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By Cheryl Conway

Two cousins separatedthrough distance, ageand fame, found a

way to connect earlier thismonth in more ways thanone.

Actor/comedian SethRogen of Los AngelesSkyped with his distant

cousin Andrew Wallen of Flanders and his 600 fellowstudents and faculty thatcrowded the gymnasiumbleachers at the Mt. OliveMiddle School at 1:30 p.m.on Mon., Feb. 1. Wallen, aMOMS seventh grader, hadwritten to him earlier in theyear for a letter-writing proj-

Family Connection Invites Rogen To Skype With MOMS Studentsect in his Media and Tech-nology class.

“Andrew then asked meif he could send his project'sletter to his cousin SethRogen, and we began dis-cussing actually writing himto Skype with us,” explainsMOMS Media SpecialistDavid Eisenberg.

The Skype opportunitywas part of a series of virtualpresentations held at theMOMS for Media CareersDay, a program arranged byEisenberg.

Like the school sciencefiction fantasy program held

a few years back, and thisyear’s animal lover’s bookclub and an engineering day,Eisenberg says he enjoysplanning “programs to en-gage kids that are motivat-ing.”

With the Media CareersDay program, Eisenbergwanted to concentrate on thedifferent forms of media sohe reached out to high level

professionals including anactor, comedian, novelist andartist to Skype with the stu-dents in presentationsthroughout the day.

The goal was to provide

the interaction with theseprofessionals to allow forfeedback on what studentsare working on, and to serveas mentors; for a professionalto say “‘that’s really cool;’ tohelp students feel motivatedof what they are working onright now,” explains Eisen-berg.

With technology today,being able to Skype with oth-ers who are quite a distance

away and having an impact,is an amazing opportunity.

“Most of these peoplehave very busy professionalcareers,” says Eisenberg, andfor them to be able to do thisin a time frame of less thanan hour, virtually withouthaving to take a day or twoto travel, “that’s a real gift toour students. These peopleare really amazing.”

During the 30 minute

conversation with Rogen,which began at 1:45 p.m. andended at 2:15 p.m., studentslearned how the actor partic-ipated in his first stand-upcomedian gig and beganwriting the script of the 2007comedy film “Superbad” atthe age of 13, the same ageas most of them.

While on the set in Cali-fornia editing his next up-

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By J. L. Shively

Food and monetarydonations havebeengreat this past year to the Mt. OliveFood Pantry. Next hurdle is finding a

new location to operate out of. Located atChrist Episcopal Church on the lower levelin Budd Lake for the past two years, thepantry is in need of a larger space.

“The space must be publically accessible,with electric and heat,” says Susan Morse anadministrator with the pantry. The spacewould need to be a minimum of 2,500 squarefeet to best serve the pantry’s needs.

As of yet there are no potential prospectsfor a new location, although pantry volun-teers are actively seeking one and hoping thata good opportunity will present itself.

The Mt. Olive Food Pantry currentlyserves between 70 and 80 plus families in thearea each month. “We have new people com-ing in all the time,” says Morse of the ongo-ing need for a sufficient food supply.

The exact change in this statistic from pre-vious years is unclear as the information waspreviously handled by the Health Depart-ment. It is sufficient to say that there is anabsolute ongoing need to support the familieswho rely on pantry support.

The requirement for a new location stemsmostly from the growing need for more foodstorage space. Many would assume that isthe only requirement of a pantry but extraspace is also needed to give volunteers aplace in which to sort the donations they aregiven as well as prepare donations that willbe sent out.

“We need the room for storage and prepand assisting clients with shopping,” Morsesays.

This past holiday season the pantry col-lected more than 3,000 pounds of non-per-ishable food to be distributed to families inthe area.

“[I] would like to thank both the businesscommunity, community organizations and

private citizens for their contributions to theChamber of Commerce Fall food drive,”states Morse.

