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We are happy for the first time to fulfill a Grant request to the National Council of Jewish Women/Essex County, NJ Section. Our Grant funds will be used to support their annual Back 2 School Store which helps underprivileged families combat the high costs of school supplies, clothes and related needs. Last year the store was able to supply more than 1000 children, of which 46% were grades K-2 and 54% were grades 3-5, and most of whom live in Newark, Bloomfield and East Orange.

We were delighted to provide Grant funding to The Phoenix Center. Our funds will be used to provide Chromebook laptops to support access to technology for students with significant developmental disabilities as well as those on the autism spectrum; ages 5 through 21. Their goal is to provide life-centered skills which will prepare students for life beyond the classroom.

We are happy once again to provide Grant funding to Audubon Mid-Atlantic to support their urban conservation goals in Philadelphia and Montgomery County. This work will help support and sustain healthy and resilient ecosystems and build a constituency of environmental stewards with increased public engagement.

We were happy to fulfill a Grant request for Stray Cat Alliance so they can continue their life saving efforts. Founded in 2000, Stray Cat Alliance educates and empowers communities to advocate for every cat’s right to be safe, healthy, and valued. Every day, Stray Cat Alliance works to save the lives of helpless kittens and cats by providing spay/neuter, trap-neuter-return (TNR), adoptions, wellness care, medical care, adoption and community shelter support.

Stray Cat Alliance has a facility that provides temporary shelter to kittens and cats awaiting foster and forever homes. At their facility, they also have a clinic that serves the hundreds of cats they have in custody, whether at their shelter or in foster care. Right now, Stray Cat Alliance has over 900 cats in custody, with about 115 on site. Stray Cat Alliance’s goal this year is to find forever homes for 1,800 cats and kittens and serve over 3,000 through their foster/adopt and trap-neuter-return (TNR) programs.

We were happy to once again fulfill a Grant request from Quogue Wildlife Refuge, in Quogue, NY. Since 1934, the Quogue Wildlife Refuge has been a nature preserve that serves as home to diverse wildlife including some that are permanently injured and require human care to survive. Open 365 days a year, they offer a variety of nature related programs for all ages.

We were happy to support Believe In A Cure with Grant funding. The mission of the organization is to develop a treatment for a rare brain disease called FOXG1 syndrome which has links to Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, and brain tumors and which prevents impacted kids from walking, talking, or doing anything independently while suffering from seizures, a sleep disorder, feeding difficulties, and more (many patients have died from the complexity of these issues). The second part of the mission is to provide support to impacted families.

We were happy to provide Grant funding to St. Joseph’s Hospital. Our funds will be used to purchase a MicroAire® PAL (Power Assisted Liposuction) System and LipoTower to provide best in class treatment options for patients including breast cancer survivors who require reconstructive surgery and patients who need surgical interventions to combat obesity that does not respond well to diet and exercise augmentation.

We are happy to provide Grant funding to The Michael Magro Foundation. Their support includes helping families of children battling cancer and other catastrophic illnesses so that the families can focus on their child rather than worrying about where the funds will come from to pay the mortgage/rent, utilities, grocery bill – even co-pays. Also, the Foundation offers programs to aid in transitioning children who have been out of school for significant periods due to illness back into their school program.

To date, the Foundation has raised more than 3.5 million dollars to support children battling cancer and other catastrophic illnesses and their families.

We were happy to return to St. Catherine of Siena Hospital to fulfill a Grant request. Grant funds will purchase (1) Stryker Power-Pro transport stretcher and (2) GE Carescape cardiac monitors for use in the newly expanded chest pain evaluation bay. Clinicians need tools to help them quickly identify changes in patient status to determine the appropriate clinical care. The cardiac monitor assists with clinical decision support by providing a patient’s vital signs including heart rate, oxygen level, and blood pressure allowing the attending physician to determine the appropriate level of care quickly and efficiently. The stretchers are designed to reduce the physical strain on clinicians, drive efficiency and enhance patient comfort..