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By J. L. Shively

Christmas passes quickly but the message that the hol-iday leaves behind is one that should be taken well

into the New Year. Local author, Sarah Price pub-

lished a new book entitled “Secret Sister,” an Amish Christ-

mas tale.Known for her work in Amish fiction, Price delivers a

timely tale about an elderly Amish women, Grace, whomourns the recent loss of her husband of 50 years. Grace’s

A Reminder Of Christmas’ True Meaning In New Book By Local Author children are all grown and in their adulthood they have also

grown distant.In her now empty house, with the Christmas holiday draw-

ing near, Grace feels more alone than she has felt in a very

long time. More than loneliness, Grace has trouble appreci-

ating the words of the bishop’s sermon one day, remarkingon the blessings all had received in the past year-Grace did

not feel as if the past year had been kind to her.Grace begins to reflect on whether or not she has fulfilled

her promise in being a good servant to God. She is not long

in her musing, when she receives an unexpected gift, in an

unmarked package, a gift that reminds her of a better time

many years ago.This gift is the first of more to come making it clear that

Grace has a secret sister. But who is this secret sender? Each

time Grace thinks she knows, a new package arrives with a

different meaning to her entirely and each time moving Grace

away from her sadness.Price began writing at the age of eight and self-published

her first book, “Fields of Corn” in 2009 with the encourage-

ment of her husband. Drawing from her experience living

with an Amish family on their farm at the age of 19, Price

aims to “break the stereotypical ‘bonnet book’ and present an

authentic experience, drawn from thirty plus years of personalexperience.”

Recalling that she has always been drawn to their culture,

Price marks living on an Amish farm as “a dream come true.”

Price’s family moved to Morristown in 1971 from Penn-

sylvania, and with the move she brought her interest and pas-

sion for the plain way of life. “My father’s family isMennonite so I was very familiar with certain aspects of their

religion and culture,” Price recalls of the original inspiration

for her books.

Through her work, Price also wishes to bring to light mis-

understandings about Amish culture, “the number one mis-

conception about the Amish is that they are cookie cutter peo-ple. The Amish are individuals, each with a distinct

personality, unique dreams and special hopes for the future,”

Price says.

With her research and cultural immersion ongoing, Price

recalls that “there are things that I know about Amish peoplethat many of my readers would neither like nor believe.” But

she also stresses the fact that she remains genuinely respectfulof the Amish’s dedication to their religion and to living a plain

lifestyle.

“In a world that is 100 percent not [plain], how hard it

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would be for most people to live without the

conveniences of the twenty-first century?”

Price asks.Always drawing inspiration from real ex-

periences, Price explains that the idea for“Secret Sister” first entered her mind when

she heard Amish women speculating over

who might have anonymously sent one of

them a gift.“They spent quite a bit of time speculating

and enjoying themselves, laughing while

they did,” Price says while adding at the same

time a close Amish friend of hers lost a rela-

tive and so the two ideas became intertwined.Price is a modern woman in a modern

world yet she explains that she is each day

still a quietly religious individual, always re-flecting on her roots and how they transcribe

into a modern and fast-paced world.

“Most young people today are more fo-

cused on selfies than on God,” Price states

and explains how her own two children haveadopted a great respect for the plain lifestyle

despite the many twenty-first century temp-

tations, which they all sometimes enjoy.

Although Christmas, the pillar of Chris-tian goodwill, has passed, “Secret Sister” re-mains as a testament to the fluidity of life.

One rainy afternoon, Grace discovered she

has a secret sister, not realizing that these

small gifts she receives mean so much more

than the package or the person who sent it.

This will all come at a time when she needsit most, the time when Grace questions her

place in her own family and community and

tries to adjust, from her role as wife, to her

unwelcome role as widow. Grace’s journey

is not one that goes out of season and will re-mind readers at any time of the year of the

small graces present each and every day.

In the future, Price plans on crossing over

to women’s inspirational fiction but states,

“Amish fiction will still be number one in myheart, but I am looking forward to this new

genre so that I can reach new readers and help

to inspire them.”“Secret Sister” was published by Realms,

a division of Charisma House in Oct. 2015

and is available online as well as at local

bookstores including Walmart for $14.99.For more information about the author and

her 30 plus other works visit www.sarah-

priceauthor.com or follow her on Facebookat www.facebook.com/fansofsarahprice.

