Archive for December, 2009
A Message from Marty Johnson
Dear Friends,
Like everyone else, we were pretty worried this time last year.
We knew the line between self-reliance and dependency is often fragile, though rarely by choice. The fall-out from the global economy was going to hit our communities hard – and we wanted to be prepared. Thankfully, hundreds of people,
like you, gave generously at year-end. [...]Isles’ 2009 Fall/Winter Newsletter
Isles’ 2009 Fall/Winter Newsletter is now published! Click here to read about Isles’ latest activities.
If you would like to receive Isles’ newsletter and other information regarding our organization, please e-mail your contact information to Jessica Phelan at jphelan@isles.org.YouthBuild Students Visit Newark Symphony Hall
On December 13, YouthBuild students involved in the evening program went to the musical “Imagine” at Newark Symphony Hall. The play was about seven runaways who lived together in a group home imagining their ideal life. The writer, director and founder of the theater, Kathy Harrison, arranged for the students to meet the cast before [...]
Isles’ Gardens Help The Crisis Ministry of Trenton
Gardeners are by their very nature sharers – anyone who has ever planted zucchini knows this to be true – and Isles’ community gardeners have a long history of donating produce, both formally and informally, to those in need.
This year, Isles has directed surplus from gardens at schools and dedicated gleaning gardens to The Crisis [...]Marty Johnson is Honored by the New Jersey Regional Coalition
Three hundred New Jersey leaders attended the New Jersey Regional Coalition’s “Building ONE New Jersey” Banquet on November 12 in Trenton, raising over $66,000 toward the NJRC annual budget.
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Pictured: Awardees and Board Members presenting awards: Rev. R. Lenton Buffalo, Jr. (NJRC Board President), Rohn Hein (NJRC Board), Thomas Carver [...]