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By Anastasia Marchese ast year, when Annika Sharma was perusing the Miss New Jersey Teen USA website, in which she was a contestant, she came across the organization, Girl Talk under the “Causes” link. She found that the pageant was a big supporter of the work that “Girl Talk” is doing. Sharma was a sophomore at Millburn High School at the time and member of their community service club, the Helping Hands Club. After finding out more about the Girls Talk organization, Sharma reached out to other girls from the Helping Hands Club to ask them if they would like to join her in starting a Milburn Girls Talk chapter. “I wanted to ask girls who would really care about it,” said Sharma. Joanne Kim, Cathy Kazakova, Katie Darvin and Bella Tjan came alongside Sharma to help lead the group.
Sharma’s mother, Jyoti Sharma, is the advisor for the chapter. According to the organization’s website, “Girl Talk (www.mygirltalk.org) is an international non-profit peer-to-peer mentoring program with a very simple premise: high school girls mentor middle school girls to help them deal with the issues they face during their formative early teenage years. Our mission is to help young teenaged girls build self-esteem, develop leadership skills and recog-
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nize the value of community service. Since 2002, our organization has served more than 40,000 girls in 43 states and seven countries.” Through weekly meetings held by local chapters the high school girls share their own stories of the stress and drama that go with the middle school years, helping the younger members of the group to prepare and persevere through an often difficult transition time. The Girl Talk website also sites some startling statistics. Data from 2009 suggests that, of the middle school girl population in the U.S: nine percent are pregnant; 22 percent never make it through high school a as they drop out; 27 percent have been or will be suicidal; 34 percent have eating disorders; 55 percent experiment with
alcohol, drugs or tobacco; of those with low self-esteem, 25 percent resort to self-injurious behavior; and 75 percent report engaging in activities such as disordered eating, cutting, bullying, smoking or drinking. All of these numbers clearly underscore that there is a need to reach young women to help them through these middle school years. Girl Talk is impacting the lives of young women positively with the power of peer-to-peer mentoring. “The good news is that data also suggests that youth who are mentored are: 27 percent less likely to begin using alcohol, 37 percent less likely to skip class, 46 percent less likely to begin using illegal drugs, 52 percent less likely to skip school, are more confident in their academic continued on page 2
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continued from front page performance, and get along better with their families.” During the early teen years, young people tend to look to their peers more, and to their families less, for acceptance and belonging. That is one reason why strong peer influences are such a powerful force in a young woman’s life. Sharma organized a variety of themes for the girls’ Thursday afternoon meetings at the Cora Hartshorn Arboretum in Short Hills. Meetings started in April, and although the Girl Talk organization has materials to support local leaders, Sharma was glad to have some creative leeway. “We don’t have to follow exact-
ly what other towns are doing,” she says. One of Girls Talk’s objectives is to get girls involved in community service as a lifestyle. The Millburn Chapter made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for a local soup kitchen, a blanket for St. Barnabas Hospital, and sent letters to troops stationed overseas. Sharma also helped organize fun themes for the meetings. One week they had a “sleepover” where the girls came in their pajamas, roasted marshmallows, and spoke about the challenges or struggles girls sometimes face at overnight parties where peers can sometimes be un-
kind and ostracizing. Sharma is a big proponent of healthy eating, so healthy foods and healthy eating habits were also a theme. At the end of the spring meetings, girls made a poster board collage of their personal goals to remind them to stay strong and determined. Sharma hopes more girls will join in the fall, as she says the program can have a positive impact as well as being a lot of fun. Meetings should begin again in the fall and updates can be found on their Facebook page, and the arboretum website, www. hartshornarboretum.org.