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orris Habitat for Humanity con-tinues to expand its mission to

provide safe and affordable

housing to qualified families. The numberof housing units it plans to build keeps

growing; that is its resolution for the New

Year.But that kind of expansion means far

more help is needed and it hopes that area

residents will make volunteering a New

Year resolution, too. Morris Habitat in-

vites all who are interested to join thelarge family of volunteers now helping to

make the dream of home-ownership come

true. It’s not too late to make a commit-

ment.Researchers have found that active vol-

unteers reported, compared to other peo-ple the same age, improvements in mental

health and physical functioning. They also

seemed to delay the onset of age-related

health problems. Active volunteers re-

ported higher self-esteem and more con-nectivity with other people. They were

more engaged in the community and in-

creased their number of friends.When most people think of Morris

Habitat for Humanity, they think about

swinging a hammer at a construction site.It is true that Habitat for Humanity is ded-

icated to building decent, affordable hous-

ing for qualified low-income families;therefore needing a stream of dedicated

construction volunteers. However, there

are many non-construction activities

where mature volunteers excel. Morris

Habitat invites people of all backgrounds,ages, races and religions to come and vol-

unteer.

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one of Morris Habitat’s monthly volunteerorientations and, within an hour, learn all

about Morris Habitat, our activities andplans as well as all the areas where volun-

teers are needed.

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when the next volunteer orientation is

scheduled, go to www.morrishabitat.org;or contact the Morris Habitat for Human-

ity Office in Randolph at 973-891-1934.

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16/24


By Cheryl Conway

For those who agree “it’s better to

give than receive,” there is an op-portunity banging on the door of a

shelter organization that could help hun-

dreds of women and children who may be

left on the street if the mortgage is not paid.

Secret Santas may be long gone, but

there has to be an angel out there willing to

hold the mortgage of Strengthen Our Sis-

ters, a grassroots, community based non-

profit, program serving homeless/battered

women and children for more than four

decades. Faced with mortgage conflicts,the shelter has to come up with $30,000 by

Jan. 15 to avoid foreclosure.

Established in 1977 as Shelter Our Sis-

ters - the first shelter for battered women

in North America- the organization

changed its name to Strengthen Our Sisters

(SOS) and grew to eight houses, two day

care centers, a food pantry and a thrift

store. The properties’ value a total of $2.5

million, with just under $600,000 left to be

paid. With restricted monies coming in, theorganization is at risk of closing its doors

to hundreds of women and children with no

other safe place to go.

“I don’t know what would happen to

these people,” says Sandra Ramos of Ring-

wood, founder and executive director of

SOS. “If we don’t get help with the mort-

gage people will be on the street. If some-

one wants to be an angel and save our

mortgage that would be great.”

Ramos explains “if we had the $30,000it would be the drop down money if some-

one could give it.”

Rialto Capital Management Advisors in

Florida, the company that is holding the

mortgage bridge loan, did not return phone

calls to New View Media Group as of press

time. Valley National Bank had sold the

mortgage to Rialto when SOS’s funding

was reduced, says Ramos.

“During this year and one half, they

have seen our reliability and commitmentto avoid foreclosure by paying $30,000

every three months, which is directly ap-

plied to the principal, along with a monthly

payment of $7,000,” says Ramos. “SOS

has done this faithfully, although it has

been challenging.”

Ramos, a pioneer advocate for battered

women, started her first shelter in 1970 inher three bedroom home in Hackensack.

She had three small children at the time,

was facing divorce after ten years of mar-

riage and was in need of a roommate, she

explains.

“I wanted a roommate,” says Ramos, so

she put the word out that she wanted to

share her house. “The ones who came to

me were the ones who got battered,” says

Ramos. “Women called to say ‘I can’t stay

in my house.’”One roommate turned into 23 women in

her house at one point, she admits. Her

children would sleep with her in her wa-

terbed; there would be some guests on the

floor, in the bathtub, in the basement.

“I would get a call and say ‘I’m sorry I

have no room.’ But it was difficult to turn

people away who would say ‘I finally got

the courage to leave; if you don’t take me

I will die.”’

Ramos says, “My neighbors said theydidn’t want battered women on their block,

and I told them, ‘they are already here, the

question is do you want them living with

pain, suffering and horror or do you want

them living with peace, dignity and re-

spect?’”

When the town found out that Ramos

had too many people at her house they

“threatened to put me in jail,” she says. The

town cited her for “overcrowding” because

she had three or more unrelated people liv-ing together.

