing the
horseshoe pits and building
new picnic tables at the
Knights of Columbus Hall in
Flanders.
The horseshoe pits hadovergrown weeds and deteri-
orating wood frames, all
were replaced with pressure
treated pine lumber. Two pic-nic tables were constructed,from the same material.
Pressure treated lumber will
endure the harsh winter
weather, and provide the
Knights with many years of
enjoyment. A wrought ironbench was assembled and
placed adjacent to the horse-
shoe pits. In addition, a new
set of horseshoes were pre-
sented to the Knights of
Columbus, Council 5410 tocomplete the project.
More than 80 hours were
needed to complete the proj-
ect and all hardware used
was galvanized steel. The
following pictures show the
picnic tables, horseshoe pits,
wrought iron bench and
horseshoe kits. Timothy, asenior at Mt. Olive High
School, plans to pursue his
college career at County Col-
lege of Morris in Randolph
in 2016.
This year’s Mount Olive Area Chamber
of Commerce Fall Food Drive once
again will help answer the needs of
the community. As many families’ neighborscontinue to struggle, the food drive clearlyhelps folks cope with trying times.
Last year the chamber's drive collected
more than 5,300 pounds of food and more
than $2,000 in monetary and gift card dona-
tions. Indeed, the amount of food collectedthrough this drive has steadily increased dur-
ing the past several years due to a higher de-
mand and the generosity of people who care.
In 2005, when demand was not as high, the
organization collected only 820 pounds.
“We hope to make it a record-collectionyear," said Greg Stewart, president of the
Chamber, which is working on this year's
project in association with the Mt. Olive
Food Pantry and the Kiwanis Club of Mt.
Olive. “Our community has always beenvery supportive of the food drive and clearly
the need remains high."
The Annual Fall Food Drive was initiated
many years ago by Dr. John Berezny of
Berezny Chiropractic in Flanders. Today, it
has become one of the community's most im-
portant activities.
Suggested food donations may includenon-perishable foods, boxed cereals, peanutbutter, jam, and other canned goods. Personal
care items are also welcome. The food drive
takes place through November, with the do-
nations being given directly to the Mt. Olive
Food Pantry.A number of participating businesses and
organizations will have collection boxes
throughout the area. For a location nearest to
you, call the pantry.
Monetary donations can also be made on-
line at yougivegoods.com/mountolivepantry.Any checks dropped off should be made out
to Mt. Olive Pantry. For additional informa-
tion, contact Susan Morse at the Pantry, 862-
251-3938; 201-274-3701; or
[email protected] further information about the Mt.
Olive Area Chamber and its varied programs
and member benefits, visit www.mounto-
livechambernj.com.
MO Boy Scout Renovates KnightsOf Columbus
Mt. Olive Area Chamber’s Annual Food Drive Helps Feed Area Families
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The holiday season is a time to celebrate withfriends and family. Several holidays are cele-brated in this relatively short time period, making
this one of the most festive times of the year.Many holiday celebrations focus on the exchange of
presents, which may be exchanged with relatives, friendsand even coworkers. But are you familiar with the originsof exchanging gifts?
Gift exchanges trace their origins to both religious andsecular traditions, each of which has helped shape the hol-
Traditions behind holiday giftsidays into what they are today.
Christmas
People exchange gifts on Christmas Eve or Christ-mas Day all over the world. For Christians, Christmascelebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, who Christians be-lieve was a gift from the Creator.
From a religious standpoint, gifting others aroundChristmastime can be traced back to the stories of theThree Kings (also referred to as the “Three Wise Men”)who visited Jesus after his birth. Frankincense, a fra-grance involved in worship; gold; and myrrh, an incenseassociated with funerals, was presented. These giftssymbolized worship in Christ, that He would be theKing of Kings, and that suffering and death would cometo Him.
Another giver of gifts is part of many Christmas cel-ebrations. St. Nicholas, a fourth century saint, is abeloved figure across the globe who has a reputation forgiving gifts in secret and helping the needy. The figureof “Santa Claus” is based on St. Nicholas, and the blend-ing of the two has evolved as history has mixed withfolklore and personal traditions.
Hanukkah
Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish celebration thatcommemorates the rededication of the Temple inJerusalem. The word “hanukkah” actually means “ded-ication” in Hebrew.
The Jews, including Judah Maccabee, helped drive
the Syrians out of Jerusalem. In one of Judaism’s mostcentral texts, Maccabee and others witnessed a miracleat the temple. Even though there was only enough oil tokeep a menorah’s candles burning for one day, theflames continued for eight nights.