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Donations Lost, Thrift Store Aborted- SOS Appeals For Financial Support And Volunteers
By Cheryl Conway vacated plan to open a second thrift store may have dimmed its hope for a brighter future, but the battered women’s shelter organization still hangs on to survive. Strengthen Our Sisters (SOS), a non-profit program serving homeless/battered women and children for more than four decades, had planned to open up a second thrift store in Passaic as early as January this past year. The store, Treasures Two, was going to feature furniture and clothing sales, with proceeds to cover the mortgage and utility costs incurred in operating a seven-facility shelter. Plans to open the store
at 919 Main Ave. in Passaic were stalled when the landlord was told he needed to provide a fire suppression system. In the meantime SOS was paying for storage space for months to house furniture and clothing received from generous donators. When the date to open the store was pushed to March, then April, SOS decided it could not wait any longer for the space to be available as they were losing too much money to rent the storage space. “That store won’t be ready for months,” says Sandra Ramos of Ringwood, founder and executive director of SOS. Edee Galzan, volunteer administrative director of
SOS says “SOS was losing money in storage and we couldn’t afford it.” To make matters worse, when SOS announced it had to pull out, the store’s landlord did not refund SOS all of its money owed to them. “He didn’t give us back all our money,” says Ramos. “He owes us $4,000. We paid three and a half months rent, security deposit.” When SOS stopped paying the rent for the storage space, it soon lost all of its beautiful donations, says Ramos. “It’s a gimmick,” says Ramos. The monthly storage rent had increased from $30 to $300. “We got really nice stuff,” and now it is
gone. “Wonderful merchandise over $7,000,” says Galzan. “We lost it. We had to let it go. We signed something; if you are not able to pay, they are allowed to sell it.” With one step forward and two steps back, SOS continues its appeal for monetary donations, volunteers and necessary items to keep the shelters open. With restricted monies coming in, the organization has been in jeopardy of closing its doors to hundreds of women and children. Established in 1977 as Shelter Our Sisters – Ramos began the first shelter for battered women in North America out of her three
bedroom home in Hackensack as early as 1970. The organization changed its name to Strengthen Our Sisters and grew as big as eight houses, two day care centers, a food pantry and a thrift store. The mission of SOS is to break the cycle of domestic violence, poverty and abuse by restoring balance and harmony through individual empowerment. To support her organization, Ramos receives limited money from sources such as the Passaic County Dept. of Human Services and private donations. Ramos currently has 17 nonpaid volunteers who drive shelter residents to look for jobs and attend court, doctor appointments, social
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Milburn HS Student Wins Prize For Alzheimer’s Essay
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lzheimer’s New Jersey has recognized Will Phillips of Millburn for his submission to the Alzheimer’s New Jersey essay contest. Through a partnership with the N.J. Education Association, Alzheimer’s N.J., formerly the Alzheimer’s Association, Greater N.J. Chapter, invited students throughout the state to share stories of how they are making a difference in the N.J. fight against Alzheimer’s disease and how their efforts have impacted others and/or their community Phillips, the runner up, will receive a $100 education scholarship. The winners were selected from a total of 70 submissions from students in schools
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Essex County Environmental Center Invites Public To Enjoy Butterfly Tent Safari
he public is invited to experience the Butterfly Tent Safari at the Essex County Environmental Center in Roseland through Sat., July 29. The Butterfly Tent Safari is an interactive display where visitors can observe hundreds of butterflies while walking through a tent. During the week, it will be open from noon to 3 p.m. On Saturdays it will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The display will be closed on Sundays. A $2 admission fee is suggested. Proceeds will go to the Essex County Parks Foundation and be used to support future educational programs. “The Butterfly Tent Safari at the Essex Coun-
ty Environmental Center is an interactive display of live, native butterflies for families to observe and enjoy,” Joseph D. DiVincenzo Jr. said. “Spend your time in the tent feeding the butterflies or simply marveling at their beauty and delicate nature. Listen to a story, make butterfly crafts, or just take some time to witness the magnificence of nature at our Environmental Center.” In addition to the public viewing times, the Environmental Center is offering butterfly-themed family programs that include access to the butterfly tent on Saturdays, July 22 and 29. Cost of the family programs is $8 per child and $10 per adult. Pre-registration is required. Participa-
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reduced from $800K to $499K. “Edee’s very organized; we are paying all our bills and trying to hold on,” says Ramos. “She’s organizing the one store.” “We do have a truck now,” says Ramos, to pick up donations. Money is needed for storage of any furniture donations, as well as money for gas to put in the truck. Ramos had been counting on $30,000 from a United Way grant but that was denied when SOS didn’t have its audit completed in time, she says. “Keeping seven shelters running is no joke,” says Ramos. SOS is $73,000 behind in the monies owed to PSEG and operating costs.