“I told the town ‘If you want a place for

them you have to drag them out kicking

and screaming;’ so they put them in a

motel,” Twin Lakes Motel in Paramus.

Ramos did not turn her back on them

and instead continued to help them.

“We would have to pick them up and

take them to look for housing, counseling,”

says Ramos. “They [the town] didn’t give

them food or services, counseling.”The Catholic Church would bring food

and battered women would work together

to help other women.

Over the years, in 1977, her initiative

became Shelter Our Sisters. She moved out

of her house to Bergen County in a house

located on a church’s property in Bogota.

About 10 to 15 women in children livedthere.

Her organization grew, and established

a board of directors, but after a disagree-

ment, the board fired Ramos in 1986.

Ramos separated and formed SOS a

year later. With her children grown, she

moved to her house in Ringwood “and peo-

ple started calling me. I let some people

stay in my house. We knew we had to get a

shelter.”

They opened a thrift store in Haskell.“We raised more money,” and even the

board from her first organization would

send her people to help.

With a state regulated budget of up to

four million dollars, Ramos was able to

manage her organization but as state regu-

lations got stricter, operations got tougher

such as paying the mortgage.

“I’ve always been an advocate for

women and children,” says Ramos, who

teaches social issues and dynamics of do-mestic violence at Ramapo College in

Mahwah as an adjunct professor. “Every-

body has been touched by domestic vio-

lence in one way.

“One woman was going to be killed by

a gangster guy,” explains Ramos. Other

women and children she brought into her

shelter were rich but their husbands were

“molesters and child abusers. No one

would take them. We reach out to people

who need help. We help a lot of pregnantwomen and children.”

Through her shelter program, Ramos

says “thousands have been saved” during

the past 46 years. With two hotline num-

bers, Ramos has made herself available to

help others.

The mission of SOS is to break the

cycle of domestic violence, poverty and

abuse by restoring balance and harmony

through individual empowerment.

She currently helps 155 women andchildren in seven shelters located in New

Foundland, Wanaque and West Milford;

two daycare centers in Wanaque and West

Milford; a thrift store in a church; and one

food pantry in Wanaque.

To support her organization, Ramos re-

ceives some money from the Passaic

County Dept. of Human Services, privatedonations, counties and social services,

“but not enough to keep it going. We have

a transportation grant but they took it away.

We have five vans; we need help. We’ve

been running for three and a half years with

a non-paid staff,” down from a paid staff

of 55 that were let go when SOS lost fund-

ing, she says.

Ramos says she currently has 17 non-

paid volunteers who drive the shelter resi-

dents to look for jobs, to court, doctorappointments, social services, schools;

they fix things, watch children.

“They are exhausted but they believe in

the shelter,” says Ramos, just like she does.

“I have seen women that have come to

me and their lives are a wreck, depressed,

suicidal,” she says.

“People are still calling,” continues

Ramos. “Every day I get four or five calls.

We take almost everybody. We take people

who no one else will take. We take peoplewithout welfare vouchers. We don’t want

to see them killed, beaten or frozen to

death.

“Yesterday, a 70-year old woman had no

heat, we took her,” adds Ramos. She also

took in another woman with five children,

“who would be out in the street forced to

live with child molesters.”

One of her houses is for all older

women, some in wheelchairs, others with

oxygen. “Nobody will take them.”Many of the women and children her or-

ganization helps “don’t have families,” are

on section eight, have families or friends

“who don’t like them; who don’t want to

help them. We have a lot of dysfunctional

families.”

Ramos explains, “I see them heal, get

strong and get their lives together. We live

in a violent society; there’s a lot of vio-

lence. The work I’m doing I feel it’s a mis-

sion but right now I need an angel. I justneed someone to pay off the mortgage or

hold it. We just really need someone to

help.”

To make a donation or to help, call

Ramos at 973-831-0898.

SOS- Women And ChildrenLooking For An Angel To Save Shelter


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By Cheryl Conway

Ayear has come and gone since I have taken the reinsas editor of New View Media Group Newspapersand what a positive journey it has been.

Being part of a company that has doubled in size, fromeight monthly papers to 17, has been so exciting but thegreatest joy for me has been being on the forefront of somany wonderful stories that surround us every day. Mostother newspapers will fill their pages with police stories,obituaries, car accidents, suicides, murders, disasters, lawsuits, political battles and controversial issues that busy mu-nicipal governments and school boards.

