In my internet travels today I was introduced to a site unlike any I had seen before. I know there are a lot of charity sites, but this one was focused on providing help to classrooms and students. If you visit this Online Charity link you can visit this site, and see a list of school classrooms that you can donate to, with specific requests.
While there I decided to do a search on “New Jersey” and found quite a few requests for donations in classrooms in my home State. I liked doing that because I know the area, and can vouch for the fact that the schools are in needy areas. You may want to do the same.
It’s a unique concept to me, and something worth looking into especially now with school budgets being among many things that will feel the economic crunch.
I have to admit that I haven’t quite grasped the Tax Day Tea Party movement, it’s my own fault, haven’t really taken the time to explore it. Not because I don’t care, just distracted by other seemingly more important things lately. To learn more, I’ll be watching some of the special coverage on television. Since this seems to be a conservative movement, FOX News, will probably be the station to watch…the station that claims to be “Fair and Balanced” but is definitely a bit more right-leaning. They are going to have some great coverage today.
I decided to do a search this morning to see what Tea Parties will be taking place in NJ, there may be more than you’ll see on the following list of parties taking place only on the 15th, found at taxdayteaparty.com, so feel free to comment if you know of other NJ Tea Parties taking place….if you live in another State, visit the link above, and find the link to your State:
City: Cape May When: April 15, 6:00 pm - 8:30pm Where: Harbor View Park, Texas Avenue at the harbor Contact:EMAIL Other Info: Participate by land or sea, bring your boat, flags and patriotic American Spirit!!
City: Flemington When: April 15, Noon - 2:00pm Where: The northwest corner of Main Street and Court Street Contact:EMAIL Other Info: http://flemingtonteaparty.blogspot.com/
City: Hackensack When: April 15, 4:00 pm - 6:00pm Where:Bergen County Court House, Hackensack, NJ (Court Street Side) Contact:EMAIL
City: Jersey City When: April 15, 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm Where: Liberty State Park Contact:EMAIL
City: Morristown When: April 15, Noon Where: On The Green at the center of Morristown Contact:EMAIL Other Info:Yahoo Group Facebook Group:CLICK HERE
City: Newark When:April 15, 12:00 pm Where:Gateway Center One - 782 McCarter Highway, Newark Offices of Senator Lautenberg and Menendez conveniently located in the same building. Contact:EMAIL Other Info: Parking: 66 Edison Place, Newark Google Map: Click Here Facebook Group:CLICK HERE
City:Piscataway When: April 15, 5:00pm Where:Johnson Park (River Road, Piscataway Township) Contact:EMAIL Other Info: http://www.americansforprosperity.org/032409-new-jersey-tax-day-tea-party
City:Trenton When:April 15, 11:30am - 4:00pm Where:New Jersey State House, 125 W State St Contact:EMAIL Facebook Group:CLICK HERE
City:Vineland When: April 15th, 1-4PM Where: 722 E Landis Avenue, Vineland, NJ 08360 E-mail:t@thomassnow.com Phone: 973-406-4688 Web Site:http://tomsnow.serveblog.net Face Book:CLICK HERE
Please add your tea party info in a comment, if you like, and let me know what you think about all of this. I’ll probably do more on this at Married to Politics later today.
Just last week a friend of mine stopped by to say hello who is a nurse, and has been out of work for months, so when this website came across my path, it was hard to resist posting about it….I’m going to share this with my friend.
This is about job opportunities in the Travel Nursing field. There is a staffing service called Procare USA that provides registered nurses with assignments throughout the United States, and has been doing so since 1990. Assignments can last up to 13 weeks, or may be more permanent, depending upon the job requirements.
If you’re lifestyle is flexible enough to take advantage of a job opportunity like this, you can look forward to good pay, travel, and the can choose from hundreds of nursing jobs throughout the USA.
There are also benefits beyond just receiving good pay, they include free housing that is private, medical/dental/health insurance, 401k with company match, immediate vesting, expense reimbursement, and a lot more, so please do take a look at the procareusa.com site and see if this is for you.
Now I’m off to email or call my NJ Baby Boomer nurse friend to tell her about this opportunity.
With the increase in job loss, or fear of job loss in the present recession, there are support groups beginning to form in New Jersey. I just received an email from a fellow NJ Baby Boomer, and thought I’d share the content with you. If you know of other support groups forming, please leave a comment:
UMDNJ-University Behavioral HealthCare to Provide Free Support Groups for People Affected by the Economic Crisis
NEWARK - Panic over job loss. Fear of unemployment. Profound worry about meeting mortgage and tuition payments. Unfortunately, these are the realities of this severe recession.
If you are experiencing any of these kinds of reactions to the current fiscal crisis, it is important to know that you are not alone; there is a place you can go for assistance.
Beginning March 3, UMDNJ-University Behavioral HealthCare (UBHC), a statewide mental health and addiction services network, will offer free 90-minute support groups, run by experienced counselors, for those affected by the economic downturn. Sessions will be held weekly at the following locations on the days and times specified:
-Newark: Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. at UBHC, 183 South Orange Avenue;
-New Brunswick: Wednesdays at 3 p.m. at 303 George Street, 2nd Floor;
-Edison: Thursdays at 3 p.m. at 100 Metroplex Drive, 2nd Floor, Suite 200;
-Monmouth Junction: Tuesdays at noon at 4326 U.S. Highway 1.
Sessions are open to the public and no appointments are necessary to attend. Participants may remain anonymous.
People interested in attending may call (800) 969-5300 for more information.
Members of the media interested in more information about this new initiative should contact Zenaida Mendez at (973) 972-7273.
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