Clinton Township Newsletter

2 4 m a y 2 0 2 0 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 Frank F. Apgar & Sons Septic Tank Cleaning Family Owned Business Annandale 908.735.5248 www.ApgarSonSeptic.com "The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson "If God sends us on strong paths, we are provided strong shoes." ~ Corrie ten Boom Victor A. Rotolo is a long-time resident of Clinton Township and the founder of Rotolo Karch Law. Call Rotolo Karch Law today: 908.534.7900 to discuss any legal situation confronting you. Your half-hour consultation is free of charge! Their attorneys and staff are ready to serve your legal needs. Rotolo Karch Law • 502 US 22 West, Lebanon, NJ 08833. www.RotoloKarchLaw.com " S a v e O u r S e n i O r S " S O S The news is full of stories of people experiencing the worst, so it's refreshing to hear the stories of people rising to the occasion. That's why I thought I'd share this. COVID-19 shut down much of life as we knew it, including school for students like my daughter, Liz. While this wasn't the way she envisioned spending her senior year of college, rather than complain, she took positive action. Liz has a special relationship with her grandparents and is grateful they live close. She realizes, though, not everyone is so lucky, and that got her thinking about our senior citizens who are facing this crisis alone. Liz talked about this with her friend, Jenna Ferreira, and through that discussion "Save Our Seniors of Hunterdon County" was born. "Save Our Seniors" (SOS) is a program comprised solely of volunteers who bring groceries and essentials to seniors living in communities surrounding Clinton Township. Liz and Jenna's idea caught on quickly. "Save Our Seniors" attracted more than 40 volunteers and the cooperation of several local organizations, including the Flemington Area Food Pantry and the Clinton ShopRite. And this is all done with no face-to-face contact to minimize exposure for all involved. While the news reported on some college students flaunting their Spring break escapades in the midst of this pandemic, a good number of local college and high school students, led by two North Hunterdon High School alumnae, pitched in to help others in their community. I'm proud of Liz and her friends for setting such a positive example, going out of their way to keep some of the more vulnerable members of our communities safe. For more information on this program and how you can help, call 908.437.8039 or visit their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/SOSHunterdonCounty. Stay well and let's keep looking out for each other! We will get through this together! – Victor Rotolo North Hunterdon High School alums Liz Rotolo (right) and Jenna Ferreira (above) have started a volunteer delivery service called Save Our Seniors of Hunterdon County g i v e B l o o D t o D A y A t h u n t e r D o n m e D i C A l C e n t e r Lives are saved everyday by blood donors in our community. Hunterdon Medical Center depends heavily on regular volunteer blood donors to maintain an adequate and safe blood supply. "Giving blood is the most generous act of kindness that one human being can do for another. When you give blood, you save lives. Blood is used for accident victims, newborn babies and their mothers who need a transfusion, people undergoing surgery, patients receiving treatment for cancer and other diseases," states Cathy Conroy, Blood Donor Recruiter at Hunterdon Medical Center. To be eligible to donate blood a person must be at least 17 years of age, be in good health and weigh at least 110 pounds. To schedule an appointment or for more information, call Hunterdon Medical Center at: 908.788.6405.

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