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Holiday Toy Drive!

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The United Way of Hudson County needs your help in its toy drive supporting children and teenagers in low-income families or living in foster care homes through the NJ Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP).

Toys are needed for children ranging in age from 0 to 18 years old, both girls and boys. As one of the most diverse areas in the United States, they encourage people to select gifts appropriate for children of all races and ethnicities. If you are unsure what to buy, teenagers particularly enjoy gift cards.

Items needed include: toy cars, trucks, fire trucks, police trucks, puzzles, games, books, DVD’s, electronics, bikes, baseball gloves, footballs, basketballs, soccer balls, coloring books, crayons, earrings, jewelry sets, belts, and socks. Baby items include clothes, snow sets, gloves, scarf and hat sets. Baby swings, bassinets, walkers, diapers, and toys.

Toys should be new and unwrapped in order to match the correct toy with the right child.

Toys should be delivered by Friday, December 19 to United Way of Hudson County, 857 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City, NJ  07306.  To contribute online, please go to www.unitedwayhudson.org.

 

Make it a happy holiday for all,
JCG

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Riverview Farmers Market Season Kick-Off 5/4/14

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My favorite Jersey City farmers market (they are all awesome though, really) opens for the season this Sunday, May 4th from 9am-2pm.

Riverview Farmers Market features various vendors, such as Alstede Farms, Mod Cup Coffee, Peace.Love.Pops, Stony Hill FarmLucky HoneyBee Apothecary, Gia GelatoAurora NaturalsOh Honey, Gina’s Bakery, Jersey City Veggie Burgers, Cholita Dessert BarUncle Bud’s Sauces & RubsNature’s OwnGourmet Nuts & Dried Fruit.

 There will be a “Music in the Park” series, children’s activities, and Yoga in the Heights’ usual 11am session.

Shop locally,
JCG

RNA Volunteer Match Day 4/5/14

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The Riverview Neighborhood Association (RNA) is hosting a volunteer event this Saturday, April 5th to talk about the Jersey City Heights’ Community and its improvement.

Here are some topics of discussion, according to their Facebook Page:

•Community Visioning
•Riverview Arts District
•New Business Development (Palisades Avenue & other areas)
•Quality of Life Issues
•Transportation issues
•Clean-Up (General)
•Graffiti
•Abandoned Buildings
•Gardening
•Ogden’s End Garden
•Riverview Park planting
•Farmer’s Market 
•Annual Flea Market and park festival event coordinator
•Big Spring Clean-up (electronics, hazardous waste, donations, recycling)
•Promotion of event
•Arts events
•JC Friday’s organizer for heights events and promotion. 
•Live @ The Lumberyard
•Movies In The Park 
•Administration
•Spanish Translation
•General office work (envelope stuffing, etc)
•Editing/Proofreading/Writing
•Graphic Design / Flyers 
•Website content and management
•Newsletter content
•Heights business profiles
•Grant Work: research and writing
•Public Relations
•Heights community outreach
•Fundraising for special projects like Riverview park monument restoration

Meet at 154 Ogden (in the lobby) at 2pm. Match your unique skills and interests with others to make a difference!

 

Jersey City Proud,
JCG

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