While every journalist craves that news breaking story orthat shocking incident for that hard-nose reporter to captureall those details whether gory or devastating, there is nothingquite refreshing or satisfying than covering a feel good story

Editor Wraps Up Top 2015 Stories; Welcomes More Shining Times For New Yearthat tugs at heart strings and puts a smile on one’s face.

My days this past year have surrounded me with storiesabout the kindest people who have given their time, mindand spirit to help others in need; who have gone above andbeyond in their endeavors or jobs; who have put other peo-ple’s lives before theirs; or about events that bring joy to thecommunity or raise needed funds or supplies for a particularissue or charity; and even about communities and school dis-tricts that continue to work together to improve their sur-roundings through new programs and resources; as well asbusinesses that continue to keep hard workers employedwhile providing the best services to customers.

While New View Media Group is an unaffiliated paper,meaning it remains untied to any particular religion or polit-ical group, it upholds similar virtues and ethics like beingkind to others, helping thy neighbor, giving tzedaka or char-ity, doing a mitzvah or kind deed, volunteering time andsharing generously and unselfishly with those in need.

Looking back through the twelve months of 2015, somany stories of genuine kindness fill my mind that it wouldbe wrongful of me to not reminisce before jumping in toshare the positive moments unfolding for 2016.

For Morristown News readers, the stories that took centerstage included two elementary girlfriends cut off eight inchesof their hair and donated to Children With Hair Loss; com-munity collected donations for individuals displaced fromElm Street fire; Morris Twp. celebrated 275th anniversary;Morristown skaters raised funds and awareness forpreeclampsia; local soup kitchen received NJ Heroes grant;Morris Habitat For Humanity volunteers break ground for

five new homes; police implemented body cameras to im-prove community relations; first female police officer ap-pointed to Morris Plains police dept.; Craigslist founderdonated $10,000 to community garden in Morristown; localfamily knitted hats for homeless and hearts with inspirationalmessages; women’s club collected bras for charity; MorrisCounty American Legion sponsored clothing drive; local au-thor shared true stories of Holocaust survivors through po-etic verse; Morristown celebrated 150 years; Morris Twp.woman sponsored 5K walk/run to raise awareness and fundsfor rare disease; 5K Turkey Trot held to raise money for foodpantry and Literacy volunteers; local teen honored pediatri-cian with toy drive for hospitalized children; school and vol-unteer groups cleaned up litter and recyclables from localstreets.

The positive stories are endless and contagious really.Shared each month to inspire, motivate, reflect and channelothers to get involved, donate, give back, participate or even

just turn negative energy into one filled with optimism andhope, each community stands stronger and united knowingthat there are people out there who do care and are makinga difference every day.

Nothing wrong with being humble, but do not let that stopyou from contacting New View Media Group to share yourcontribution of how you helped to make the world a brighterplace. There is nothing wrong with shining and patting your-self on the back for some well-deserved recognition.

Send your press releases and story ideas to me at [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from youin 2016…until then happy, healthy New Year to all readers.

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By Anastasia Marchese

It is difficult to encapsulate the work of Family Promise.

Its mission statement explains it best;“Family Promise of Morris County is a

non-sectarian, not-for-profit organizationdedicated to ending the crisis of homeless-

ness faced by Morris County families by

partnering with other public and private

agencies, religious congregations and com-

munity volunteers to provide shelter, case

management and mentoring services lead-ing to self-sufficiency.”

One of the main ways that Family Prom-

ise has served the homeless community in

Morris County has been through its inter-faith network. More than 70 area congrega-tions open their homes of worship on a

rotating basis, to provide temporary food

and shelter for those without housing.

Many volunteers throughout the county

make this Emergency Shelter and food

available to those in need.The new Our Promise drop in center

does not provide nighttime shelter, but is

meeting many other pressing needs for the

homeless community in Morristown.

“We have two main focuses at the cen-ter,” said Joann Bjornson, executive direc-

tor of Family Promise Morris County

“providing for basic needs and case man-

agement.”

When people who are not living in ahomeless situation think of basic needs,

there are many things that may not come to

mind. Bjornson noted how important access

to bathrooms and hygiene items are for

those living without safe housing.

“Even just the dignity and respect of

being able to have access to clean, safe rest-rooms,” she said. “And things like under-

wear, socks and feminine hygiene items.”

Bjornson mentioned that the homeless

population often doesn’t have access tolaundry facilities either.

