Clinton Township Newsletter

2 8 n o v e m b e r 2 0 2 1 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 Wednesday, November 17 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! General Membership Meeting: 9:30 am (Coffee) | Business Meeting: 10:00 am | Program: 11:00 "Holiday Design" with Speaker: Chris Ondrak, Designer. Chris Ondrak is the senior designer of the Gilded Lily Floral Studio. He will demonstrate how to create stunning holiday designs that can be used in the home or office. Floral Design: A Williamsburg themed table arrangement using fruits, nuts, leaves, berries, etc. will be made in a wreath form with a candle or a swag style by our own members. Learn something new by joining the discussion with Chris and our club. All are welcome to attend! Please come, meet our members and learn about our exciting outings, programs and committees! Meetings are 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, Fresh Flower Arrangements added to food packages provided by Meals on Wheels. Visit: www.gardenclubhunterdonhills.com or email us at: info@gardenclubhunterdonhills.com South Branch Emergency Services Volunteer EMT Jason Mayer was barely 20 the day his ambulance crew rushed to the accident. "The car had overturned, and there was a newborn covered in mud and debris from the highway and crying," he said. "The parents didn't speak English. It was hard at first to find out from them what was going on, but they were clearly and understandably very worried." One SBES volunteer spoke enough Spanish to glean information from the baby's parents and assure them that the team would make sure every member of the family was okay. "We are always able to rely on each other, on every volunteer's different set of skills," Jason said. He saw the parents' panic lessen as they saw that their child was getting help. "I got in the back of one ambulance, and I will always remember those doors closing and how the inside was quiet as we got the baby cleaned up and saw that the baby was not injured," he said. The baby became calmer, too. While no injuries were found, two ambulances took the family to the hospital as a precaution. "It was such a good feeling to be able to help a child," Jason said. Jason, who lives in Union Township, is now 22. He joined one of South Branch's founding squads in 2016, took the EMT class the following summer, has served as an EMS Lieutenant and is now a Team Leader, which means he's the person in charge, and is hoping to become a CPR instructor. He's also a Clinton firefighter, which was his entry into volunteer first response. "We work closely with the ambulance squad on calls, and that drew me into the medical side of things," he said. In addition to teaching him life saving skills, South Branch has taught Jason how to be calm, confident, and professional even in the most stressful situations. "No matter what your career goals are, you have experiences with the squad that are going to help you get there," he said. J a s o n i s a f u l l - t i m e s t u d e n t i n his senior year at Fairleigh Dickinson University, where he studies Information T e c h n o l o g y a n d Computer Forensics. B u t h e m a k e s t i m e to serve an overnight volunteer shift with South Branch every other Saturday. "We have a high call v o l u m e , a n d e v e r y call that happens is an opportunity to help someone and also to learn more and further yourself in emergency health care," Jason said. "Plus, it's a real family atmosphere at the squad – it's like we're all brothers and sisters. It's a fun place to be." South Branch Emergency Services is looking for volunteers like you! No experience is necessary, and training and gear are provided for members. Visit: www.SBES365.org to sign up or learn more. h e L o v e S t o L e A R n , t e A C h , A n D h e L p o t h e R S w i t h h i S S o u t h b R A n C h f A M i L Y – M e e t S o u t h b R A n C h e M e R g e n C Y S e R v i C e S v o L u n t e e R e M t A n D R e S C u e A S S o C i A t e J A S o n M A Y e R "It's a real family atmosphere at the squad – it's like we're all brothers and sisters. It's a fun place to be." – SBES Volunteer EMT Jason Mayer "Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with that there is." ~ Ernest Hemingway "Gratitude is the closest thing to beauty manifested in an emotion." ~ Mindy Kalin R e S p o n D . R e C o v e R . R e i M A g i n e . R e b u i L D . We at United Way of Hunterdon County continue to respond to and recover from community needs exacerbated by COVID-19. Together with our community partners, our donors and our volunteers we continue to reimagine and relaunch our core programs including Holiday Hands, VITA Free Tax Preparation, Thriving Communities and Financial Coaching and identify new ways to help rebuild our community. Together we will come through this health and economic crisis stronger and better prepared to create a more just and equitable Hunterdon County. Hope begins with a small gesture that may only last a minute but often changes a life, and the outpouring of generosity from those within our community shows us that we aren't alone in this belief. For this we are grateful to all of you, our neighbors, and our friends. Find out more about UWHC at: www.UWHunterdon.org.

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