Projects

Spelling Bee - The Fifth Annual Spelling Bee was held on Wednesday January 16 from 6-8 pm at Bedminster School for Somerset Hills 4th and 5th grade students. The Spelling Bee was continues to be a success with 33 students register from Gladstone, Bedminster and Warren. The top five spellers will move on to the Regional Spelling Bee to represent our district. Thanks to WendiAnn for all your continued hard work and dedication to making the event possible. We are also grateful to have the support of the Peapack Gladstone Woman's Club who helped with registration, prizes, certificates and goodie bags for the participants.

And Last but not Least, a Special Thanks to the students and there families who participated in the event. Great Job!!

Here's a recap of the conservation items that were sent in October:

81 Box Tops went to the Newark Christian School

48 Ink Cartridges went to Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church to help fund their ASP Mission

(Appalacha)

40 Wine Corks to the Wine Cork Recycling

1000 Cancelled Stamps to St Benedict's Day Nursery and Infant Hospital

5000 Soda Tabs to the Ronald McDonald House

20 Cell Phones to the Domestic Violence Center in Somerville

50 Yoplait Lids to Save Lives (Breast Cancer research)

Thank you everyone for your conservation efforts and contributions to the cause!

A reminder to all to continue saving the above items for our next mailing in the spring

Breast Cancer Pins - What a great gift and a chance to show your support for breast cancer research. Buy one pin get one free. The cost is $14.00. All proceeds will benefit breast cancer research.

Wish Trees - Our annual Wish tree project was a great success! We collected donations for 5 charities. Thank you to all who helped set-up and deliver the gifts and a special thank you to Dawn for all your hard work in cordinating the event!

The Junior Membership is running a much needed fundraiser. Junior Membership funds are used for things like copying department bulletins, awards and making deposits for Conventions. Our club's support would be appreciated. Please see this link to Current where you can stock up on cards and gift wrap. They have a huge array of goodies and JM earns quite a bit with each order.

As an organization dedicated to community improvement our charitable works include fundraising, community projects, recognition for community service and social events.

There are many charitable projects our club initiates and implements. We also participate in other community events organized by other clubs and organizations

Day of Service (Make a Difference Day) - The annual Day of Service is Saturday, October 24th at 9 a.m. to 12 pm. Volunteers are needed to bring the books donated to the Academy Street Elementary School in Dover. The books will be sorted and given to needy school libraries and classrooms. If you are interested in helping to donate or sort books on October 24th, please contact Helen. In the past The Day of Service has benefited domestic violence shelters and other worthy causes

Veterans Day - Thank you for the generous donations for the Women residing at the VA Hospital! The volunteer who I spoke with said that the women are often forgotten and the will really appreciate the goodies!

Holiday Fundraiser - The Gingerbread House kit Holiday Fundraiser was a big success. We sold a number of houses and the proceeds were sent to the Children's Specialized Hospital. It was a great opportunity for the tean to come together and show their stuff. Many thanks to all who helped out with the project and a special thanks to the organizing committee for all your hard work.

Blood Drive - Our annual Blood Drive was held at St. James Church in Basking Ridge on February 4. Thank you to those who donated and helped out! To learn more blood donation opportunities, visit www.givelife.org or

call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE (1-800-448-3543).