Clinton Township Newsletter

2 4 o c t o b e r 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 Hunterdon Healthcare's COVID-19 Hotline Hunterdon Healthcare has created a hotline for the community to call in with questions regarding Coronavirus, open seven days a week, from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Call: 908-788-6440. h u n T e r D o n m e D i C a l C e n T e r a u x i l i a r y n e e D S V o l u n T e e r S ! The Hunterdon Medical Center Auxiliary, which helps to support the Hunterdon Healthcare Foundation's fundraising efforts is looking for volunteers. For more information or to RSVP, call: 908.788.6591 or email: ddalley@hhsnj.org. Thank you in advance! a n i m p o r T a n T u p D a T e f r o m h u n T e r D o n h e a l T h C a r e o n m a S k / f a C e C o V e r i n g S f o r p a T i e n T S , V i S i T o r S a n D S T a f f Recently there have been several masks/face coverings that have been identified as being not effective at preventing the spread of COVID-19. At this time, Hunterdon Healthcare will not be allowing visitors, patients, or staff to wear neck gaiters, bandanas, or masks with exhalation valves, including N95s or KN95s, while within any of our facilities. If a patient, visitor, or staff arrives at one of our facilities wearing any of these restricted masks/face coverings, they will be asked to remove the restricted mask/face covering and Hunterdon Healthcare will supply a procedural mask for the person to wear while in the facility. For more information on COVID-19 and Hunterdon Healthcare's response, visit: www.HunterdonHealthCare.org/coronavirus- information. " B e i n g g a y a n D C a T h o l i C " , a n o n l i n e V i r T u a l m e e T i n g o C T o B e r 4 , 3 : 0 0 - 4 : 0 0 p m Organised by LGBTQ Support and Social Groups USA www.LGBTQSupportAndSocialGroupUSA.com Stephen Lovatt is a practising Catholic with a doctorate in Physics and is the author of "Faithful to the Truth: how to be an orthodox gay Catholic." He identifies as a Traditionalist, not a Progressive. He will critically review what the Bible, Church Tradition and today's Vatican have to say about sex, gender and homosexuality in particular, and present a positive vision of how to be a gay Catholic. There will be time for questions and answers. To join the meeting, download the "BlueJeans" application at: www.BlueJeans.com/600548459. T h e u n i T e D w a y o f h u n T e r D o n C o u n T y The United Way of Hunterdon County has been supporting our community for more than 30 years to ensure that every individual has the opportunity to thrive. Their focus is on helping ALICE - the 22% of our neighbors who are Asset Limited, Income Constrained and Employed (or retired). How UW help ALICE takes many different forms - poverty prevention programs, advocacy and collaborative efforts across the community. You can read more about their current work in the latest Community Impact Report and see where they're headed longer term in their Long Range Plan. UWHC hopes that you will join them in our efforts because they can't build a stronger community alone! Great things happen when we LIVE UNITED! WHO UWHC HELPS: Did you know that it costs ~$90,000 for a family of four to make ends meet – and that doesn't count a night out at the movies. Hunterdon County may be labeled as one of the Healthiest and Wealthiest corners of the country but labels are often misleading. Those statistics don't make any mention of ALICE – individuals who are Asset Limited, Income Constrained yet Employed. ALICE is working individuals and/or families who struggle to make ends meet. United Way fights to remove structural barriers and empower ALICE. Meet Charlene (aka ALICE): All ALICE needs is one catastrophic event to slip into a hopeless situation – one that puts a greater strain on individuals, on our health care system, on social services and on our community. Conversely, often all ALICE needs is short term support to get back on track towards self- sufficiency. United Way of Hunterdon County focuses on poverty prevention, financial empowerment and advocacy to create positive change in our community. Why? Because every individual deserves the opportunity to thrive. In Hunterdon, ALICE makes up 22% of county households. HOW YOU CAN HELP: If you and/or your organization is interested in putting together a year-round volunteer engagement calendar - we'd love to help! The only Volunteer Center in New Jersey built with the help of more than 175 volunteers, this isn't just the place where things get done, the center is where lives get changed. Contact Amy at: amy@uwhunterdon.org to learn about volunteer opportunties. Stop by and visit us soon. The center is located at 20 Fulper Road, Flemington; open Monday-Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and during events. The center is the meeting place for volunteer activities and programs including Holiday Hands, Tools 4 School, VITA Free Tax Preparation and many more! HOW YOU CAN GIVE: Your financial investment in United Way of Hunterdon County is an investment in your Hunterdon Community. Your gift of $100 supports programs like Tools 4 Schools that ensures all kids in our community have the right tools to start the school year ready to learn. Your gift of $365 (just $1 a day) is maximized across our focus areas of Income, Health and Education, the three building blocks necessary to build and maintain a good life and strong community. Your gift of $1,000 or more enables us to continue to identify and work towards achieving strategic goals like "Improving the financial stability of 10,000 Hunterdon County residents by 2020" or 10 by 20. Visit: www. UWHunterdon.org for more information. In 1997 the New Jersey State Senate and General Assembly passed a series of laws that the governor approved. These laws establishing a venison donation program process, along with the Food Bank Good Samaritan act, helped pave the way for the Hunters Helping the Hungry Program. The United Bow Hunters of New Jersey (UBNJ) provided much needed support for the above measures. A year later a few hunters organized Hunters Helping the Hungry, Inc. HHH is a non- profit 501-(c)3 organization with the help of the State Federation of Sportsmen Clubs, and support from the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife. HHH raises funds and coordinates efforts by butchers, hunters and food banks throughout NJ. We're always looking for ideas, partnerships and volunteers to help in many ways. Funds from HHH only pay for venison donated by hunters. HHH does not pay for any municipal depredation hunts or farmer depredation hunts. Many farmers and corporations do support HHH through generous donations or allowing hunters to hunt their property or requiring hunters who hunt their property to donate deer through this program. To find out how you can help, visit: www. HuntersHelpingTheHungry.org. T h e H u n t e R S H e l p i n g t H e H u n g R y p r o g r a m "Creativity involves breaking out of expected paerns in order to look at things in a different way." ~ Edward de Bono "We're so busy watching out for what's just ahead of us that we don't take time to enjoy where we are." ~ Bill Waerson

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