Traditionally, gelt, or money, was given as aHanukkah gift. Many Hanukkah gift givers aim to givegifts that are thoughtful and sweet. Money is not ex-changed as much today, with other gifts taking its place.
Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa is an American holiday that pays homageto traditions and cultural influences from Africa. Theholiday was developed in 1966 by Maulana NdabezithaKarenga. The focus of Kwanzaa is on family and theharvest as well as certain principles, such as unity andfaith.
Gifts make up one of the seven symbols of Kwanzaacelebrations. However, gift-sharing is not the centralpart of this special holiday. Gifts are symbolic of thelabor and love of parents and the commitments madeand kept by their children.
Gifts are exchanged in abundance this time of year.The traditions behind the giving of presents is far-reach-ing and based in religious, secular and cultural tradi-tions.
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Are you ready for the boxes and
packages that are set to arriveunder the tree? If your home annu-
ally bursts with everything from children’stoys to electronics to clothing, it may betime to take inventory and prepare for thegifts that have yet to find their way intoyour home.
Before the first strand of garland goes upand before you begin thinking about holi-day wish lists, set a plan in motion to reducewhat you already have in the house. Thisproject can include the entire family and tieinto holiday volunteerism that highlightsthis season of giving.
There’s a very good chance that yourclosets are brimming with items that arecollecting dust or haven’t seen the light of day in some time. Make these the fist thingsto go. If something hasn’t been used in ayear or more, add it to the donation pile.
Kids’ rooms and play areas may be someof the areas most overrun with belongings.Children are likely to get many new toysand other gifts throughout the year, so focusmost of your energy on these spaces, cut-ting kids some slack if they don’t want topart with certain items.
If children are reluctant to part with
some of their belongings, stress the point
that donating helps others who are less for-
tunate. Involve kids in the donation process,
letting them see where their unused clothes
and other supplies will go. This can make
giving away older toys less traumatic and
more personal.
Adults also should pay attention to any
belongings they can spare. Take advantage
of holiday donation trucks in the area to
clear your home of bulky sweaters, linens,
older furniture, or kitchen supplies. These
trucks service some well-known charities
and associations, and items will be appre-
ciated and put to great use.
Use the weeks prior to the holiday rush
to create space for any gifts that might be
arriving under your tree before Christmas
Day. A little cleaning and decluttering can
go a long way toward helping the less for-
tunate in your community.
Preparing your home for new gifts
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ings to consider when hosting for the holidays
Holiday hosts have a lot on their plates. The work of holiday hosting does not begin when the first guestarrives. It starts weeks before, when homeowners
begin preparing their homes for overnight guests.Because the holiday season can be so busy, it’s easy forhosts to overlook certain things as the day their first guestsare set to arrive draws nearer. But the following are a fewthings hosts should consider in the weeks before theirguests show up.
Accommodations
It’s hard to overlook accommodations when hosting forthe holidays, but it’s best to inspect linens and other items thatmight go largely unused throughout much of the year. Checkfoldout couches or air mattresses a few weeks before yourguests are slated to arrive. This gives you ample time to ad-dress any issues and also allows you to comparison shop andfind great deals on any items you need to replace. Hosts whoare parents to young children may want to discuss sleepingarrangements before guests arrive if kids will be asked tosleep in different beds. Kids might embrace the change, whileothers might be less enthusiastic. If younger cousins will bestaying over, let kids choose their new roommates, which
might make them more excited about sharing rooms with theirguests. Explaining the situation in advance gives youngsterstime to ready themselves for their temporary move.
Diets
Ask guests before they arrive if they have any particularfood allergies or items they need to avoid because of any med-ications they might be taking. This is especially important foryoungsters, who may forget to avoid homemade cookies withnuts despite having nut allergies. By asking in advance if yourguests have any food allergies or foods and ingredients theymust avoid, you will know to avoid serving particular dishesso no one accidentally eats foods that might make them sick
and you can prepare alternative dishes for people who mustavoid certain foods.
Activities
If guests will be staying for several nights, explore a fewlocal activities so everyone can get out of the house for a nightor two. Time spent with family is one of the best parts of theholiday season, but spending all of that time inside in crampedquarters can grow uncomfortable over time. Plan a familynight or two out that everyone can enjoy.
Pets
When hosting for the holidays, let your guests know if youhave any pets. Some people have dog and cat allergies, andthose allergies may make it difficult for them to enjoy theirstay. Others’ allergies might be so severe that they have tofind alternative lodging. Let guests know about your petswhen you invite them to stay at your house so no one is sur-prised at the last minute. In addition, let guests know if theycan bring their own pets along to your house.