It was largely due to the many individualand group efforts that this past holiday col-lection was so successful. Morse also citesthe Mt. Olive Robotics society as a huge con-tributor this past year, “Those kids did a great

job,” Morse says.The Mt. Olive pantry is always accepting

donations of non-perishable food items, says

Pantry Celebrates Success Of Holiday Food Drive But Seeks Larger LocationMorse, “such as canned meats, vegetables,starches, cereals, oil, vinegar, legumes,mac’ncheese [and] soups.”

According to the Facebook page, smalldonations can be dropped off during the reg-ular operating hours or outside in the dropbox, located in the lower level parking lotnext to the red doors. Pantry hours are listedon the panty’s Facebook page.

“We also take monetary donations,”Morse states. Anyone wishing to send amonetary donation can direct them to the Mt.Olive Pantry, c/o Partners in Compassion, 6Nauright Rd., Hackettstown.

Monetary donations help go towards thegeneral maintenance of a not for profit groupsuch as insurance and legal fees. Other non-

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coming movie “Neighbors 2: Sorority Ris-ing,” Rogen took a break to speak with thestudents at MOMS.

“‘What’s happening; hello. Are you guys

not having to go to class right now,’” Rogen jokes from the big screen on the wall. “I amSeth; I’m from Vancouver, Canada,” he tellsthe kids with a giant smile.

He spoke about being “obsessed withmovies” and comedy when he was 12 or 13years old. Since it was hard to see stand-upcomedy back then, Rogen said he would rentcomedy videos from the video store. Hewould also write movies at that age.

He got his lucky break that year in com-edy when his mom saw an ad for a stand-up

comedy workshop. So he signed up and at theend had to take the stage for the first time andtell a joke. He says he wrote a joke about hisgrandparents who would yell at each other allday.

Probably the youngest in the group sincemost of the others were about 20 years old,Rogen stood out and was approached bysomeone who told him he could perform atbars.

At the same time he was preparing for his

Bar Mitzva and during his Bar Mitzva classmet Evan Goldberg who also loved writing;the two decided to co-write during class, “Su-perbad,” his first written film which becamea comedy hit movie in 2007.

By the time he was 16, Rogen was per-forming stand-up comedy, got an agent whothen sent him to try out for an acting oppor-tunity for the American comedy television se-ries “Freaks And Geek.” Rogen got casted,had to leave high school in Vancouver andwas off to Los Angeles.

He says, today he’s working with thesame people as he did 17 years ago.

During the question/answer period, Rogenwas down to earth providing some insightinto his work and some great advice.

“Being an actor is a hard job in general,”says Rogen, who admits to facing adversityat times. “It’s very competitive. I’ve neverplayed sports but as soon as you’re trying toget a job thousands and thousands of peopleare trying to get, you have to work veryhard.”

As far as auditioning, Rogen says “audi-tioning is a nightmare. It’s real hard; you needto deal with a lot of rejection.” But “the moreyou do it, like anything, the easier it gets.” He

says a lot of the roles he did get casted forwere the movies that he helped to write.

“When you create your own material,you don’t have to audition for it,” he says.

Rogen also spoke about stage fright andhow to overcome.

“When I was younger I would get stagefright and nervous in crowds,” says Rogen,and he still gets a bit nervous like when hehad to present at the Academy Awards.

“Everyone gets nervous having to speakin front of live audiences,” says Rogen.“You have to pretend not to be terrified andthat’s it really.”

For those who like to tell jokes, Rogenadvises to “write about what you know andwhat you think is funny; if you are honest.”

When he started out, he says, “I wrote jokesabout 13-year old stuff; it was from my per-spective.” He says he was being honest,wrote about his girlfriends, why he didn’tget his driver’s license, why he didn’t likehis mom.

Rogen also spoke about his non-profitorganization Hilarity for Charity to raisemoney and awareness for Alzheimer’s dis-ease, and was pleased to learn that theMOMS is supporting his charity by raising

money for the American Alzheimer's Foun-dation through Andrew Wallen’s BarMitzva project. See the sidebar for more in-formation.

