Tilly’s Kids Backpack Party!

It was a great success and the kids loved their new back to school items. It really made them feel special.
TILLY’S KIDS are a special group of inner city children who come from The House of Mercy Mission in Newark. They are all living below the poverty level and are most are not living in primary family care situations. Pass It Along hosts programs for Tilly’s Kids throughout the summer, an Environmental Education and Awareness program that meets twice a week and a Fun in the Sun Day program that meets every Wednesday at Swartswood State Park. We end our summer programs for Tilly’s Kids with an annual Backpack Party and provide each child with a backpack filled with school supplies to start the new school year. If you are interested in participating in this program and donating a backpack, please contact Stephanie at stephanie@passitalong.org or call the office at 973-726-9777. She will provide you with the name, age and sex of the child you will be shopping for.
Again we will be collecting specific items to ensure that all the kids are treated equally. Therefore, we are asking you to please participate by purchasing a backpack, socks, toothbrush, toothpaste, hand sanitizer, and age appropriate school supplies. Please try to fit all items in the backpack. Backpacks are due at the Pass It Along office by August 10th.
Thank you for your support!!!!

Pastor Tilly Honored

This program provides services and enrichment opportunities to underprivileged children from the Newark area. Nominations are sought months ahead and through careful consideration, nominees were selected from a pool of over 550 applicants and across twenty two different categories. The individuals recognized not only exhibited the foresight to recognize and act upon a need in a hero’s capacity but they did it as a volunteer capacity without compensation. As a previous recipient of the New Jersey Governor’s Jefferson Award, all of us at PIA are in total agreement with this selection! We are so excited that Tilly has been recognized for hard work and devotion to the children of Newark.

Foodstock

This drive is instrumental in helping food insecure families provide meals to their children over the Summer. Many of these families rely on free or reduced cost breakfast and lunch programs throughout the school year. Without access to those programs during the Summer, families face a huge burden providing their children with those meals and food pantries have a tough time keeping up with the increased needs. A special thanks to Sparta Stop and Shop for hosting a week long drive where PIA volunteers collected over 600 food items and over $100.00 in cash donations.

Deloitte Impact Day

At Camp Nejeda children and teens with Type 1 diabetes are free to just be children and to enjoy a fun and educational camping experience in a safe learning environment.  Deloitte employees worked hard to erect a fence around the lake area, they also painted and cleaned cabins, planted flowers at the front entrance to welcome campers, re-fortified the sand at the beach area and performed a security check on all playground equipment. Special thanks to PIA volunteer, Susannah Ollivierre for serving as the project coordinator for this event.

PIA Volunteer Honored

Winners and their guests will embark on an 8-day/7-night all-expense-paid Caribbean journey of a lifetime. Pass It Along will also receive a $1,000 cash award. Cabot is helping redefine what “true celebrity” really means.
Patty works hard to manage our Pet Therapy program which brings pets to the residents at the Homestead Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. With her own brand of infectious enthusiasm, Patty makes sure every participant, human and canine alike are treated warmly and affectionately. We thank Patty for her service and are excited that she has received such a special recognition for her hard work and dedication in service to others.

Sky High Success at Only The Good Sky Young Ultimate Frisbee Tournament!

This year’s tournament was a huge success! Over 100 people were in attendance. With your help, over $3000 was raised for Pass It Along!
Congrats to our winning teams from Only The Good Sky Young Ultimate Frisbee Tournament on Saturday! 1st Place winners won passes to Action Park, 2nd place won Krogh’s gift cards, and 3rd place received passes for Laser One.
Christian Piorex won the raffle for 2 tickets to a 2015 Red Bulls soccer game, and Jacqueline Fontes won the 4 passes to Tomahawk Waterpark. Congrats Christian and Jacqueline!
We would like to give a Special thanks to all of our donors:
Sparta Evangelical Free Church, Window Genie, Kevin Syberg, The Sybergs, Jacqueline Camuso, The Coffins, The Gundersens, The DiStefanos, The Boushells, The Lusts, Gary Mason, Augie’s Bagel, Dunkin Donuts, Stop & Shop. Tomco Construction, Newton Medical Center, Mountain Creek/Action Park, Krogh’s Restaurant & Brew Pub, & Laser One.
Check out some photos of the event below and swing on over to our Instagram (Pass_It_Along) and Facebook (/PassItAlong) pages to leave a comment
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Foodstock Food Drive

In lieu of presents for Harrison Sieradzki’s 4th birthday, he decided to help the community by asking for food to be donated to Pass It Along’s annual Food Stock food drive. Harrison proved to us all that giving back to others can truly be the best gift of all.

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Sponsored by Pass It Along, The United Way of New Jersey and The New Jersey Herald, Food Stock is designed to stock the food pantries for the summer months to help meet the needs of families that rely on free or reduced cost school based lunch and breakfast programs to feed their children. While all donations are welcome and accepted we are specifically asking for non-perishable breakfast and lunch type items to be donated.

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