Giving Back

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The American Cancer Society (ACS) Relay For Life of Berkeley Heights invites the community to rally together and 'Light The Fight' on June 1, from 5:30 - 10 p.m., at The Grove @ Connell Park.

While the Relay for Life will look different this year due to the pandemic, the passion and commitment to fight cancer remains unchanged.

Among the ways to get ...

SUMMIT, NJ - Hilltop City resident Andrew Walker has developed what he and many others think is a win-win situation: align underserved students of color with the large number of nonprofits operating in local and neighboring communities through a paid internship program funded through Eleven+, the nonprofit Walker himself started.

Walker thought more could be done to level ...

SUMMIT, NJ - A group of enterprising Summit High Schools students has -- with more than a little help from their friends both locally and in Jersey City -- collected over 500 pounds of shelf-stable groceries for St Teresa of Avila Church's Loaves and Fishes food pantry.

Hilltopper junior Joe Gingeleskie and his friends Leo Brandt, Devin Kairam and David Shunk founded ...

SUMMIT, NJ - Through the generosity of the community, more than $27,000 was raised by the Overlook Auxiliary through its 'Phantom Ball', funds that will support Overlook Medical Center patients impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and help sustain the work of the Overlook Auxiliary. 

The 'Phantom Ball' is a 'non-event' that engages the community in ...

SUMMIT, NJ - Three-year-old Matthias Cedeno will soon undergo another surgery to address complications from congenital heart defects. The surgery will be performed at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and his family is preparing to temporarily move to the City of Brotherly Love to be with him.

The move will result in both additional living expenses and the disruption of their ...

SUMMIT, NJ - Get ready to 'Move in May'.

SAGE Eldercare and the Junior League of Summit are partnering to raise money for SAGE through a 'Move in May' event that encourages participants -- from May 1 - 16 -- to raise funds by moving their bodies and collecting donations along the way. Movement can include running, biking, skateboarding, ...

SUMMIT, NJ - After collecting more than one ton of food -- the equivalent of 5,500 meals -- for the Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ) during its previous food drive in December of 2020, the Prominent Properties Sotheby's International Realty regional offices in Summit and Short Hills are again engaging the community to help their neighbors.

Now through the end May, the two ...

SUMMIT, NJ - For the eighth straight year, Summit-based Family Promise has received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. This year, Family Promise earned a perfect score of 100 points, one of only 71 nonprofits across the nation to do so.

Family Promise is currently working in over 200 communities in 43 states ...

SUMMIT, NJ - Bridges Outreach, the Summit-based nonprofit, will host its annual 'Bridgefest' fundraiser virtually on May 5, with 'attendees' able to tune in and support Bridges and its mission to end homelessness through volunteer-driven outreach and individual case management focusing on health, housing and independence.

The ideal compliment to toast Bridges' ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ - Community members have contributed more than $40.3 million toward the critical renovation and expansion of  Carol G. Simon Cancer Center, Gagnon Cardiovascular Institute and Goryeb Children’s Hospital, significantly exceeding the initial campaign goal of $38.5 million, announced the Foundation for Morristown Medical Center.

Jennifer L. Smith, ...