In The Vicinity By Jackie Schatell
Professional Soccer Player is Offering Lessons Locally to Youths
C
atherine Zimmerman of Madison, a professional soccer player that has been playing for team Melbourne Victory in Melbourne, Australia for two years, is home for the summer teaching youths to play soccer individually and in small groups. She also does this when she is in Australia. She says she “enjoys playing on a team with a common goal of winning as playing with people with a similar mindset is enjoyable.” In addition, she says she “loves the lifestyle and work life balance being a professional athlete provides.” Prior to joining team Victory, Catherine played soccer at Providence College, and for Sky Blue (which is now called Gotham FC), in Switzerland. She can be contacted for lessons at czim19@gmail.com.
Catherine Zimmerman
Madison Resident Creates for a Cause
M
argaret Malishchak of Madison has turned her passion for creating stained glass art into a charitable endeavor called glass4good. She donates all of the proceeds she earns to NJ-based social and environmental justice organizations like Nourish NJ, The Great Swamp Watershed Association, and Land Conservancy of NJ, as well as to Peaceworks, CATA Farmworkers, United Help Ukraine, the Madison Environmental Commission, and Black Lives Matter NJ. She sells her work at fairs, farmers markets, and yard sales, as well as through her newsletter and website glassMargaret Malishchak 4-good.constantcontactsites.com. Since 2020, she has donated over $5000. “I am amazed at how much I have been able to donate,” she says. Margaret developed a passion for stained glass art in her 20’s and picked it up again recently. She loves the craft and creates her items “at a brisk pace.” Email her at glass4good2020@gmail.com to sign up for her mailing list.
If you or someone you know in Essex/Morris County is doing something interesting, send an email to Jackie.subessex@gmail.com 6
Vicinity Magazine
Summer 2022