“Their socks get wet and they have no

way to wash them, so instead of carrying

around dirty socks, they throw them away.”

In order to help people clean and main-

tain their belongings, the drop in shelterprovides laundry cards.

There are so many other things that peo-ple may not identify as needs such as rain

ponchos, sunscreen, deodorant, lip balm

and lotions.“When you think about it, if you are

spending most of your time outside, you

need sunscreen.”

It is also important that during hot orcold weather, people have access to the cen-

ters heating/cooling station, just to be able

to get out of the elements.Try to imagine living life without a

home to provide shelter and a safe place fortaking care of general health and hygiene

issues. Any woman who has been camping

during her period can understand the diffi-

culty of feminine hygiene issues without

access to running water and toilets. Even

the costs of hygiene products can be pro-hibitive.

Meeting these kinds of basic human

needs and respecting the dignity of the

homeless population is a large part of whatthe drop in center has to offer.

The second part of the mission is case

management. This is the opportunity to

work with clients and understand their cur-

rent situation and how it is affecting them.

It also means finding services that they are

eligible for and connecting them up withagencies or organizations that can meet

these needs.

Things like providing a legal address for

people, so they can send and receive corre-

spondence and payments. They also haveaccess to telephones, computers and a

knowledgeable clinical staff that can not

only listen to their story, but also connect

them up with other organizations that can

help.“People say that they should pull them-

selves up by their bootstraps, and hard

work, but that isn’t enough anymore” points

out Bjornson. “Minimum wage jobs are

often the most physically exhausting, but

how do you get to the next level? You are

living in poverty, how do you even imaginethat?

Minimum wage jobs used to be enough

to make ends meet, when someone could

get a room for $100 a week but now it’s$600-$800 a month for a room in Morris

county. That isn’t doable on a minimum

wage job.”

If someone gets sick, then forget it. They

will never be able to catch up. That is why

education is needed, so people can have ac-cess to higher paying jobs which would en-

able them to afford housing.Some people may see a homeless person

with a cell phone and think that if they can’t

afford housing they shouldn’t have a cellphone. Once again, if someone imagines

himself living without safe housing, the

Family Promise Opens New Drop In Center, Our Promiseneed for a cell phone becomes instantly ap-

parent. It is also nearly impossible to secureemployment without a phone number. The

drop in center provides charging stations for

cell phones as well.Family Promise is also working with

local health care professionals to providehealth care options.

“People can use the ER for their medical

care,” says Bjornson. “They have no time

for prevention; there is no time for that, so

it’s more reactive.”

Helping people find avenues of care be-fore there is a crisis can keep them out of

the ER.

When the center first opened in July, it

was having mostly clients picking up theirmail and leaving. About 10-15 people a daydropped in, but didn't really take advantage

of the services being offered. Now, there are

between 25-45 people a day with about 125

unduplicated clients a week, with many

people staying to use the center, and speak

with the staff and volunteers.“The clinical staff is really helping peo-

ple,” reflects Bjornson.

The mission of Our Promise is not com-pletely set as Family Promise continues to

figure out what the actual needs are and

how to best address them. For 2016, thecenter is considering the needs of people re-

leased from prison and hospitals, and con-sidering how they can help these people

find their place in society.

The center is able to do all this through

the use of government funding, and the

charity of various business, organizations

and individuals. They have trained staff onsite as well as the valuable donations of

their time by volunteers. They are currently

looking for a volunteer to help at the drop

in center.Anyone interested in getting involved ei-

ther as a volunteer or through donations can

contact Our Promise at 973-644-0100 or

[email protected].

The drop in center is located at The First

Baptist Church of Morristown and is open

Mon. thru Fri. 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.


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By J.L. Shively

The holidays werequick to pass, yet the

joy and cheer for thefuture this season brings is

not soon to pass in the mem-ory of those who attendedthe Holiday HouseFundraiser on Dec. 12.

Held at the arboretummansion at the Frelinghuy-sen Arboretum in Morris-town, the Holiday Houseevent was sponsored by theMorris Park Alliance alongwith various partners, to raisemoney for the parks of Mor-ris county and assisting to

fund a similar event plannedfor next winter.

