Giving Back

SPOTSWOOD, NJ — The third annual Operation Cookie Swap is in full drive, mobilized to bring holiday smiles to active and nonactive military families in the greater Spotswood area.

Operation Cookie Swap is sponsored by the SSG Michael Ollis Freedom Foundation and Amici’s Bakery in Monroe. The yummy holiday event is organized by longtime borough resident Kimberly Ollis-Loschiavo in ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Several hundred volunteers gathered at the Hillsborough YMCA on December 1 to help the Rotary Club of Hillsborough and Operation Shoebox New Jersey assemble 1,000 personal care packages that will be shipped to U.S. troops deployed overseas.

Several veteran organizations participated, including the Hillsborough VFW, Post #8371, the central New Jersey Chapter #27 of the ...

ELIZABETH, NJ — Union County Freeholder Rebecca Williams recently presented a resolution to Jennifer Popper of Plainfield, congratulating her on walking more than 800 miles from Union County to Maine over the summer to honor her late husband, Michael, and to raise awareness of the East Coast Greenway.

Michael Popper died in June 2016 in a kayaking accident near Corea Harbor, Maine.

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ —  A caring message and a few simple pleasures from home can make a big difference to our service men and women serving abroad.

That is the underlying mission of Operation Shoebox New Jersey, a Hillsborough-based, nonprofit organization dedicated to providing U.S. troops serving abroad with their favorite snacks and toiletries. The Rotary Club of Hillsborough is ...

FREEHOLD, NJ — A collection drive is under way through November 15 to support the Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski II Memorial Fund, a local organization that is looking to brighten the holiday season for U.S. military members serving overseas.

The drive, which is seeking donations of food, personal care items and other items, is being spearheaded by Monmouth Freeholder Deputy Director Lillian ...