Hosting for the holidays is a great way to welcome lovedones into your home. Considering and discussing a few fac-tors before your guests arrive can ensure everyone enjoystheir stay.
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RE/MAX Heritage Properties in
Flanders/Chester was one of the top
fundraising groups to participate in
the recent Hackettstown Regional Medical
Center- The Walk for the Joan KnechelCancer Center. The team of Alex Donald-
son, Dana Donaldson, Karen Resch, Janen
Ardia, Sydney Uster, Franco Vitale, Helen
DeVane, Cindy Graham, Barbi Kelly,
Cindy Houser, and Mary Grant helped
make the day a highly successful one forthis important cause. Not pictured, but par-
REMAX Reps Walk For Cancer ticipated, were Bob Bednar and Dulce
Ruivo.
The community-minded RE/MAX Her-
itage Properties participates in a host of
non-profit efforts throughout the year, aswell as taking part in food and clothing
drives.
"We are committed to the community,"
said Janen Ardia, executive vice president
and general manager of RE/MAX Heritage
Properties. "This is our way of giving
back."
To speak with a representative atRE/MAX Heritage Properties, call 973-
879-4700 in Chester; or 973-598-1700 in
Flanders.
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The Ladies Guild of Holy Wisdom
Byzantine Catholic Church in Flan-
ders plans to hold its Fall Penny
Auction on Fri., Nov. 20. The doors will
open at 6:30 p.m. and drawings will begin
at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $7 and additional
tickets are available. Refreshments will be
served at intermission.
Mt. Olive Public Library has
many fun and free programs for
children planned for November.Preschool Play, Mother Goose, Storytime,
& Library Fun begin the week of Nov. 22
& end the week of Dec. 13. Dates and
times are subject to change as needed.
Preschool Play: two through six years
old, Tues., at 10 a.m., no registration re-quired.
Mother Goose: Infants six to 23 months,
Tues., at 11:15 a.m. No registration re-
quired.Storytime: two through six years old,Wed., at 10 a.m. No registration required.
Library Fun: two through six years old,
Thurs. at 10 a.m. o registration required.
Special Programs
Sing-along with “Miss Lynn”: Join us
for a fun evening with Lynn Hickernellfrom Nashville, Tennessee. All ages,
Tues., Nov. 17 at 7 p.m.
Registration required and limited to 50
children.
Pajama Time: A nighttime story time for
families. Children can wear their paja-mas, Wed., Nov. 18, at 7 p.m.
No registration required
International Game Day: Come to the
Library and share new games. All ages,
Sat., Nov. 21 at 2 p.m.No registration required
For further information call the Youth
Services Department at 973-691-8686
Ext. 104.
Church To Hold Penny Auction
Youth Services Programs At Library
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by Chelsea Cattano
Students at Sandshore ElementarySchool in Mt. Olive are gaining real-world experience through a new jour-
nalism program.
Initiated by Principal Nicole Musarra, andteachers Joanne Bosco and Patricia Mitchell,fourth and fifth grade students are part of thenew student publication “The SandshoreDigital Dish.”
These students arrive at school early Mon-day mornings and are taught the basics of news reporting including writing and con-ducting interviews.
Bosco and Mitchell implement the pro-gram by teaching the students the essentialsof journalism. Created in an attempt to tie incollege and career readiness and to allow the
students to enter the practice and applicationpart of learning, this program has seen greatsuccess with the release of their first issue onNov. 4.
“It integrates technology,” Musarra said.“They’re going out into the field as reportersand they are interviewing, they're reportingthe news and they are using this online digitalformat so it’ll be like a quarterly publication.
We’re actually looking to put one outmaybe one every other month.”
This program aims to give students a dif-ferent type of experience unlike any pro-grams already running at SandshoreElementary. According to Musarra, it is veryhands on, it promotes student independence
and it really gets the students to apply theirwriting, listening and speaking skills.
“The first article [in the first issue] iscalled The Laser Show Dazzles,” Bosco said.“I had tears in my eyes,” she said, when theyconducted their first interview as a group. “Itwas right after the laser show, they sat in acircle and they took out their index cards andthey did this all by themselves. It was the firsttime they ever wrote down their own ques-tions. And the two gentlemen sat down and[the students] went around and they askedquestions and they were wonderful questions.
They were so serious, if they had a questionthat someone else asked, they actually said,‘Oh, that was asked already. Thank you, I’llpass.’ I wanted to hug each of them. Thisnewspaper is building such collaboration andengagement and not only writing but otheraspects.”