Other Skype presentations that day inthe media center included middle gradenovelist Adam Selzer during period one.Seltzer is mostly known for publicationsfrom Simon & Shuster or Delacorte Press:“I Kissed a Zombie and I Liked It;” “Extra-ordinary: The True Story of My Fair God-parent Who Almost Killed Me;” “AndrewNorth Blows Up the World;” “Sparks;”“Play Me Backwards;” and others.

During period three, students got toSkype with motion picture actor MikeChristopher, most noted for playing the

Lead Zombie in “Dawn of the Dead.” At 9a.m., David Stevenson, who is the senior artdirector for Random House Books critiquedstudent artwork via Skype.

Period eight was set aside for Rogen,known for many movies and televisionshows including “Freaks And Geeks,”“Monsters Inc.,” and “Kung Fu Panda.”Eisenberg reserved the gym as he knewthere would be a crowd.

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By Cheryl Conway

Most people do great things whenpreparing to become a Bar Mitzva,such as seventh grader Andrew

Wallen of Flanders.Wallen, 12, is raising money for the

American Alzheimer's Foundation through anon-profit organization Hilarity For Charity(HFC) founded by his famous cousin, SethRogen.

When Rogen was Wallen’s age andpreparing for his Bar Mitzva 21 years ago, heand his Hebrew School classmate EvanGoldberg began writing his first script, “Su-perbad,” which later became an Americancomedy hit movie in 2007. The actor, come-dian and film writer shared this story recentlyduring a skype presentation with students atMt. Olive Middle School.

Rogen was asked to Skype with the stu-dents by Wallen and his teacher David Eisen-berg for Media Careers Day on Feb. 1.Wallen had written his cousin a letter earlierin the school year with his request.

During his presentation, Rogen told thestudents that he started HFC after his wife’smother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s dis-

ease in her early 50’s.“As someone who’s famous, I realized

people would listen to me,” explains Rogento a packed audience at the MOMS gym. “I

never tried to do anything charity-wise,” headmits. But when he saw how “nothing” wasbeing done about it, “I knew I could use myfame to shine some light on it.”

Inspired to change and raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease, especially toward theyounger generation, Rogen began his move-ment four years ago by hosting a Los AngelesVariety Show featuring hip-hop professionalswith music and comedy while raising morethan $4.2 million according to the HFC web-site.

In 2014, HFC expanded into a nationwideprogram called HFC U, which encouragesand supports college organizations to throwtheir very own HFC event. Since then, morethan 230 schools have raised more than$200,000.

Some proceeds directly help those withAlzheimer's disease or other dementiasthrough its Alzheimer’s and Dementia CareRelief Grant Program. The goal of the caregrant program is to provide exceptional in-

home care to families affected by this diseaseand to give these families support and rest.

HFC proceeds have also gone toward sup-port and awareness initiatives such as a

Google hangout support group and a "This IsAlzheimer's," a feature length film docu-menting what Alzheimer looks like for threedifferent families facing the disease.

A percentage of the revenue also goes to-ward research through the Alzheimer’s Asso-ciation’s International Research GrantProgram.

On the local front, Wallen decided to sup-port his cousin’s charity through the supportfrom his school and some area restaurants for“Andrew’s Bar Mitzva Project.” His cere-mony is set for June 4.

He said he chose this charity because hismaternal grandmother, Loretta of West Or-ange, also had Alzheimer’s and had died fromthe disease five years ago.

Wallen sold raffle tickets at MOMS fromMon., Jan. 25, through Wed., Feb 3. Winnerswere to receive a signed “Kung Fu Panda”poster and a DVD of “The Green Hornet.”Wallen had received 10 signed posters fromRogen’s office.

From Feb. 15-18, Fuddruckers in Succa-sunna and Parsipanny plans to donate a por-tion of its sales to Andrew’s Mitzva Projectfor HFC. Participants must show the eventflyer or mention HFC from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The MOMS held a Dress Down Day onJan. 15 with teachers and faculty raisingabout $100.

There may be a fundraiser at the end of

MO Seventh Grader Supports Alzheimer Foundation For Bar Mitzva Project

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the school with Wolfe Run to support HFC,says Eisenberg.

