Monday, April 15, 2013
Funds will help house volunteers helping Sandy victims
New Jersey First Lady Mary Pat Christie announced on Monday morning that the Hurricane Sandy NJ Relief Fund is donating $31,300 to help Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church renovate facilities for out-of-town volunteers helping Sandy victims. This grant will be used to improve the church's Volunteer Village dormitory facilities, which house 36 volunteers per week and supply non-profits with volunteer labor for local home rebuilding. Christie toured the church's dormitory facilities, including bunk beds with mattresses donated by the US Army, bathrooms and a stage area where showers and dressing rooms will be constructed. The donation from the relief fund overseen by Christie will help renovate bathrooms, buy tools and convert a garage into…
Monday, April 8, 2013
Operation Restore Hope will open an office in Brick to help storm victims plan out their finances and fill out grant, loan applications
New Jersey First Lady Mary Pat Christie came to Brick Monday to announce a $600,000 grant to Operation Restore Hope, a nonprofit organization that will work with Superstorm Sandy victims in the area of financial planning. The funding will come from Christie's Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund, which has raised approximately $33 million since it was founded in the days after the storm struck, Christie said. Operation Restore Hope will open an office at Civic Plaza in Brick, which is where Christie made her announcement Monday morning. "Operation Restore Hope is going to go a long way toward making the people of the community of Brick very successful in navigating these challenges," said Christie. The organization, a representative said…
Friday, February 22, 2013
No decision yet on who gets the money
Mary Pat Christie arrived in person on Friday to thank two local companies for raising money for her Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund. Not one to make long speeches, she stopped at Jersey Mike's, 901 Richmond Ave., Point Pleasant Beach, thanked them for the money they will be donating to her relief fund during March, did short interviews with reporters, grabbed a sub for the road, and then zipped over to Rite Aid on Bridge Avenue in Point Pleasant Borough. She consistently ran ahead of schedule and while she was extremely appreciative, her remarks were brief and to the point. Rite Aid donated nearly $350,000 to the First Lady's relief fund which has received "$32 million in commitments," Christie said. "We're hoping to raise $50 …
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Governor's wife, Mary Pat Christie, praises the Brick challenger program, also coached by DePalma
The players worked pucks along the ice, dueling three-on-three in a small game across the width of the rink, oblivious to the family members taking photos from the stands above. At the far end of the rink, a coach stopped play for a moment to explain something to the players, who were working on an offensive drill. Then quickly, they returned to playing. And while on the surface it might look like any other youth sports league, for players like Ryan Herrington and Garrett DeTata, the Brick Stars Challenger Hockey program is far more than just a hockey program; it’s a chance to be like other kids. “He looks forward to it,” Michael DeTata of Brick said of Garrett, 8, who has Asperger’s syndrome, which is part of the autism disorder spectrum…
Dave Sleeper
6:43 pm on Monday, April 15, 2013
Hey, God bless these folks, I'm sure their all doing a great job and we all thank them for their time and efforts. However, $31,000 doesn't really account for anything when you think about all the moneys donated and supposedly to be given to the flood victims. I'm a BIG Chris Christy fan, but come on gov. We got a lot of people that really need the help. more ›