Due to the overwhelming high interest to join the program, there is a lottery system forfourth and fifth graders. According toMusarra, they are hoping to be able to open
it up to more students in the future. The ideais that the staff members who are in fourthgrade this year will continue in the programnext year as fifth graders and they will be theleaders and mentors to really help run the
program for the incoming fourth graders.When Musarra started the program she
wanted to incorporate what she was seeing inthe trends of education and job availability.One of her main goals was to find an inno-vative approach to allow students who are in-terested in writing and technology to try andbe a part of something different. One of thedistrict’s goals, according to Musarra, is toget the children to think, and this programtruly allows them to think.
“They have ownership over this,”Musarra said. “It’s not just the learning,
they're actually doing and it’s also makingconnections to our community and bringingin our community. Our parents and commu-nity members also see this publication to seenot only what’s happening within our build-ing but it’s our own students. That it’s 100percent student generated, and by adding thedigital piece it gets them used to really someof the really unique opportunities that tech-nology can offer them.”
For the future of “The Sandshore Digital
Dish,” Musarra hopes that the program canexpand to help to report the school’s morningannouncements and possibly working with
the district’s high school students.“We really want them to be kind of this
key vital group in our building,” Musarrasaid. “So that if someone’s on the job andthey have their ID badges on, everyoneknows they're currently investigating ordoing something practical and hands on.We’re also going to have [the first issue] up-loaded for all students to read. All of ourthird, fourth, and fifth grade students are on
Student Avinash Gopal is taking notes for his
news story.
Sandshore Students Report News Within School Community
continued on next page
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Netcong Twp. $179,900
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Immac. & charming home in Mine Hill. 4BRs f eats hardwood floors onunder carpeting. Huge FR on L/L. Office is currently being used as a stor-age room.Over sized gar, driveway holds several cars.Level prop. quiettree lined st. Owner installed new gutters on house in the fall of 2014.
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By Cheryl Conway
Anew partnership between The Ki-wanis Club of Mt. Olive and the
Mt. Olive Food Pantry will provide
even greater support to a much needed serv-ice in the community.
Some may have already noticed collec-tion buckets in various locations around
town put out by the Kiwanis Club in an ef-
fort to help fill the shelves at the local food
pantry. The club is asking all who can give
to place donations of non-perishable food,toiletries and baby diapers into the buckets.
With 20 years of support in the local
community- like sponsoring the Easter Egg
Hunt, Santa House and Santa breakfast-
The Kiwanis Club of Mt. Olive was lookingfor a cause to support on a regular basis.“We’ve done all kinds of stuff,” says
Richard Moore, president of the Kiwanis
Club of Mt. Olive for the past nine years.
“We were looking for a regular, long-term
project to support locally. The food bankmade a lot of sense to us.”
Moore says, “Food is one of the basic
needs of life. With healthy children and par-
ents, people can move on with other
things.”On a busy day, the pantry can see a
dozen families, according to Sue Morse of
Hackettstown, volunteer administrator forthe Mt. Olive Pantry. About 60 families per
month visit the pantry for food. Customersmust live in town or attend a local house of
worship.
To run a food pantry, “A food drive is an
ongoing thing,” explains Morse. “Hunger
continues; it goes past the holidays.”Since last year, the Kiwanis club has
held two food drives at the A&P in Budd
Lake. Its last drive was held Sun., Oct. 10.
On both occasions, the club collected about
225 bags of food and $250 in cash dona-tions.To collect even more items on a regular
basis, the club has put out six, two feet tall,
two feet round buckets at various locations
in town including a dentist office, lawyer’s
office, Village Green office, Optimal Fam-ily Chiropractic, Enzo’s Pizza and Vision
Source.
The plan was also to enlist some volun-
Kiwanis Club Joins Hands With Food Pantry To Support Local Need
teers to help with the collections and deliv-
eries of the buckets on a regular basis, ex-plains Moore.
“As a volunteer organization, we are
looking for all the help we can get,” says
Moore.
Besides needing to keep its shelvesstocked, the pantry is also in need of a
larger space for refrigeration and storage of
food, says Moore.The pantry moved its location from
town hall in May 2014. Without a social
worker employed in Mt. Olive, operating
the pantry became too much, says Moore.
So the pantry relocated to Christ Episcopal
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Church in Budd Lake, but maintains its
business location at Mountain Top Church
in Budd Lake.Morse, who is also a member of Kiwa-
nis, says she tries to keep the stocks shelvedwith staple items such as canned tuna or
chicken, baby food, soup, canned vegeta-
bles, cereals, instant potatoes, instant oat-meal, macaroni and cheese, vegetable oil,
pastas, rice-no greater than two pound bags,
peanut butter, jam or jelly, tomato products,
tomato sauce and vinegar.