Denise Lanza, an execu-tive director of the Park Al-liance, states that thisevening “was the first eventof its kind at the mansion,where a public social eventwas held.” The mansion,Lanza says, is soon to beopen for party and meeting

rentals.The land where the Frel-

inghuysen Arboretum is lo-cated was once known by thename of Whippany Farm, the

name given to it by the pre-vious owners and builders.The mansion, Lanza says,was the summer home of George and Sarah Frel-inghuysen and was donatedto the Park Commission bytheir daughter, Matilda.Sarah Frelinghuysen, whosemaiden name was Ballan-tine, was the granddaughterof the P. Ballantine BrewingCompany’s founder.

During the Victorian Era,Morristown had becomequite popular among thewealthy as an idyllic site fora country summer retreat andmany of New York’s mil-lionaires made their homesin this area where they wereclosely situated to a rail sta-tion, allowing easy access toand from business. The Frel-

inghuyen’s farm is one of themany family summer estatesthat have been repurposed inMorristown for others uses.

Matilda was one of

George and Sarah’s two chil-dren and was said to have akeen interest in horseman-ship and carriage driving.According to historical con-text provided by Lanza,Matilda continued to spendher summers at the mansionafter inheriting the propertyand planned on donatingWhippany Farm to the townfor use as an arboretum asearly as 1964.

The mansion itself wasbuilt by the architectural firmRotch and Tilden and is con-sidered a Colonial Revivalstyle of house. This style in-cludes Georgian urns in thebalustrades, bracketed eavesand federal festoons over thewindows. Ionic columnssupport the porte-cochere,where this past Dec., a horse-

A Step Back In Time For The Holidays At The Arboretum Mansiondrawn carriage awaitedguests to take a ride throughthe twilit grounds. It is safeto say that this pleasant pic-ture would have made

Matilda proud.The grounds themselves,

designed by Scottish land-scaper James MacPherson,essentially retain the designfirst commissioned byGeorge Frelinghuysen. Theproperty, then known asWhippany Farm, was origi-nally a dairy farm and wouldhave had wooded landscapemixed with rolling meadowsand curvilinear roads while

the working fields and farmoutbuildings, most no longerstanding, would have re-mained out of view of themain corridors in the man-sion. Even with the drasticchange in the town and prop-erty surrounding the farm thelandscape has not lost itspark-like atmosphere.

The mansion has beenhome to the Park Commis-sion for many years. “The

Park Alliance [itself] was es-tablished in 1998 and hasbeen there since its incep-tion,” Lanza explains. Inorder to be more effectiveand efficient as a whole theentire staff of the Park Com-mission has moved and isnow located together at theCultural Center.

The Holiday House eventwas a themed party open topublic which gave guests a

chance to step back in timeand step into the world of Charles Dickens’ “A Christ-mas Carol.” At the doorguests were greeted by pairhosts wrapped in luxuriousfurs and speaking in delicateBritish accents in line withDickens’ time. Although thehosts as well as the footmanat the door were acting stu-dents from local Drew Uni-versity, they successfully

created the illusion of walk-ing into a fine English man-sion.

“Of course the highlightwas the beautiful decorationby groups of volunteers,”

Lanza explains naming De-sign Studio, the Women’sClub of Morristown, theHome and Garden Club of Morristown and the Morris-town Alumnae chapter of

Delta Sigma Theta SororityInc. as a few of the groups.The house was beautifullydecorated with trim to accen-tuate the architectural décor,complete with pine garlands,red ribbons and a Christmastree, sincerely making themansion a picture perfect lo-cation for the evening.

The event had many sea-sonal accompaniments,“along with the wonderful

horse and carriage rides fromSeaton Hackney Stables, theguests were treated tothemed food and drink byMerri Makers Catering andHere’s 2 U,” Lanza says.Guests were treated to holi-day carols sung by a barber-shop quartette, the Four OldParts and a meeting withlocal author, Sarah Price.

It is the intention of thePark Commission to pre-

serve the mansion with all itsoriginal grandeur in order tobe a stately location for pos-sible party and event rentals.There may also be tours of the mansion on the horizon

but this is a project still in theworks. A few items left bythe Frelinghuysen’s will beon show in a museum exhibitroom located on the secondfloor of the mansion.

Lanza states that “theMorris Park Alliance sup-ports the Morris County ParkCommission in its mission toprovide conservation, educa-tion, historic interpretationand recreation to residentsand visitors to MorrisCounty.” It is an objective of the Park Alliance to helpraise funds to support pro-grams and facilities of thePark Commission such as

dog parks, playgrounds andpicnic shelters. The Park Al-liance is run by a volunteerboard of directors and is ledby Park Alliance PresidentTom O’Dowd.

