Giving Back

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ -- A Hasbrouck Heights Boy Scout is working on his Eagle Scout project to help area veterans and is seeking the public's assistance in helping those who served the country.

Declan Sonzogni's Eagle Scout project is to build custom cabinets for veterans at the Paramus Veterans Home. When deciding on a project for his Eagle rank, he wanted it to not only benefit ...

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ -- It was the culmination of the Peanut Butter and Jelly Drive as Hasbrouck Heights music students and their families assembled peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the homeless. It is the second year that the school group has partnered with Meals with a Mission.

The school music organization collected donations with a peanut butter and jelly drive throughout the ...

WOOD-RIDGE, NJ -- Meredith Family Agency is partnering with Wood-Ridge High School's Project Graduation 2019, in an ongoing effort to give back to the community.

Throughout the month of March, Meredith Family Agency with donate $15 for every car insurance quote completed. Just bring the declaration page of the current auto insurance policy. It will take about 15 minutes to ...

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - Cub Scout Pack 17 and Boy Scout Troup 17 will be “Scouting for Food” this Saturday, March 9, collecting donations of food for the Hasbrouck Heights Food Pantry.  Residents who want to donate are asked to place their donations in bags in the front of their house. Scouts will begin collecting the donations at 10 am.

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March 1, 2019 – Susan G. Komen North Jersey announced that Dun & Bradstreet, Steven Bitterman, Principal, Gensler and Summit Medical Group will be recognized at its 2019 Pink Tie Party on Friday, March 22, 2019 at The Grove in Cedar Grove.

This year’s signature event, chaired by Michael Karlis of Bridgewater will also feature special guest Amy Robach, Co-Anchor for ABC ...

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ  --  The Contemporary Club of Hasbrouck Heights is partnering with the non-profit organization Soles4Souls in hosting a shoe drive to help fight global poverty. The goal is to collect 10,000 pairs of shoes to help create jobs in developing nations.

If the goal is reached, Soles4Souls will work with a local non-profit agency to ...

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ -- Local residents joined thousands of others for a brief but brisk dip in the Atlantic Ocean as part of the annual Polar Bear Plunge for Special Olympics New Jersey on Saturday afternoon.

New to the event was Jillian Vorisek, daughter of Ray Vorisek, owner of the Heights Flower Shoppe. It was her first plunge, and she was joined by her uncle and two cousins with her ...

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS/SEASIDE, NJ -- For the past 25 years, the Polar Bear Plunge at Seaside has been a marquee fundraising event hosted for Special Olympics New Jersey. Since its inception, the Polar Bear Plunge has raised over $21 million and has had over 80,000 Plungers jump into the Atlantic Ocean. In 2018 alone, the Seaside event raised a record  ...

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ -- Members of Hasbrouck Heights Girl Scout troop 94750 held a Body Positivity workshop as part of their Silver Award project. The event was attended by over 35 girls from second to fifth grade. 

The two-hour workshop included an introduction of the host troop's girls and what they liked about themselves. They broke into small groups featuring activities and ...

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ -- Several donation drives are underway for both active military soliders and veterans. Rose Pagan, coordinator of A Hero's Welcome North NJ Chapter is overseeing the events, and partnering with other organizations. Below is a listing of drives and needs.

Adopt a Platoon:

Working with Adopt a Platoon based in Fair Lawn, this colletion drive is looking for ...