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June 12, 2018
Luminaries Glowed For OneMontville Green In Day
chools, businesses, places of worship and residents united to support acceptance, respect and kindness for all May 18, as OneMontville, a non-profit in Montville Township, hosted the Third Annual Green In Day. Elected officials, township employees, students, teachers, business owners and others wore green in support of the organization’s mission to promote inclusion for all residents. In addition, at sunset, the community was bathed in green light for acceptance, respect and kindness. More than 1,000 OneMontville Green In Day luminaries glowed green across the community. More than 600 of those luminaries lined both sides of Changebridge Road from The Montville Township Municipal Building to Horseneck and River Roads. Businesses such as Bank of America, Casha
All seven Montville Township Public Schools, St Pius X Catholic School and Pine Brook Jewish Center Pre-School participated in the Third Annual OneMontville Green In Day by displaying luminaries on Friday, May 18. (Photo by Sue Marinello)
and Casha, The Chelsea at Montville, Enid Davis/Coldwell Banker Realtor, Jennifer TEASE SALON Hurley, Lakeland Bank, and Township Committeeman Frank Cooney, as well as many Is A One on One Treatment individuals, donated the luminaries disfrom Start to Finish. played along Changebridge Road. We Block Out The Background Additionally, all seven Montville TownSo We Can Focus On Your Hair. ship Public Schools, Pine Brook Jewish Center and the school at St. Pius X were also aglow with green luminaries. B A Y A L A G E & “It is beautiful,” said Montville Township Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. C O L O R S P E C I A L I S T René Rovtar. “It is also exciting and inspir208 Myrtle Ave • Boonton ing to experience this visual reminder of 973.588.7111 acceptance, respect and kindness.” www.TeaseSalonNj.com OneMontville is a volunteer driven orFollow us on Facebook @TeaseSalonNj ganization that launched in September Instagram @TeaseSalonNj 2015 to help raise awareness of kindness
and to encourage mindfulness of self and others. The OneMontville Green In Day movement occurs annually on the third Friday of May. Schwartz added that OneMontville works with all facets of the Montville Township community to create an environment of acceptance, respect and kindness. “The community is very supportive of OneMontville,” Schwartz said. “This is only our third annual Green In Day, and our first with the luminary initiative; which really took off. We are extremely grateful for the enthusiasm and excitement from the businesses, places of worship, schools and families. It is gratifying.”