Clinton Township Newsletter

2 5 a p r i l 2 0 2 1 a p R i l s i E R R a C l U b M E E T i n G : W O l V E s : T H E H E a R T s O F M a n Y Wednesday, April 7 at 7:30 pm Organized By: the Hunterdon Warren Group of the Sierra Club Event Organizers: Jonathan D Wall docjdwall@gmail.com, 908.295.1890 Elke Duerr, interspecies communicator, award winning filmmaker, author, visual and oral storyteller, photographer, fiber artist, workshop presenter and the founder of the non-profit organization Web of Life Foundation, W.O.L.F., will share stories about her life work documenting wolves and their place in the ecosystem. Enjoy an evening of fun, stories and information. Participants are encouraged to watch the wolf film here before the presentation: www.weboflifefoundation.net/documentary. A Zoom link will be sent to registered participants. Please pre-register here: https://act.sierraclub. org/events/details?formcampaignid=7013q000001kuDRAAY&ma pLinkHref= 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 A C A r e g i v e r ' s C h e C k l i s t f o r P e A C e o f M i n d Caring for aging or ill family members can be difficult. One thing you as primary caregiver can do to make things a little easier for both you and your loved ones is to see that they have the necessary documentation in place to ensure their wishes are carried out. The following is a checklist of the basic documentation you should have. A Will – This document details how your loved ones want their assets distributed and who they want to administer their estate when the time comes. It assures that your loved ones' wishes are carried out and helps prevent disagreements among surviving beneficiaries. Durable Powers of Attorney (POAs) – There are healthcare powers of attorney and financial powers of attorney. A healthcare POA lets you make medical decisions on behalf of loved ones when they are unable to do so for themselves, while a financial POA gives you authority to conduct financial transactions such as paying bills and managing accounts on their behalf, so they do not fall behind on their financial obligations. A Living Will – This outlines the type and extent of care your loved ones wish to receive if they become seriously ill. Together with the healthcare POA mentioned above, these two documents are often referred to as an advanced directive and give healthcare professionals insight into your loved ones' wishes when they are unable to communicate those wishes for themselves. In addition to making sure the above-mentioned documents are updated and witnessed and notarized as required, it is helpful to have your loved ones' important paperwork organized and stored in a safe place easily accessible by you when needed. Examples of this paperwork include: • Birth certificate • Marriage license/divorce decree • Deeds to properties • Mortgages or rental contracts • Insurance policies • Pension benefits • Death certificates of spouse/parents/children • Citizenship papers • Military discharge papers Caregiving goes beyond meeting the physical needs of loved ones. Making sure their affairs are in order gives them peace of mind and helps ease your stress over managing their estate when the time comes. – Victor Rotolo H U n T E R D O n C O U n T Y l i b R a R Y ' s U p C O M i n G E V E n T s Visit the Library and enjoy our programs! April 1 @ 3 pm Excel Basics class with Paul DeAngelo April 7 @ 7 pm Berthe Morisot, Impressionist Artist with Michael Norris April 9-25 The Women of Motown (available 24/7), Rhonda Denet's recorded concert April 13 @ 7pm NCB Book Group: Dewey April 14@ 2pm Frank Sinatra, Fred Miller's Lectures-in-Song April 15 @ 3pm Word Basics with Paul DeAngelo April 28 @ 7pm Kitchen Historian with Dana Bala Don't miss Charlie Lisa's Chopin and Jazz recorded concert: available all month! April is National Poetry Month, and the Hunterdon County Library is running a Poetry Contest in April! Judging will be done by three HCL staff, who will score the poems on a scale of 0-10. Each entrant may submit one poem of no more than 20 lines on any subject, and in any style. Content of the poem cannot be vulgar, offensive, contain profanity, and must be the original, individual work of the entrant. All poems will be posted on our Facebook page (with name or initials). There will be two categories: Adults, and Under 18. Gift Cards donated by Citispot will go to the winners and runners-up. Winners will be announced May 5. Please go to: www.hclibrary.us for more information. The Hunterdon County Library continues to offer VIRTUAL programs and concerts, as well as offerings for children and young adults. Please look at our website at http://hclibrary.evanced. info/signup/Calendar and our Facebook page for program information, registration, links to recorded concerts, and lots of other services that the library offers! The adult winter programs are funded by the Friends of the Hunterdon County Library. The Hunterdon County Library is now part of MAIN, a consortium of 37 public libraries = you now have access to over 2.5 million items! See you at the Library! T H E F R i E n D s O F T H E H C l i b R a R Y Do you love the library like we do? The Friends of the Hunterdon County Library (FOHCL) is always looking for new members and support. For more information, visit: www.hclibrary.us/friends.htm or email: fohclfriends@gmail.com.

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