Post Tagged with: "Community"
F.N. Brown Wins Community Service Award
F.N. Brown School has been recognized by the ARC of Essex County for its generosity to children in need during the holidays. According to Sue Brand, director of family support services at ARC, a non-profit that provides services to people with developmental disabilities, while the Verona elementary school has been donating toys and gifts to [...]
Pifher Gives Thanks For Town’s Generosity
We got this e-mail today from Connie Pifher, the Community Center health coordinator who is Verona’s unofficial clearinghouse for local charity: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who assisted me in helping the Verona residents in need this holiday season. You brought in turkeys, hams, gift certificates and gifts. Trees were [...]
They Came For Carmela
While many Americans marked the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday with a national day of service, Veronans turned out in the center of town to help one of their own. Carmela Vece, a long-time volunteer at school and sports events, was severely injured in an auto accident just before Christmas. On Monday, January [...]
Come Together For Carmela
We got this e-mail from friends and needed to pass it along: Hello friends and neighbors, As many of you know, a few weeks ago our dear friend, neighbor, and long-time Verona community volunteer Carmela Vece was injured in an auto accident that has restricted her ability to work as well as simply get around. [...]