Clinton Township Newsletter

1 4 N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 6 www.ClintonTwpNewsletter.com LEARNING HAPPENS HERE Preschool & Childcare CHILD LEARNING CENTER HUNTERDON COUNTY YMCA 1410 Route 22 West, Annandale A GREAT PLACE TO GROW! Infants, Toddlers & Preschool www.hcymca.org • 908-236-0055 "Things could be a lot worse, the stress of the situation always could be worse, but I am alive and I have a lot to be thankful for – so I shall not waste my days with stress and frustrations - Life is too short!" ~ Catherine Pulsifer, 'A Wake Up Call' 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 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 on Wednesday, November 16 at 9:30 am at the High Bridge Emergency Squad Building, 95 West Main St., High Bridge NJ 08829. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING: 9:30 am: Coffee, 10:00 am: Business Meeting 11:00 am: Program: THE GILDED LILY'S HOLIDAY PROGRAM Guest Speaker: Chris Ondrak [AFID], The Gilded Lily Floral Studio Chris, a professional designer, will demonstrate how to create stunning holiday arrangements to beautify your home or office. Floral Design: A creative "Reflective Design" using materials that reflect light and provide visual interest in a holiday mode. Designers are current members. All are welcome to view! Please come, meet our members and learn about our exciting outings, programs and committees! Meetings will be held on the fourth Wednesday of every month through June with the exception of November and December. Notable community services include: yearly scholarships, Arbor Day tree planting and member made fresh flower arrangements that accompany food trays distributed by Meals on Wheels. F o r s p e c i f i c i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t o u r c l u b , v i s i t w w w . gardenclubhunterdonhills.com. Call President Chris Endris: 908.832.6303 or email us at: info@gardenclubhunterdonhills.com. r o u n d V a l l e Y u n i T e d m e T h o d i s T c h u r c h i s h o s T i n g a b l o o d d r i V e Round Valley United Methodist Church is hosting a blood drive for the NJ Blood Services on November 14 (Monday) from 2:00 pm to 8 pm. The Church is located at 30 Main Street in Lebanon Borough. Anyone over the age of 16 (with parental consent) who meets other blood donor eligibility standards can donate. To schedule an appointment of for other general information, please call 1.800.933.BLOOD. Did you know that when one person donates a unit of blood, it can be separated into individual components to save multiple lives? Blood donors help meet the daily transfusion needs of cancer and surgery patients, accident and burn victims, newborns and mothers delivering babies, AIDS and sickle cell anemia patients and many more. Please consider helping this worthy cause! s o u T h h i g h l a n d s g r o u p o f T h e s i e r r a c l u b Meets at Hunterdon County Library – 65 Halstead St., Clinton Doors open at 7:00 pm, program starts 7:15 The South Highlands Group serves Hunterdon County and includes portions of Southern Warren County. The Group focuses on conservation issues, such as preserving open space, promoting clean energy and recycling. Come join us for an event, meeting, or outing. We look forward to meeting you! November 2 (Wednesday) meeting: Wild Alaska! Amy Weeder, the NJ States Alaska Issues Coordinator, will present on the initiatives spear headed by the Alaska Wilderness League. She also plans to share photos of her recent Alaska inner ocean passage and her travels to Tongass National Forest, Kenai Peninsula and Mt. Denali. She will update us on initiatives to preserve lands around the National Forests, Parks and Refuges, particularly in the Tongass and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, affectionately referred to as the 'Serengeti of the North.' December 7 (Wednesday) meeting: Olympic National Park's Tales of Trails! Join Jonathan Wall and John Kashwick's jaunt through the diverse and "vast wilderness" of Olympic National Park. They will tell tales of their trek along glacier-capped mountains, in old growth temperate rain forests and over 70 miles of wild coastline. For more information, visit: www.SierraClub. org/New-Jersey/South-Highlands.

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