Non-perishable food donations can also
be dropped off at the pantry located atChrist Episcopal Church in Budd Lake.
There is a drop box right next to the pantry
door. Or mail in a contribution to the Mt.Olive Pantry, 6 Naughright Rd, Hack-
ettstown, NJ 07840.Since 1995, the Kiwanis Club of Mt.
Olive Township has been responding to the
needs of the community through charitable
contributions and donations by volunteer
members through various community
events and efforts.The club is part of a much larger net-
work of Kiwanis International, a worldwide
service organization in more than 96 na-
tions, whose major emphasis is “Serving
the Children of the World.”“The Kiwanis builds communities,” ex-
plains Moore, “one community with one
child at a time. If we teach children now to
run leadership projects, it’s good for the
community.”One way of reaching the children is its
sponsorship of the Mt. Olive High School
Key Club, which also supports food banks
as well, adds Moore. The Kiwanis Club of Mt. Olive is in the process of trying to geta Builders Club at the middle school, a Ki-
wanis sponsored youth organization.
Some other recent accomplishments and
ongoing programs include: giving scholar-
ships to deserving Mt. Olive High Schoolseniors every year on the basis of commu-
nity service and character; spreading joy to
hundreds of township children through an-
nual Santa House and Easter Egg Hunt
events; providing financial support to local
Eagle Scout projects; donating new hard-cover Meriam-Webster dictionaries to Tinc
Road Elementary School; donating gift
cards to the township’s most needy families
to be used for school supplies; and Caring
With Bears project, in which the club sellsfor $11 each stuffed bears which are then
given to the Mt. Olive First Aid Squad and
some local hospitals such as Saint Clare’s
and Hackettstown Regional Medical Cen-
ter.
“We’ve given away 200 so far,” saysMoore, of the fuzzy bear sporting the Ki-
wanis logo.
For more information or to get involved,
go to mtolivekiwanis.org or email rj-
Kiwanis Joins Hands With Food Pantry...continued from page 18
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Juniors and seniors as-
piring to be teachers re-cently visited Chester
M. Stephens Elementary
School to read original
books to first grade classes.
The students are part of Mt.Olive High School’s
teacher cadet program – a
course begun six years ago
that provides interested up-
perclassmen with a way to
explore teaching as a careerpath.
The brief, oversized
books developed by the
high-schoolers focused onimproving self-esteem andwere part of a program unit
on how self-esteem affects
academic success. The
cadets worked in teams of
two or three to craft the sto-
rybooks, read to the classes,and then help the first-
graders with post-reading
Mt. Olive High School students Stephanie Gong, Yarhley Rosario,
and Kaitlyn Schissler read to first graders.
Future Teachers Visit CMS
activities that the cadets had
developed to see if their les-
son objectives were met.“The book topics that the
students wrote about were
topics my students could re-
late to such as ‘bullying’
and ‘working hard to doyour best,’” said Deborah
Ryder, first grade teacher.
“Plus, we’re working on
narrative writing now so my
class was able to identify
with the process of writing
and illustrating an originalstory.”The visit by the “big
kids” clearly was something
special for the first-graders
and for the cadets as well.
“My students thoroughly
enjoyed the experience,”
said Susan Pasqualone,
cadet program teacher.
“Some of those who had ex-pressed a desire to teachlater grades stated that they
may rethink that decision.
That’s how impressed they
were with the first-graders’
behavior and academic
skills.”
The cadet program pro-
vides a broad introduction
to the teaching profession,including lessons on childdevelopment, learning
styles, teaching methods
and strategies, and changes
in education.
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IEE, Council on International Educa-
tional Exchange, is looking for host
families to open their hearts and
homes to welcome an international exchangestudent into their community for the second
semester of the school year. Students will be
arriving in January. Students hail from all
over the globe and are eager to learn about
the United States, become a member of an
American family, community and school.This program provides an opportunity for
host families to form lifelong relationships
and unforgettable memories. More than
1,400 CIEE high school students arrive in the
U.S. each year. Students live with host fami-
lies, attend high school, and become truemembers of their new families and commu-
nities.
Students participating in the exchange are
between 15 – 18 years of age, have studied
English for a minimum of three years, havetheir own medical insurance and spending
money and have undergone a thorough per-
sonal screening and interview process. Many
of these students arrive in the U.S. with
dreams of participating in clubs, sports, arts,
music and other activities as most foreign
schools have none. They return to their nativeland with improved English skills, a sense of
independence and self-confidence, more ma-
turity and a better global understanding.
