Clinton Township Newsletter

2 9 j u l y 2 0 1 9 s e n i o r s ' c o r n e r m e a l s o n W h e e l s i n h u n t e r d o n , i n c , If you're 60 years of age or older in Hunterdon County, come and enjoy our senior program lunches offered monthly at the Senior Center Café: 4 Gauntt Place, Flemington Building 1, Lower Level at 11:45 am. NEWCOMERS WELCOME! Enjoy an afternoon of socializing, entertainment and lunch. (Suggested donation is $5.25). Please call the office at 908.284.0735 to register. Monthly Congregate Lunch Party Tuesday, July 2. (Fourth of July Party) Entertainment by Lorri Kulp Woodward and James Hummel Entertainment. A perfect duet performing 1940's Patriotic Music. Lunch will be served. No matter what your background or interests, Meals on Wheels in Hunterdon has a volunteer opportunity that's just right for you. Most people want to become Volunteer Drivers delivering meals to their homebound neighbors throughout the county. Site Volunteers help part- time staff package meals and assist drivers as they prepare for their routes. MEALS ON WHEELS in HUNTERDON 5 Walter Foran Blvd, Suite 2006, Flemington, NJ 08822 908.284.0735 | www.mowih.org | info@mowih.org A non-profit 501 c 3 agency serving Hunterdon County seniors since 1973 t h e l e B a n o n B o r o u G h s e n i o r c l u B The Lebanon Borough Senior Club meets every fourth Wednesday at 10:00 am at the Lebanon Borough Municipal Building at 6 High Street, Lebanon. We have Bingo every second Monday – come and join us for fun! Please call Madeline at: 908.287.7949 for more information on the club's activities. For more info on the club's trips, please contact MaryAnn at: 908.236.8291. U P C O M I N G T R I P S : August 21 Stoney Hill "Senior Day" $76 members, $88 non-members September 17 Tuesday-Jefferson House "Hawaiian Luan" members-$55, non-members $67 October 3 Thursday-Kruckers-"Octoberfest" members-$82, non-members-$94 October 8-10 Tues-Thurs-Foxwoods: $257 D/O, $353 S/O Two breakfasts, two dinners + $20 slot play November 19 Tuesday-Sands Casino $25 and get back $25 slot play t h e c l i n t o n t o W n s h i P s e n i o r s ' c l u B The Clinton Township Seniors' Club meets every second Wednesday at 10:00 am in the lower level of the Annandale Reformed Church. For more info, call: Sandy Pill at 908.581.8352. Come join us! P a r k i n s o n ' s D i s e a s e s u P P o r t G r o u P The Parkinson's Disease Support Group meets monthly at an evening meeting to discuss news, experiences, concerns and questions. The meeting is held on the third Wednesday of each month in the Grandin Room of the Hunterdon County Library, North Branch, in Clinton. The hour-long meeting starts at 7:00 pm. Questions? Contact Ron Zak at: 908.730.6114 or e-mail: ronzak@att.net. F s c k n i t t i n G / c r o c h e t c l u B Join us at the HC Family Success Center (FSC) every Thursday night anytime between 5:30 – 7:30 pm for our free Knitting/Crochet Club! All age groups and experience levels are invited to join in on the fun, work on a hand-crafted project and enjoy dinner and socializing with our wonderful group of knitters! Bring your own materials and work on your own projects, or just come in and use our yarn and tools to create your handmade masterpiece! Our experienced teacher can guide you to the next level, whether you are a beginner or have been hand-crafting for years! We're a fun and friendly group and we are always looking for new members. Dinner is provided and this program is absolutely free of charge! Contact Penni Trionfo at the FSC at 908.237.0465 for more information. Requests for emergency food and visits to our Pantry surged in 2018 to an all-time high. Nearly 6,000 Hunterdon county residents struggle with food insecurity according to Feeding America, including 1,600 children. As a result, total client visits increased 15% last year and senior visits increased 52%. A critical time for many of our clients is fast approaching with the end of the school year. When in school, our children typically receive a free breakfast and lunch and are sent home with food items for the weekend. In the summer, our children don't have this school support and depend on us to help with the growing need for enough to eat. In addition to helping our children, there are many faces of hunger in our community. We have a diverse population of low-income individuals and families, including 8% veterans. They share one thing in common. They all have life situations which prevent them from having enough food for adequate nutrition and well-being. Just as an example, one of our clients is a 90-year-old retired school teacher. Intelligent, thoughtful, and compassionate, she worked many years in a private school and has no pension. She made an impact on hundreds of lives, but as an older adult she finds herself without enough money to make ends meet and is food insecure. Because of help from our Pantry, she told us recently that she was finally able to pay her property taxes without depleting her long-term savings. Our Pantry served 2,800 individuals including 1,200 families last year across all of Hunterdon County and the numbers are growing. We have an amazing team of over 220 dedicated and caring volunteers ready to meet the need, but we need more monetary support. We were visited over 9,700 times last year being able to provide for clients to make over 211,000 meals for family members. Your donation is important because, when combined with food drive and local store donations, e a c h d o l l a r donated provides 1.5 meals due to our incre ase d purchasing powe r through relationships with NORWESCAP and local retailers. The kindness and generosity of our community helped the Pantry in the past and we are hoping you can do so again. Your support reaches so many people in ways you may not even imagine. Please join us in our efforts to reduce summer hunger for our children. t h e F l e m i n G t o n F o o d P a n t r y – h e l P u s h e l P o t h e r s "Freedom lies in being bold." ~ Robert Frost

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