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DONATIONS BEING ACCEPTED - LOOKING FOR FAMILIES/SHELTER FACILITES IN NEED!

My name is Alexis Roe. I am a Zumba® Fitness Instructor and District Representative for Zumba® Fitness, LLC. My region consists of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Ohio. I have reached out to my District and all of it's instructors and have TRUCKLOADS of donations coming to my studio, Studio …

Volunteers Needed

WCC services are now fully activated in response to Hurricane Sandy

Your support is crucial! Please register to volunteer or donate now!   Interested in Disaster Volunteering? View the Disaster Volunteerism Briefing  @ www.worldcares.org We are preparing several initiatives in NY and NJ. Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities:  Thank you for your willingness to help!! …

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Mothers with Infants Invited to Participate in Two Autism Studies

Description Researchers at the University of Connecticut are looking for pregnant mothers and mothers with infants to participate in two research initiatives that will follow the development of infant siblings of children with autism over the first two years of life. These studies are being …

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Regional Directors

The Borgen Project believes that leaders of the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global poverty. We're the innovative, national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign policy. The Borgen Project's Regional Directors serve as ambassadors for The …

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World Cares Center has concluded recruiting volunteers for the State run shelter in New Brunswick-Piscataway

Thank you all for your speedy replies and offers of support! At this time World Cares Center has concluded recruiting volunteers for the State run shelter in New Brunswick-Piscataway at Rutgers pre-landfall request. Thank you to everyone who offered your assistance. Your help will be needed in the …

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Kimball Medical Center Seeks Volunteers for ‘Kimball Closet’

Kimball Medical Center, a Barnabas Health facility, has an immediate need for volunteers to assist at Kimball Closet, one of three thrift shops owned and managed by Kimball Medical Center Foundation. Those who are interested are welcome to volunteer Mondays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. …

2012 State of the Pinelands Report

Accomplishments

Annual State of the Pinelands Report Released by Pinelands Preservation Alliance

Pinelands Preservation Alliance Releases Annual State of the Pinelands Report Today the Pinelands Preservation Alliance (PPA) released its 2012 State of the Pinelands report. There is growing public concern that, while much of the Pinelands’ forests, streams and wetlands are surviving the pressures…

Social Services

Kimball Center for Healthy Aging Offers Respiratory Screenings

As part of its ongoing effort to educate seniors about their health, the Center for Healthy Aging at Kimball Medical Center will offer respiratory screenings on November 13 at 11 a.m. at the Howell Senior Center, located at 925 W. Grand River Avenue in Howell. A respiratory therapist will be on …

Awareness

Barnabas Health Behavioral Health Center Recognizes November as National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month

A recent report published by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) states that the number of adults age 65 and older is projected to grow from 40.3 million in 2010 to 72.1 million by 2030. As the population ages, people are confronted with physical, emotional and social changes that can be difficult to …

School

Fisher vs. University of Texas…and 6 Other Reasons to Attend Diversity Issues in Higher Education Conference

New Brunswick, NJ – If you’re not planning to attend the American Conference on Diversity’s 12th Annual Statewide Conference on Diversity Issues in Higher Education, you will be missing out! In the wake of a Supreme Court decision in Fisher vs. University of Texas, which challenges educational …

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