U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez has secured $250,000 in federal funding for the The Jubilee Center.
He accepted a personal thank-you from children and parents for his efforts on their behalf; including an African dance performance and a video in which some of the kids talked about how the message of Martin Luther King Jr. inspires them.
The event was featured in The Jersey Journal. Click here to read the article. (Photo by Andrew Tavani)
The children of the Jubilee Center learned about fire safety from the Hoboken Fire Department during the kickoff event for the Juvenile Arthritis Foundation. The Jubilee kids jumped on behalf of kids who cannot jump due to juvenile arthritis. This fun packed event also included a reading by Jane Lovascio of Bella and Casey fame, a cake from Carlos' bake shop, jumping music by DJ Geoff Curtis and an experiment led by the Liberty Science Center.
The event was featured in Hoboken Progress. Click here to read the article.
At the opening of the new Clearview Cinema, Sr. Vice President Doug Oines and Hoboken's mayor Dawn Zimmer presented the Reverend Geoff Curtiss and Dr. Michele White with a charitable contribution of $5.000 for The Jubilee Center. This was an added gesture of goodwill to the community of Hoboken where the company will employ 25 people and entertain many more!
The children of the Jubilee Center at BGC Charity Day with our celebrity ambassador, Natalie Morales of The Today Show. The kids traded securities and rubbed elbows with John Starks, Whoopi Goldberg, and Dr. Ruth to help raise money for charity to honor the people lost in the World Trade Center on 9/11.
The children of the Jubilee Center performed for their parents in and end of summer camp celebration performance on August 20. The kids performed traditional dance, tap, songs and a Michael Jackson tribute to a room packed with family and friends.
BGC Partners Charity Day Will Benefit Jubilee Center!
Great news!! The Jubilee Center is participating again this year in the BGC Partners Charity Day on September 11. All of BGC's revenues for the day are donated to charity, and the Center was selected as one of the organizations that will benefit from this generosity.
Representing the Jubilee Center will be Bill Griffeth from CNBC, Alexis Glick from Fox Business News, Natalie Morales from the Today Show on NBC, and Susan Lisovicz from CNN Business News. These celebrities are generously donating their time on September 11 to represent the Jubilee Center at the headquarters of BGC Partners in New York City.
From Athletes For Hope New York Red Bull player Luke Sassano has visited with children from the Jubilee Center several times throughout the last two months - although, Luke hasn't done it all on his own. Through her aspirations to teach soccer and give back to young, underprivileged children, Celia Flynn and some of her HS soccer teammates have worked in tandem with Luke during his visits. During their time at the Center, Luke, Celia, and her teammates hung out with the kids and gave them pointers about how to pass, shoot and even head soccer balls. They have loved working with the kids and look forward to continuing their involvement throughout the rest of the summer! Hoboken Now, July 15, 2009 "It was outrageous -- an overwhelming success," said race organizer Scott DeLea this afternoon. "Last year we had 700 runners. We were hoping for 1,000 and ended up getting 1,200 people. It was by far the biggest race that we've had." The race raises money for the Hoboken Boys & Girls Club and the Hoboken Jubilee Center. DeLea said he is not sure how much the race raised yet. In fact, the 5K attracted so many runners that Party with Purpose ran out of race numbers just before race time. DeLea said no other race in Hoboken has attracted so many runners. Kids from both the Boys & Girls Club and the Jubilee Center participated in a 1-mile Kids Fun Run before the 5K. "I was talking to the kids before the race and half of them who there last night had never even been to Pier A," said DeLea. "I said to them, 'this is your park, enjoy it!' A group of 80 high school students on a mission trip from Knoxville, Tennessee came to Hoboken in an effort to help "The Church @ Hoboken" serve the local community. They offered their services to the Jubilee Center last week. The students along with their chaperones cleaned everything at the Center from the windows to the walls as well as offered homework help to the children. One of the high school students was quoted saying: "We were here a short time, but we came to really appreciate the kids here at the Jubilee Center". In addition to the interest and confidence that gardening offers to children, the Jubilee Gardens Project provides a hands-on gardening experience that will give the children a chance to learn an important life skill by planting items that will be used in the Center's cooking and nutrition class curriculums. The Gardens are located on the grounds of The Church of the Holy Innocents in Hoboken.
Luke Sassano and High School Soccer Team Help Out at Jubilee Center
The turnout for last night's Party with Purpose 5K race in Hoboken was bigger than event organizers had ever expected. Were you one of the runners?
On Sunday, May 17, the Hoboken Harriers Running Club (HOHA) held their eleventh annual HOHA Classic 5-Mile Race. The event was extremely successful with more than 500 runners participating, even though the weather was chilly and windy. The event was preceed by a Kid's one mile Fun Run.
The net proceeds of the event go to the Jubilee Center. Jim Doyle and the Hoboken Harriers organized this fun and sucessful event and it was sponsored by Cindy Cray, Dr's Azzolini and Guyen, Fleet Feet Sports, Haven Savings Bank and Applied Development.
Two young girls wanted to do something to help others. Maya Gavant and Anna Cohen decided to set up lemonade stand and they raised $21 selling their product. They then wanted to do something meaningful with the money they made, and they decided to give it to the Jubilee Center. It shows the generosity that so many people have in Hoboken! Here is a picture of Maya and Anna making their donation to Craig Mainor, the Program Director for the Center.
PintMeisters is a local group that organizes various events and gatherings in the Hoboken/north Jersey/NYC areas. The goal of these events is to mesh good times with good will. All event proceeds are donated to local charities, like the Jubilee Center. Information about PintMeisters upcoming events can be seen at www.pintmeisters.com.