Most importantly they will have made
American relationships that will last forever.
The CIEE is a non-profit, non-govern-mental organization committed to helping
people gain understanding, acquire knowl-
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ally interdependent and culturally diverse
world. Founded in 1947, CIEE has become
a worldwide leader in international educationand exchanges. Visit www.ciee.org/high-
school for more information.
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By Cheryl Conway
In just over a week’s time, an entire com-
munity pulled together to show its sup-port for a 13 year old boy recently
diagnosed with leukemia.
Word spread fast when Mt. Olive Mid-
dle School seventh grader Collin Berg was
hospitalized on Wed., Oct. 7, after being
told he has cancer. A friend of the Berg’s,
Kelly DiGiesi posted on Facebook thateveryone should wear orange on Oct. 15 for
Collin’s fight.
Her post went viral. Most of the stu-
dents, teachers and staff wore orange that
day, as well as people in town including busdrivers. That same evening, a group of hun-
dreds of supporters gathered at Turkey
Brook Park in Budd Lake to take an aerial
view photo for Collin from the top of a fire-
truck extension ladder.“There were so many people comment-
ing, I figured a regular camera wouldn’t cut
it,” says Joanne Onorevole, a friend of the
Bergs who asked the Budd Lake Fire De-
partment to bring the fire truck. “We
wanted to show Collin we are side by side
with him.”Another friend even Face-timed him
from the gathering so Collin could witness
from his hospital room all of the love and
support.“We wanted to show Collin he is loved
and supported for his fight,” says Nina Dor-
lon, family friend who organized the group
photo and youth minister at Saint Luke’s
Church in Long Valley who shared a prayershe wrote for Collin with all of his support-
ers that day. Friends with the Bergs for the
past 10 years, Dorlon’s son had been in boyscouts with Collin when they were younger.
“I put on the Facebook sight for every-
body to come at 6:30 to take a picture atTurkey Brook,” says Dorlon. “It was to
show that “the whole town is going orange
for you Collin. It spread; everyone spread
the word.”
Even town officials changed the MOemblem that was spray painted red and gold
at the mound near the baseball fields at
Turkey Brook, to orange.
Mt. Olive Twp. Mayor Rob Greenbaumsays, “It was painted orange for him to
show him the whole town is with him onhis fight to get better.”
Dorlon counted at least 400 people,
mostly kids, including the Mt. Olive foot-
ball team which “moved their practice to
Turkey Brook so they could all run over;they all wore orange.”
All of the orange was quite warming.
“It felt good to show the love and sup-
port,” says Dorlon. “It was very heartwarm-
ing and super sweet. We just wanted him to
feel the love. It was neat to see how many
people love him.”Orange was the chosen color, like pink
that represents breast cancer, people wear
orange for leukemia. Not only did people
wear orange shirts that day, but at least 300
had shirts that said “Collin’s Fight.”Lisa Fenton of Budd Lake, who has been
friends with the Bergs since her son played
on the baseball team with Collin, was in In-
stant Imprints in Flanders ordering shirts
for the upcoming Halloween tournamentwhen she inquired about having an orange
shirt made up for herself and her family, as
she knew she did not have an orange shirt
to wear on Oct. 15 to support Collin.
Instant Imprint product designer Jeannie
Cerda of Budd Lake started playing with
designs on her computer and said she wouldbe happy to make a few for Fenton’s family.
Later that evening, Fenton posted on Face-
book that she was having special shirts
made for her family and within 48 hours,227 people wanted a shirt as well.
By Monday morning, Fenton placed an
order for 204 orange shirts that said
“Collin’s Fight.” That order grew to 50
more shirts.
Fenton says, “They had to order theshirts; they got the shirts overnight. They
got their delivery early in the morning.They put everything else aside and they
made the shirts. They had them all printed.
It was awesome. They had them to me byTuesday night.”
Cerda says “I did the artwork in two
minutes; made her a shirt and she showed
everybody. We were able to do them for her
right away; everyone was asking for them.We never get shipments the next day,”
Cerda says. “Someone was really looking
out for this kid. We would have stayed all
day to finish them for her.“For me, personally, it affected a young
child in the community,” explains Cerda,“and they were having a special day for
him. Our community is so great. That’s
what we do. How can you say ‘no?’
Instant Imprints even knocked down the
price from $12 to $11, so the leftover pro-ceeds could go to the Berg family for extraexpenses.