Until then, Wallen’s has an ongoing onlinefundraiser through crowdrise. Go to An-drewWallen'sMitzvahProjectHilarityforChar-ity(Alzheimer's)|DebbieWallen's Fundraiserto donate through the website. As of press

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Mullen. Personal checks made out toAlzheimer's are also being accepted.

Questions, contact wallendeb@yahoo.

com.Although worlds apart, Mullen says “it’s

pretty cool” having a cousin who is famous.Mullen’s dad, Neal, and Rogen share the

same great grandparents. Besides bloodlines,Mullen and Rogen also now share in theircause through their support of the

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food items the pantry requires for operationincludes items such as shelving and carts,“And of course food. We buy some of ourfood from our county wide food bank,”

Morse states.Partners in Compassion, Morse explains,

is the umbrella organization which holds theirnon-profit status, allowing them to operate.

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quires great attention will be the collection of turkeys and hams for Easter. Morse states

that approximately 60 fresh or frozenturkeys/hams will be needed to meet theirneeds for this holiday.

“We need to collect these by early

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The pantry can be found at www.face-book.com/MountOlivePantry. For more in-

formation on how to donate, volunteer orschedule a large donation, call the pantry at862-251-3938. The pantry is located at 369Sandshore Rd., Budd Lake.

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Atalent show can have a variety of purposes. Some aremore competitive, with the focus on the winners and

prize money. While that can be a lot of fun, Mt. Olive

High School advisors were hoping for a different goal when

they planned the First Annual Mt. Olive’s Got Talent last year.According to Linda Hunter, one of the advisors to the class

of 2019, they were looking for it to be, “just a fun night,’ andwere hoping to build community by finding out about one

another's often hidden talents.

This year's Second Annual show had the same vision.

“There are students that dance that I didn’t know

danced...kids get to see the teachers in a whole new light,teachers see the kids in a whole new light, it opens up lines

of communication,” said Sue Steinhardt, one of the advisors

to the class of 2020.

Unfortunately attendance seemed to be hindered some-

what by the uncertainty surrounding the arrival of the im-pending storm on Fri., Jan. 22.

“People weren’t sure when it was going to start” said

Steinhardt. Although the storm didn’t start until the wee hours

of the morning on Saturday, there was a lot of concern sur-

rounding the first major snow of the season.

Despite weather concerns, the talent show did raise some-where around $400 each for the freshman, sophomore, junior

and senior classes. Although the original plan was to split the

total monies raised equally five ways between the classes and

the student council, the advisor to the student council, Melissa

Grossberndt, declined that share of the proceeds. She said this

year has been a successful one for the student council asfundraising is concerned, so they did not need the keep those

funds.

Each class of students was responsible for a different as-pect of the show, such as the freshman class handling the con-

cessions and the sophomore class doing ticketing and

advertising.When asked how she would like to see the show become

even better in the future, Steinhardt is looking forward to see-

ing the students become even more involved.

“I think the kids can have more of the responsibility,” she

said. Some of the ways she would like to see them get moreinvolved might be to have the class officers be part of the au-

dition process instead of only teachers being present. The stu-

dents could also take a more active part in the advertisement

for the show, possibly creating posters or advertising on theschool TVs. Another possible idea would be to have a talent

show art contest for designing the program cover.“There are so many artistic students here, we can involve

the students more to make it even better.”

Steinhardt also thinks having more teachers and staff per-

form would be a great way to continue to build connections

between students and faculty.“Kids love to see their teachers perform.”

The talk of this year’s show has been a solo sung by Mr.

Johnson, a frequent substitute teacher at the school. He sang

“I Did It My Way” made so famous by Frank Sinatra. There

was some humorous on stage banter between the showsMC’s, Domenic Hendrickson and Jason Schult, and Mr. John-

son, prior to his performance. Apparently Mr. Johnson is

known to be a bit of a trivia buff and likes to quiz the students

in class. He recently got a new book of trivia and the MC’s

were joking around about their need to get ready for a new

set of trivia questions.Many laughs and a lot of entertaining performances made

it an enjoyable evening for students, teachers and community

members alike.

