Clinton Township Newsletter

2 0 m a y 2 0 2 2 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 Happy mother's day! C3Q: Since the invasion and attacks began in late February, many people have been moved by the tragedy, the heroism, and the need, in Ukraine. While the humanitarian crisis is still ongoing, we are immensely proud of the immediate efforts and people who have organized to help in whatever way they could, and of the heart of service that exists in our community. Many local donations fed into and joined larger efforts to increase speed and efficiency, especially in terms of shipping. We wanted to recognize some of the local efforts and mobilization, and hope that efforts continue. #standwithukraine Personal Note: I am 50% Ukrainian; my grandparents were first generation immigrants who grew up in Newark. My grandfather, Steve Yacus, later moved to Lebanon in Clinton Township, where he lived for over twenty years on Old Mountain Road, and was very active in the Ukrainian American Veterans, shipping hospital equipment to Ukraine throughout the 1990's. Even though we are two generations removed from immediate family in Ukraine, my own heart is profoundly moved to action, and I've seen so many friends and acquaintances of Ukrainian or other nearby heritages, who have felt the same. #slavaukraini The situation remains dire, and further opportunities to help can be found through organizations such as Unicef, the IRC, Red Cross, Jose Andres' World Central Kitchen, and Razom for Ukraine, among others. https://razomforukraine.org/ n Rachel Sprague, a resident of Clinton Township, has a degree in journalism from Rutgers. With her husband Russell, Rachel is raising two young children in the Clinton Township School District. She thinks that Clinton Township is a delightful place to live. The Flemington Municipal Building and the Town of Clinton Municipal Building lit up blue and yellow at night to show support for Ukraine Immaculate Conception School collected items, which were sent to the collection efforts in Whippany NJ through the Ukrainian Cultural Center. The Hill Runners of Hunterdon Running Club, in partnership with the Polish American Citizens Club, held a 3k FunRun in Whitehouse Station and a donation breakfast benefit on 3/27 Stanton Italian Table had a Ukrainian dinner fundraiser dine- in or takeout, complete with amazing borsht and vareniki! Just Subs in Clinton held a donation event on Saturday April 9 for the Ukraine Further away, the Morris County Police Department spearheaded a large collection of supplies, coordinated with St John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Newark The Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church in Easton, PA, was instrumental in local collection and transportation of goods, collaborating with Catholic Relief Services and the United Ukrainian Relief Committee Welcome to with Rachel Sprague * C linton ree Questions * Some Local Efforts: The Ukrainian Cultural Center in Whippany was a locust in New Jersey; collecting goods, organizing information and charity events, and sent shipping containers full of household goods, first aid supplies, and other aid materials. Baranova 27, an organization begun by Sasha Chmerkovskiy of 'Dancing with the Stars' collected goods in conjunction with Fort Lee, NJ and the surrounding area. Pro-Activity's charitable arm, BaseCamp, collected goods such as clothes, medical supplies, first-aid kits, tents, baby products, and more until mid-March, which were then donated, sorted, and transported by volunteers. The response was so significant that it required several SUV truckloads to be transported to the local church, where the donations were included on a chartered flight to UIkraine. Flounder Brewing in Hillsborough held a donation event, featuring new brews and a Pierogi Food Truck SKIT children's theater members pitched in and collected items.

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