“It’s not a lot of money but when you
have to eat out for lunch every day, it pro-
vides a teeny bit,” says Fenton.
Many people get diseases and hardships,
but the outpouring support for Collin re-mains justified.
“When you see somebody and such a
strong family go through so many child-
hood tribulations, Collin has several issues,
you question why does this happen to thischild?” says Dorlon. “You just want to help
them somehow. You just want to show them
support in some way.”
Fenton says, “It broke my heart; he has
other issues. He’s been such an inspiration;he doesn’t let anything get in his way. He’s
an incredible person- for something to
strike him again is just heartbreaking.”
Kevin Dorlon, who took the aerial
photo, says “Mt. Olive has a really strong
community. It’s really surprising that every-
one comes together so quickly. It’s a reallynice atmosphere.”
The plan was to blow the picture up into
a poster for Collin to hang in his hospital
room so he feels supportive,” adds Nina
Dorlon.
Their actions did just that.
“It has really helped me to stay positiveand made me realize that everyone is therefor me,” says Collin. “It’s been over-
whelming to see all the support.”
Collin offers advice for others going
through difficult times.
“You can’t do it alone, lean on the peo-
ple that love you and support you and trustthat God’s going to have your back every
step of the way,” says Collin. “That will
help you get through it.”
Theresa Berg, Collin’s mom, says “It’s
wonderful. It was completely overwhelm-ing to know that so many people were ral-
lying over Collin. He didn’t have words,”
says Berg, when her son saw the crowd
through Facetime gathering in his honor.
“He was just amazed. We are just reallyblessed.”
Collin’s fight began on Tues., Oct. 6,
when he expressed severe leg pain
overnight.
“I told him to go take Tylenol,” explains
Berg. “He had just played a baseball game
Tuesday night, thought he was just sore.”But by Wednesday, the “pain was so se-
vere,” Berg called the ambulance to have
him transported to Goryeb Children’s Hos-
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pital in Morristown. When blood work was done for a viral
infection doctors saw blast cells in Collin’s white blood
cells. A bone marrow aspiration then detected Collin’s
leukemia, admitting him to the hospital.
While shaken by the news, Collin continues to face hischallenges. He faces three years of fighting with three
phases: chemotherapy once a week for 30 days; intense
treatment for six to nine months requiring hospital stays
three days in at a time; followed by the maintenance phase.
Collin hopes return to school, after phase two, in thespring, but in the meantime he will be using the VGO robot
at the middle school.
He was born a fighter.
When Collin was in utero, he had a hemorrhage caused
by an excess of spinal fluid as well as hydrocephalus, ex-
plains his mom. “He was born with a grim prognosis; hewas not expected to make it through the night,” she says.
Collin made it through the night and the nicu for eight
weeks, she says. The hemorrhage caused Collin to have a
form of cerebral palsy with a right-sided weakness.
But that has not hindered Collin’s spirit.He plays French horn; rock climbs taking second place
in an adaptive rock climbing competition; plays baseball
in which he catches and hits with his left hand.
“While people may not know his exact story, they see
he has struggles and challenges," says
Berg. “He does not let any of that stand in
his way. His determination is inspirational.We draw our strength from him. We forge
forward and we fight. We’re strong for each
other. He’s a fighter.
“His spirit, his will, his determination…
people see the obstacles he faces and over-
comes daily,” continues Berg. “They wantto see him win.”
In a prayer shared the night of the group
photo, Collin’s supporters read “Please
pass on the strength, passion and love that
we are emanating right now for Collin tohim and to his family to help them push
through the challenges that they have ahead
of them.”
Collin, ironically, was discharged the
next day, Oct. 16.
“Must have been a lot of prayers thatnight,” says Berg.
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CASA is a private not-for-profit corpo-ration looking for volunteers. Its mis-sion is to be a strong voice for the best
interests of vulnerable children who havebeen removed from their homes or are undercourt supervision due to abuse, neglect orabandonment. It recruits, trains and super-vises community volunteers to be advocates,mentors and champions for each child ontheir journey to a safe permanent and nurtur-ing home.
Residents of Morris or Sussex countiescan attend one of the following informationsessions to learn more about this volunteeringopportunity.
The information sessions are being heldNov. 19, at 10:30 a.m.; Dec. 5, at 9:30 a.m.;
and Jan. 6 at 11 a.m. All information sessionsare an hour long and will be held at theCASA office in Morristown. Sign up athttp://www.casamsc.org/sign-up-to-volun-teer/.
