Clinton Township Newsletter

1 8 s e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 9 w w w . C L I N T O N T W P N E W S L E T T E R . c o m t H e g a R d e n C l u b o F H u n t e R d o n H i l l s Next Monthly Meeting: Wednesday, September 25, 9:30 am High Bridge Emergency Squad Building, 95 West Main Street High Bridge, NJ 08829 The Garden Club of Hunterdon Hills invites anyone in the northern Hunterdon County area who shares an interest in gardening, horticulture, agriculture and conservation to join us! September meeting schedule – 9:30 am: Coffee: 10:00 am: Business Meeting, 11:00 am: New Member Luncheon. Club members will bring a hot or cold lunch dish to share. Hostesses are responsible for providing a dessert. Guests are welcome to attend but please advise the hospitality committee in advance. Designated club members will bring a hot or cold lunch dish to share. Hostesses are responsible for providing dessert. Guest are welcome to attend, so please advise the hospitality committee when bringing a friend or colleague. Looking forward to seeing everyone! Please come, meet our members and learn about our exciting outings, programs and committees. Meetings will be held on the fourth Wednesday of every month through June with the exception of November and December. Notable community services include: Military Family Recognition flower baskets, Christmas decoration of the Flemington Court House, yearly scholarships, Arbor Day tree planting and fresh flower arrangements added to food packages provided by Meals on Wheels. For specific information about our club, visit: www.GardenClubHunterdonHills.com or email us at: info@gardenclubhunterdonhills.com. R u R a l a w a R e n e s s t a l k o n s e p t e M b e R 5 C i t e s M a n y b e n e F i t s o F b e e s Why Are Bees Important to Our Ecosystem? Come hear the whole story of bees, from the 1700s to present days, from Eastern Apicultural Society Master Beekeeper Bob Kloss, on Thursday September 5 at Rutgers' Snyder Research Farm, 140 Locust Grove Road, Pittstown, NJ. The hour-long program sponsored by Rural Awareness, Inc. is free and starts at 7:30 pm. No reservations are required. Kloss will present an interactive program about NJ beekeeping and its history. Guests will observe a hive containing live bees while learning about the different honey bee castes and their duties in the hive. A special treat will be tasting different types of honey and seeing a number of products from the hive, like candles, lip balm, hand cream, beeswax wraps and more. Bob Kloss maintains 15-20 colonies of bees at his home in Readington Township and keeps another 5-10 colonies at a local county park to educate new beekeepers and help them meet the challenges of keeping bees today. A former president of the Northwest New Jersey Beekeepers Association, he now serves the group as publicity and promotion chair, seeking to educate the public about the importance of honey bees and beekeeping. Kloss spent a 30-year career in the pharmaceutical industry with GlaxoSmithKline where he held several positions. He studied animal behavior and earned a BS degree in Psychobiology at Albright College, Reading, PA. He also holds an MS degree in Environmental Science from Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA. The next speaker, and last in this year's series, is environmentalist Hal Benz on the subject of climate change on November 7. Rural Awareness is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the rich history and rural character of Franklin Township in Hunterdon County. Call 908.735.4271 with questions. l o C a l v o l u n t e e R s a n d p a R t n e R s H o n o R e d a t H a b i t a t D r e a m B u i l D e r S ' g a l a ! Extraordinary plans are underway to kick off this year's Dream Builders' Gala. Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity (RVHFH) is pleased to announce their honorees for the event: Dick Bedner, Dick Carr, Tom Fik, and Carroll Engineering. Each has given years of steadfast dedication to building homes and brighter tomorrows for low-income families in Hunterdon and Somerset Counties. Co-Chairs of the Construction Committee, Dick Bedner and Dick Carr have dedicated years of volunteer service as former board members and on the weekly volunteer build crew. Mr. Carr began his tenure with RVHFH over 17 years ago. "Serving the families keeps me coming back each week. It's the joy of being part of a dedicated team that transforms the lives of partner families and gives them renewed hope for their children and a chance to live the American dream," Carr said. Dick Bedner started working with RVHFH 13 years ago. Both Mr. Carr and Mr. Bedner have built over 20 homes with partner homeowner families. "After working with the other volunteers, I realized what volunteering with Habitat for Humanity truly means. It is the continuing to work and form friendships with these dedicated people on a weekly basis that I find so rewarding," said Bedner. Tom Fik, a civil engineer and Board Member, started volunteering his time with RVHFH over 24 years ago. Since then he has contributed engineering services with the firm, Carroll Engineering. Meg E. Helms, President of the Board of Directors stated, "We are so fortunate that Tom Fik has been a stalwart, long-term volunteer for over 24 years, seven of those years on the Board. Tom is an excellent Board member, contributing in many ways to our strong team. Together with his firm, Carroll Engineering, they have worked on almost half of the homes we have built in the past 28 years. We are so grateful for their important, excellent support, and look forward to many more years working with them in partnership." The Dream Builders' Gala will take place on Thursday, September 26 at the Watchung Valley Golf Club in Watchung, NJ. The Gala is a celebration of how RVHFH staff, volunteers, funders, and community partners work together to build financial stability and build promising futures. The RVHFH volunteer-based Gala Committee selects honorees for their commitment to providing families with the opportunity to build homes, financial stability and better quality of lives. The evening begins with cocktails, a unique auction collection and a station-style dinner. Attendees will hear an inspiring partner homeowner share his or her journey towards financial stability and the Str8up Band will perform throughout the event. For information and tickets, go to www. rvhabitat.org/gala. Seeking to put God's love into action, Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity (RVHFH) brings people together to build homes, communities and hope. In 28 years, RVHFH has built 52 homes in Hunterdon and Somerset counties. The affiliate recently launched a Habitat ReStore, a store that sells gently used household goods to benefit the building of more homes, in Manville. To learn more or make a donation for local families building brighter futures and strong communities, visit: www.rvhabitat.org or call: 908.704.0016. H u n t e R d o n H e a l t H C a R e o F F e R s b a b y s i t t e R C l a s s e s Is your 11-15 year old child interested in babysitting? Hunterdon Healthcare will be holding a Babysitter skills class, provided by Hunterdon Healthcare's Center for CPR and Public Access Defibrillation. This class is a great opportunity to learn childcare basics, the business of babysitting, first aid and CPR. Includes fun exercises, great discussion about babysitting and manikin practice. Participants will receive a certificate of completion, a card from the American Heart Association and even a free gift! The cost of the one-time course is $80. A student only needs to sign up for one date and the class will be held from 8:30 am – 2:30 pm (9/15, 9/22, 10/9, 10/27, 11/7, 11/24, 12/8, 12/29) at the HMC Education Center, 215 Route 31 South, Flemington. These classes fill quickly, so register your child today online at: www.HunterdonHealthcare.org/CPR or call: 908.788.6614. Groups are welcome!

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