Clinton Township Newsletter

2 2 n o v e m b e r 2 0 2 3 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 h E a r t S t r i n g S o f C l i n t o n Purveyor of All Things Magical! | www. HeartStringsLifestyle.net | 908.735.4020 Been in HeartStrings lately? Visit our store today to find truly unique cottage furnishings and accessories, vintage treasures, gifts, womens and infants clothing, baby accessories and gifts, jewelry and personal care products. Don't miss our Gilded Nest upstairs! It's a magical place where creativity abounds with ribbons, papers, embellishments and more! We're located at 10 Main Street in Clinton and WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU! Ask for our "Word of the Day"! Visit our Gilded Nest upstairs! CAST Presents: A Christmas Carol Clinton Area Stage Troupe (CAST) will perform the classic story, A Christmas Carol, on November 25 and 26 at Clinton Community Center. The production is a one-act version of Charles Dickens' original work, set in Victorian England during the Christmas season. CAST is delighted to present the play free of charge, as a holiday gift to the community. A Christmas Carol is narrated by Charles Dickens himself, portrayed by Vincent Angeline of Union Township. Audience members will watch the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge (Tom Newman of High Bridge) experience the epiphany that enlightens his view of Christmas Day. A cast of iconic characters accompanies Scrooge's journey: Bob Cratchit (Steve Slutter of Lebanon), Mrs. Cratchit (Meg Adam Slutter of Lebanon), Scrooge's nephew (Bill LePore of Phillipsburg), Jacob Marley (James Van Patten of Flemington), Scrooge as a boy (Julian Mortensen), Tiny Tim (Jacob Wrigley), and the Ghosts of Christmas Past (Linda Lauchaire of Bethlehem Township), Present (Megan Joyce Fisher of Clinton Township), and Future (James Knight of Alexandria Township). Residents of Victorian London are portrayed by Jeanne Dunham, Lynne Healey, Liv LePore, Laura Mortensen, Megan Povlich, Kathy Snow, Krystal Wrigley, and youth chorus members Lila Fischer, Kate Giles, Cadence Grieder, Karenna Gutierrez, Savannah Wrigley, and Abigail Wrigley. | CAST's A Christmas Carol is being produced during Clinton town's Dickens Days. CAST encourages residents to shop local, and to come see this heartwarming show after their holiday shopping in Clinton! Saturday, November 25 at 3:00 pm & 4:30 pm Sunday, November 26 at 4:00 pm Admission is FREE | Optional free-will offerings accepted For more information, visit: www.ClintonAreaStageTroupe.com d i d y o u K n o w t h a t r o t a r y i n t E r n a t i o n a l p l a y S a K E y r o l E i n p o l i o E r a d i C a t i o n ? The eradication of polio is one of Rotary's longest standing and most significant efforts. Rotary and its partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative have made great strides to reduce polio cases by 99.9% worldwide over the past 35 years. Along with our partners, we have helped immunize more than 2.5 billion children against polio in 122 countries. In total, over 17 billion dollars has been invested in this effort. We've reduced the circulation of wild polio to just two countries - Pakistan and Afghanistan. However, until poliovirus transmission is interrupted in these countries, all countries remain at risk for a resurgence of polio. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is a public-private partnership led by national governments with six core partners - the World Health Organization (WHO), Rotary International, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Its goal is to eradicate polio worldwide. Rotary is pleased to recognize this progress. However, there is still work to do to finish the job and end polio for good to ensure that this paralyzing disease does not return to polio-free countries, putting children everywhere at risk. Three Actions – Three Minutes – You Can Make A Difference Learn: Get informed and help make polio a topic of conversation in your community Share: Most people have heard of polio but few know that the disease still affects children around the world. You can help by spreading the word Donate: Every donation helps! Right now, all donations are matched 2:1 by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, tripling your impact! There are so many ways in which we can each support polio eradication efforts. We must all do our part to prevent polio outbreaks in our own communities and continue the march toward global eradication. We have an opportunity to make history by ending polio, which will be only the second human disease ever to be eradicated, and the time for action is now! Visit: www.EndPolio.org to learn more about how you can get involved, or contact one of your local Rotary Clubs – Clinton Sunrise Rotary, 908.279.0112, www.ClintonSunriseRotary.org; Flemington Rotary Club: www.FlemingtonRotaryNJ.org; North Hunterdon Rotary Club: www.NHunterdonRotary.org. "He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has." ~ Epictetus " 'Enough' is a feast." ~ Buddhist Proverb

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