Current projects includeraising money for shade atthe All Access Playground atthe Central Park of MorrisCounty and obtaining morefunding for new exhibits atthe Great Swamp Outdoor

Education Center.For more information

about the Park Alliance call973-631-5273 or visitwww.morrisparks.net.


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By J. L. Shively

With winter finally

rearing its head,

spring feels very

far away indeed. But with

something to look forwardto, perhaps winter will not

feel so very far after all. On

Sun. April 10, Dan Exter is

set to be hosting the second

annual Layups 4 Life chal-lenge and registration for

the event is now open.

Exter, a Roxbury High

School alumni, always had

a passion for the game of

basketball and his passion

did not fade when he wasdiagnosed with Acute Lym-

phoblastic Leukemia in the

summer of 2013. Having

fought his cancer and won,Exter explains, “I wanted to

give back and help the

place which inevitably

saved my life.”

Memorial Sloan Ketter-

ing Cancer Center(MSKCC) is where Exter

received his treatments and

it is this center where the

money raised from the

Layups 4 Life challengewill be donated. Having

had his share of varsity

court time at RHS, Exter

decided it would be the per-

fect place to hold his chal-lenge. “I wanted to

combine my passion with a

cause and that is how

Layups 4 Life was born,”Exter explains.

Cancer research is a

long and ongoing process

which is why funds are al-

ways needed for the re-search as well as clinical

trials which will aid in

working towards a cure.

Exter explains that after last

year’s challenge he dividedthe donations up into three

different categories all

within MSKCC. The cate-

gories were General

Leukemia, Pediatric

Leukemia and a Bone Mar-

row Research Foundation.Although disbursement of

funds has not yet been de-

cided for this year, it is

likely that the money raisedfrom the challenge will

again go to the same cate-

gories within MSKCC.

The Layups 4 Life main

challenge consists of a 3-

on-3 basketball tournamentopen to both boys and girls

ages 15 and up. This chal-

lenge invites Roxbury resi-

dents to compete and, as

Exter explains, the chal-lenge is “open to the Rox-

bury community and

beyond,” having stated that

lasts year’s event consisted

of teams from all over theeast coast such as partici-

pants from New York, Con-

necticut and Massachusetts.

The teams can be co-edand in the past had mem-

bers from ages 15 up to 50.

The cost for registration is

$25 per team member and

teams consist of four mem-bers. The cost of registra-

tion goes up to $30 per

team member after April 4.

This tournament gives a

chance for anyone andeveryone to show their

skills on the court as well as

an opportunity to honor

family and friends who

continue their battle with

cancer. Exter recalls that

many teams make t-shirtswith their team name and

one team last year had

shirts to honor their friend

still fighting cancer. Thistournament is a great re-

minder of the strides that

have been made to combat

cancer, with Exter being

living proof, but it is also

proof that the battle has notyet won for everyone.

An overall winner of the

tournament will be chosen

at the end of the event. Last

year the winners were pre-sented with a gym bag with

the Layups 4 Life logo on it

and spectators who partici-

pated in the raffle and silent

auction were able to win anarray of gift certificates do-

nated by local businesses as

well as professional sports

Layups 4 Life Continues To Fight Cancer On The Court memorabilia. Exter says aprize is hopefully in the

works for this year’s win-

ners as well.

With last year’s tourna-

ment the Layups 4 Lifechallenge raised more than

$10,000 with 40 teams reg-

istered to play and 300

spectators in the stands, the

Layups event had quite thedraw. With this year’s event

drawing closer challengers,

seasoned and rookie, are in-

vited to come out and reg-

ister.

There is more than one

way to participate. A groupcan register a team to take

part in the tournament.

Teams consists of four

members, giving the 3-on-3 challengers a one substi-

tute.

Even for those who wish

to stay off the court there is

a place to help out, Exter

explains that making a do-

nation, becoming a sponsoror even just coming by on

the day of the event to take

part in the silent auctionand raffle as well as cheer-

ing on the teams helps out just as much.

The event is scheduled

to be held at the ROHS on

Sun. April 10; doors open

at 10:30 a.m.; team regis-

tration confirmation is at 10a.m.

For more information

about Layups 4 Life or tobecome a sponsor email

Exter at

[email protected] donate to the program or

to register for the event goto www.layups4life.org. To

stay in the loop follow

Layups 4 Life on Twitter

and Instagram @layups4

life and on Facebook.com/

layups4life.


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