Christopher Festa, who attends H.B. Whitehorne Middle School, has sent us this e-mail about the success of the service project he started as he was entering eighth grade: I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that contributed to my service project entitled One Hundred Hoodies for the Homeless. My original goal...
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Members of the Junior Woman’s Club of Verona recently attended the 84th annual convention of the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs – Junior Membership. The Verona club received various awards, including the Diamond Dozen, which is awarded to just 12 clubs across the state for outstanding community service and volunteerism. Other recognition...
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Mario Catania, an 8th grader at H.B. Whitehorne Middle School and a member of Our Lady of the Lake, has started a community service project to benefit a young cousin with a rare disease. It is called “Cookies for Cousin”, and it is designed to aid research into Cardio-Facio-Cutaneous Syndrome. Catania’s cousin Nola was...
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The Verona Junior Woman’s Club will host its second annual Casino Night on Saturday, January 29, from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Commonwealth Club in Montclair. The event will feature a mix of casino games including roulette, craps, poker and Texas Hold ‘em. Tickets are $65 per person and include a buffet dinner,...
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Connie Pifher, Verona’s Health & Social Services Program Coordinator, is reaching out to the community to help Verona families in need this holiday season. Under her annual “Holidays are for Sharing” program, she collects gift cards that can be distributed to families to help them buy presents or cover holiday needs. The most requested...
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The Woman’s Club of Verona and the Verona-Essex Juniorettes are getting ready for their second “Share Your Light Night” fundraiser. If you want to participate, you need to think about ordering your luminaries kit now. The groups are selling luminaries that will burn for 6 to 8 hours. They will be lit at 5...
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Calvary Lutheran Church has sent word that its big food drive on the north side of Verona on August 7 was a big success. According to Pastor Gregg Ramirez and congregation President Bob Zinn and Vice President Dave Behlen, the “Can It With Calvary” food drive amassed nearly 2,000 pounds of food. The food...
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The GFWC Junior Woman’s Club of Verona will be holding an evening of wine, food and friendship on August 19 at 7 p.m. The free, informal gathering will give prospective new members a chance to meet current members and learn more about the organization, the volunteer support it gives to the community and how...
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If you live on the north side of Verona, remember to put non-perishable food items out on your front steps tomorrow, Saturday August 7, for Calvary Lutheran Church‘s first community-wide food. The church has set up the drive to replenish the shelves at the Community FoodBank of New Jersey and the Human Needs Food...
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Calvary Lutheran Church is holding a community-wide food drive to replenish the shelves at the Community FoodBank of New Jersey and the Human Needs Food Pantry in Montclair. You might remember that, earlier this year, Verona’s school kids collected nearly 3,000 pounds of food for the Human Needs. But in the summer months, supplies...
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