Losing the second thrift store, “This really set us back. “We are still accruing bills,” says Ramos. “They are allowing us to stay open; they see we are making an effort. They could have cut us off a long time ago.” While donations are appreciated, Galzan says SOS needs to reorganize its one thrift store for more space before accepting any furniture or large items. Financial donations to help pay for the mortgage and utilities is SOS’s greatest need, as well as volunteers to drive the residents to appointments, work at the store and shelters and landscape the properties. Other immediate items include large black con-
tractor garbage bags, toilet paper, cleaning products, non-perishable food, fresh fruits and vegetables, beds, a power lawn mower and weed whacker. Donations can be sent to P.O. Box 1089, Hewitt, N.J., 07421; or call 973831-6156. Those willing to donate can also go to gofundme.com/strengthenoursisters. Another option is to visit SOS’s thrift store, Treasures, at 196 Lincoln Ave., West Milford. In existence for 30 years, Treasures is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call the store at 862-248-9935 for more information. For more information on SOS go to www.strengthenoursisters.org.
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MCHS Features Cool Exhibit “Unfurling Femininity”
n the many centuries pre-air conditioning – or even electric fans, woman relied on their own energy to cool themselves. But their “appliances” of choice – fans and parasols -were far more eye-catching than any electric air cooler invented since. The Morris County Historical Society’s “Unfurling Femininity” exhibit at Acorn Hall began displaying a variety of 19th and 20th century fans, parasols and feminine accouterments decorated in American, European and Asian motifs on July 16. The exhibit continues through Aug.13.
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Originally designed to help beat the heat of the ancient world, fans and parasols later became symbols of fashion, grace, elegance and wealth, a role they proudly maintained through the early 20th century. Displayed parasols and fans highlight craftsmanship and the wide variety of styles, materials, and sizes often employed in creating these genuine works of art. Timely for the hot and sunny summer season, “Unfurling Femininity” will present a wide variety of classy commodities made of silk, satin, lace, wood, papers, feathers,
mother of pearl, ivory and whalebone. In addition to seeing these treasures, visitors also will learn more about how women often used these items to enhance their feminine wiles. The museum is open Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sundays, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Admission, which includes the exhibit and landscaped grounds, is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors, $3 for students and free for children under 12 and MCHS members. For more information, call MCHS at 973-267-3465.
Yoga, Concerts, Movies Set For Essex Waterfront
he Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs has announced a month-long schedule of free activities to celebrate July as National Parks and Recreation Month. Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr., invites the public to enjoy “Wellness on the Waterfront,” which includes yoga demonstrations, concerts, movies, and arts and crafts at the Essex County South Mountain Recreation Complex. “National Parks and Recreation Month is the perfect opportunity to highlight the beauty of our open spaces, the importance of recreation facilities and the positive impact they have on our wellness and quality of life,’’ he said. “The area overlooking the Orange Reservoir provides a beautiful and unique spot to host a diverse lineup of activities to exercise, entertain and in-
spire you.’’ On Monday evenings, there will be Yoga for Adults. Classes are suitable for beginners and seasoned yoga practitioners. Bring a yoga mat and dress comfortably. Meet in the Clipper Pavilion next to the paddleboat area on Cherry Lane. Classes are held rain or shine. Yoga for Adults will be held on Mondays, July 24 and July 31 at 6:30 p.m. in the Clipper Pavillion of the South Mountain Recreation Complex. On Tuesday evenings, enjoy Jammin’ in July, a free series of concerts at the Clipper Pavilion. Take in a new sound every week with Broadway tunes, big band, steel drums and more. Jammin’ in July will be held on July 18 and July 25 at 7 p.m. On Wednesday evenings, bring a lawn chair and enjoy “Zoo-vies,”a free series of summer blockbuster movies under the stars on the rooftop of the Turtle
Back Zoo parking garage in West Orange. Participants are asked to bring their own lawn chairs. Admission is free and the deck will be open for seating at 7 p.m. The movies will be shown at dusk. Refreshments will be for sale. Rain will cancel the presentation. The Zoovies schedule includes “The Adventures of Milo and Otis,” on July 19 and “The Secret Life of Pets” on July 26. On Thursday evenings, staff from the Essex County Environmental Center will serve up nature art at the Clipper Pavilion. This will take place on July 20 and July 27 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Wellness at the Waterfront is sponsored by The Essex County Parks Foundation and The Zoological Society of New Jersey. For more information, call 973508-2912 or visit www.essexcountynj.org.
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