The qualifications to be a CASA volunteerare the following: Interest in children, theirrights, and special needs, minimum age of 21,the ability to communicate effectively orallyand in writing, the ability to pass state andfederal background checks and a Child AbuseRegistry Information (CARI) check, andhave four favorable references from sourcesother than relatives.
Any questions about volunteering, contactthe Executive Director Lisa Barsky Firkser [email protected] or 973-998-7590.
CASA Needs VolunteersTo Serve As Mentors
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The Morris County
Tourism Bureau and
its partners are
pleased to announce the re-turn of Holly Walk, a long-
standing Morris Countytradition that offers visitors
and residents the opportu-
nity to visit local historicsites, decorated for the hol-
idays, with one admission
ticket on one day.
This year the event is set
for Sun., Dec. 6, from noon
until 5 p.m. Participatingsites will include Acorn
Hall, Macculloch Hall, the
Ford Mansion at Morris-town National Historical
Park, Schuyler-HamiltonHouse and the Stickley Mu-
seum at Craftsman Farms.
The snow date is set for
Sun., Dec.13.
In addition to the sites
being open, their gift shopswill be brimming with
Holly Walk Returns To Morristown
items so bring holiday gift
lists, and support local his-toric sites and preservationefforts.
Advance Holly Walk
tickets are $25 per person.
On the day of the event the
cost is $30. Please pay on-line at morristourism.org.
Tickets will also be avail-
able for purchase at the fol-
lowing Holly Walk sites the
day of the event only:Acorn Hall, MaccullochHall, Schuyler-Hamilton
House and the Stickley Mu-
seum. For more informa-
tion, call the Morris County
Tourism Bureau at 973-631-5151. Pre-sale tickets
will be available through
Dec. 5.
N
ew Jersey Blood Services has
planned the following blood
drives:
Nov. 27: Knights of Columbus 3665, in
Netcong, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.Nov. 27: Madison Area YMCA, Madison,2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Nov. 28: Presbyterian Church of Morris
Plains, Morris Plains 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
New Jersey Blood Services, a division
of New York Blood Center (NYBC) is ask-ing for help to maintain an adequate supply
of all blood types, but especially O-nega-
tive – the “universal” blood which can be
transfused into anyone in an emergency. Inaddition, hundreds of additional blood
drives need to be scheduled to meet pro- jected hospital demand. Current inventory
of several blood types is running below the
desired target level.
“It’s simple: hospital patient demand
for blood often outpaces our best efforts torecruit donors and schedule blood drives,”
said NYBC Executive Director of Donor
Recruitment Andrea Cefarelli. “There are
always reasons but we have to overcome
that for the sake of hospital patients who
need us.”
“This is one of the toughest times of the
year,” Cefarelli added. “We’re asking forour dedicated supporters to roll up their
sleeves to make sure we’re able to provide
our hospital partners with whatever they
need to take care of their patients.”
Blood products have a short shelf life –from five to 42 days, so constant replenish-
ment is necessary. Each and every day
there are patients who depend on the trans-
fusion of red blood cells, platelets andplasma to stay alive. But blood and blood
products can’t be manufactured. They canonly come from volunteer blood donors
who take an hour to attend a blood drive or
visit a donor center.
To donate blood or for information on
how to organize a blood drive call 1-800-933-2566; visit: www.nybloodcenter.org.
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By J. L. Shively
There is a new mascot at Mt. Olive Middle School
and he is a furry addition to the MOMS commu-
nity. MOMS Principal Susan Breton-Miranda has
introduced the middle school students to her lovable
companion, Ollie, this year. Ollie is a 16-week old, buff colored, Cocker Spaniel and he is absolutely a joyful ad-
dition to the staff at MOMS.
As the MOMS principal for four years and vice prin-
cipal at Mt. Olive High School two years before, Breton-
Miranda’s mission to bring a sense of love and
community with her into the building is not new to Mt.
Olive students.
In previous years, Breton-Miranda had been accom-
panied to work by her certified therapy dog, Windsor,
also a Cocker Spaniel. Unfortunately Windsor passed
away suddenly after sustaining an unexpected injury
where he herniated his disc. Windsor was taken to thevet where “they took great care of him but we had to
make some difficult decisions,” Breton-Miranda recalls,
saying she was in a state of shock.
“Windsor became part of the school day,” Breton-Mi-
randa remarks.
The staff in the main office always welcomed a greet-
ing from the pup and many of the special needs classes
had integrated helping to care for the dog as part of their
routine. Windsor used to follow Breton-Miranda almost
everywhere in the school, she had become accustomed
to having a dog with her in the building just as much asher students enjoyed greeting him.
“He developed a reputation within t