Clinton Township Newsletter

4 O c t O b e r 2 0 1 5 www.ClintonTwpNewsletter.com change to awning ad Mini Blinds Pleated Shades Verticals Swags Drapes Shutters Awnings W i n do w E x p r e ss i on s ™ Window Treatments Because You Deserve Beautiful Awnings! Call Us Today– 236.2688 14 Lebanon Plaza n windowexpressionsnj.com Fall Is A Great Time to Remodel! 908.735.4438 www.FindSolutionsOnline.com Kitchens Bathrooms Basements Water Heaters Sump Pumps Leaks ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ ▲ 1109 Route 31 South Lebanon, NJ 08833 New Jersey Licensed Master Plumber #12770 Recently completed and ready to enjoy! O c t O b e r i s F i r e s a F e t y M O n t h by Anne Thornton, President, MSI Plumbing & Remodeling As long as I can remember, October has been Fire Prevention Month. I never knew the history of why October was chosen as the month. In researching this article, I discovered that the National Fire Prevention Month has its roots in the Great Chicago Fire which occurred on October 9, 1871. In two days the Great Chicago Fire destroyed half of the existing city, leaving 300 dead and 100,000 homeless. Let's focus on the dangers of kitchen fires. According to the latest research, cooking is the leading cause of home fires. Two of every five home fires begin in the kitchen—more than any other place in the home. Cooking fires are also the leading cause of home fire-related injuries. Often when the fire department is called to a fire that started in the kitchen, the residents say that they only left the kitchen for a few minutes. Sadly, that's all it takes for a dangerous fire to start. Here are some safety tips: 1. Stay in the kitchen when you are frying, grilling, broiling, or boiling food. If you must leave the room, even for a short period of time, turn off the stove. 2. When you are simmering, baking, or roasting food, check it regularly, stay in the home and use a timer to remind you. 3. If you have young children, use the stove's back burners whenever possible. 4. Keep children and pets at least three (3) feet away from the stove. 5. When you cook, wear clothing with tight-fitting sleeves. 6. Keep potholders, oven mitts, wooden utensils, paper and plastic bags, towels and anything else that can burn away from your stovetop. 7. Clean up food and grease from burners and stovetops. 8. When a fire happens, there is no time for planning. Sit down with your family now and make a step-by-step plan for escaping from a fire in your home. 9. Know where your fire extinguisher is mounted, and make sure everyone in the family knows how to use it. 10. Ensuring that you have working smoke detectors in your home greatly increases your family's chances of surviving a fire. For more information about remodeling and improving your home, please visit us at our showroom, give us a call or visit us online. MSI Plumbing & Remodeling • 908.735.4438 • www.FindSolutionsOnline.com. F l u k i l l s . H u n g e r d o e s t o o . F i g H t b o t H W i t H o n e s H o t ! Clinton Fire House • Saturday, October 3, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Our Lady of Lourdes Church (Readington) • Sun. Oct. 4, 9:am-12 pm The Clinton Sunrise Rotary and Green Brook Family Medicine are Co- sponsoring a Community Flu Vaccine Clinic at the Clinton Fire House (1 New St, Clinton, 908.735.8613) on Saturday, October 3, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Readington (390 County Rd 523, Whitehouse Station, 908.534.2319) on Sunday, October 4, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Dr. Ronald Frank, Dr. Sean Cook and the Rotary Clubs of Hunterdon County will provide a non-profit flu vaccine clinic to benefit the Hunterdon County Food Pantries to help feed those in need. A minimum of $10 per vaccine dose will be donated this year and in the last 2 years over $13,000 was contributed through this program. Bring the entire family! Injectable vaccines including Preservative-Free will be available for adults and children 6 months of age and older at this convenient one stop clinic. A limited supply (due to production delays) of the Flu Mist vaccine will be available. Please call the Office at: 732.356.0266 to reserve your Flu Mist vaccine. No co-pays or deductibles are required for participants with most major insurances. We are unable to accept insurance plans that require you to list a primary care physician on your card or NJ Family Care/Medicaid. Please present all insurance cards at the clinic. For those without insurance, or plans that Green Brook Family Medicine does not participate with, the flu vaccine cost is $25 for the (QIV) injectable, and $35 for the Flu Mist nasal spray. In addition to the proceeds from the vaccination program, non-perishable food donations will be gladly accepted for local food pantries. For additional information, please call Green Brook Family Medicine at: 732.356.0266. Protect yourself and your family from the flu while protecting your neighbors from hunger!

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