Clinton Township Newsletter

5 O c t O b e r 2 0 1 7 c e a ' s 2 5 t h t u r k e Y t r o t a n n i v e r s a r Y ! Thanksgiving Day, November 23 5K Run at 9:30 am and 2M Fitness Walk at 9:40 am Location: Downtown Flemington, GPS: 71 Main St, Flemington, NJ 08822 Join the Center for Educational Advancement (CEA) for their 25th Annual Turkey Trot! All proceeds benefit CEA Community Employment Programs and the CEA School, with our mission to facilitate career pathways and community employment for people with disabilities. This year we are anticipating over 6,000 total participants, thousands of additional spectators, and hundreds of volunteers! Don't miss out on the 25th Anniversary Turkey Trot Medal! Here's a sneak peak at this year's silver anniversary Turkey Trot medal! Each finisher will receive a medal at the end of the race. We're getting a little nostalgic with this big anniversary, Turkeys from past CEA Turkey Trots are making a comeback for this very special race. Don't miss out! REGISTER: Easy Online registration for 5K Run, 2M Fitness walk, or Virtual Run is just a click away at www.CEA-NJ.org/Events/Turkey- Trot! Create your own group or team with a minimum of four runners/walkers and receive a $2 discount per registrant! SPONSORSHIP: Sponsorship opportunities are available at a variety of levels for organizations that would like to promote their business and would like to be a part of the 25th Anniversary Turkey Trot excitement! Our organization has been providing academic, life skills and transition services for students with disabilities since 1984 in an effort to prepare students for success following graduation. Building on this legacy, The CEA School at South Hunterdon was launched in 2016 to better meet the needs of our students in more inclusive environments. The CEA School is a New Jersey Department of Education approved private school located within a public school setting serving middle and high school age students with disabilities. Our person-centered approach begins with the student's academic needs as well as their social development. We build upon skills with each student enhanced by community-based work and learning experiences as well as through participation in meaningful inclusive classes and extracurricular activities. From the student's first day of school, his/her transition journey to successful life following graduation begins. The student's individual plan is implemented daily by our professionally trained and credentialed staff. The CEA School strives to ensure that our students are given the knowledge, skills, abilities and tools needed for success as adults in their local communities. Our school is positioned to provide the support that each of our students need for success, as we have a high staff to student ratio. For more info about CEA's Turkey Trot, call: 908.782.1480, ext. 239, or email: turkeytrot@cea-nj.org. Visit our website at: www.cea-nj.org. • Before-School Programs • After-School Programs • Kindergarten Wrap-Around • Holiday Full-Day Programs • Vacation Full-Day Programs • Vacation Full-Day Programs • Summer Camps • Clubs • Special Enrichments • Special Events The Work-Family Connection afterschool programs will sponsor a Lights On Afterschool rally on October 26 at each of our programs! The rally will be one of more than an expected 8,000 such events across America as part of Lights On Afterschool, the annual nationwide celebration of afterschool programs organized by the Afterschool Alliance. Our goal is to support the expanding afterschool opportunities in our community so that every child who needs a program has access to one, and discuss the benefits of afterschool programs, including inspiring children to learn, keeping them safe in the hours when juvenile crime peaks, and providing relief to working families. t h e w o r k - f a M i l Y c o n n e c t i o n t o h o l D L i g h t s o n a f t e r s c h o o l r a l l Y o c t o b e r 2 6 8,000 Rallies Held Nationwide, Aim to Make Afterschool Programs Available to All "October's poplars are flaming torches lighting the way to winter." ~Nova Schubert Bair (1911–2009), in Capper's Weekly Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is Founding Chair of Lights On Afterschool, a position he has held since 2001. The Work-Family Connection opened in 1989 at Patrick McGaheran School with just 10 students! Since then, all with word of mouth referrals, The Work-Family Connection has served an estimated 50,000 children in more than 35 schools throughout New Jersey, including Hunterdon, Warren, Somerset, Union, and Morris counties. Providing homework assistance, mentoring, tutoring, classes and clubs in sports, recreation, mathematics, chess, cooking and dozens of other subjects, our programs provide a well-rounded service that pairs well with the school's curriculum, for a FUN extension of the school day. Find out more and register today at: www.WorkFamily.org.

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