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By J. L. Shively

Christopher D’Amico was a young

boy from Mt. Arlington who waskilled in a boating accident on Lake

Hopatcong this past summer, leaving be-

hind a legacy that will last many years past

the short years of his life. His legacy is one

of kindness. Memory of the wholeheartedacts he has left behind is kept alive in the

thoughts of not only his family and friends

but the community and the world.

Following their ten year old son’s death,

the D’Amico’s began a kindness campaign

to honor their son who, it is said, alwayslived life to the fullest. The family set aside

the twenty-fourth of each month as a day to

take part in an act of outreach or kindness,a vigil that has grown to include members

around the globe.Although the lake and surrounding areas

are blanketed with snow, making summer’s

passing even more evident, the students at

Chester M. Stephens Elementary School in

Mt. Olive have not forgotten about Christo-pher or the importance of taking the time

for even a small act of kindness.

“Like the D’Amico family, CMS ele-

mentary school staff have been encouraging

and highlighting the importance of kindness

for the past eleven years to the studentbody,” says Ann Scotland, organizer of the

Rainbow Connection group at CMS. “Wecall these acts of kindness Rainbow Con-

nections.”

The Rainbow Connection Committeeconsists of 33 staff members who “correlate

different ways of showing our students how

much kindness truly does matter,” Scotland

states while explaining that Rainbow Con-

nections are something that is done individ-

ually with lessons in the classroom as wellas including a school wide event.

This year a CMS staff member, Alicia

Arrighi, Christopher’s cousin, approached

the Rainbow Connection committee about

offering “a Rainbow connection to theD’Amico family, blending our commitment

and passion towards kindness together,”

Scotland explains.

The committee, with organizers, Scot-

land and Nicole Juckett, decided upon an

event that would spread kindness in moreways than one, using Christopher as an ex-

ample to inspire students to practice good

deeds. “The CMS students learned about

this super hero named Christopher and his

family,” Scotland explains and a notice was

sent home to parents to launch the eventthat would support Christopher’s Cam-

paign.

The kickoff for the Kindness Weekend

began on Jan. 22 when Christopher’s par-

ents helped by taking part in the morning

announcements.

On Jan. 21 and 22, teachers sold “Kind-

ness Cards” for students to purchase during

their lunch time. These Kindness Cardswere being sold for $1 each. On each card

every grade was represented with a differ-

ent animal; “animals were chosen because

CMS Students Continue A Legacy Of Kindness

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Christopher loved animals,” Scotland states.

As a thank you for purchasing the card each student was

given a rainbow pencil embossed with Christopher’s hash-tag, #kindnessforchristopher.

Students were instructed to take part in an act of kind-ness on Sun., Jan. 24 and write down what their act of kind-

ness was on the card which they would bring back to school

the following Mon., Jan. 25. The cards had two halves, oneside to be returned to school with the act of kindness writ-

ten on it and the other was to be given to the person who

received the act of kindness, for them to continue the chain

of kind acts.

In addition to individual Kindness Cards, each teacherpurchased a card for their class so that a group act of kind-

ness could be planned. According to Scotland some of

these group acts included writing thank you notes to the

school nurses “for all of their love and care;” and notes toschool custodians thanking them for keeping the school

clean.Upon returning to school with their acts of kindness

completed the cards were collected and put up on display

to act as inspiration to keep the kindness movement going.

Even a few of the student’s kind gestures were shared over

the loud speaker during the day. The winter storm whichblew in the day before gave many students the opportunity

to help their parents shovel snow. While another student

made Kindness Hearts to give out to people to share the

love.

The money collected from the sale of the KindnessCards will be donated in Christopher’s name to the Mor-

ristown Memorial Hospital, the hospital were Christopherlived his last moments. In donating the money to the hos-

pital it is the wish of CMS students and Christopher’s fam-

ily and friends to thank the “many doctors and nurses forall of their dedication, love and care during such a difficult

time. Their kindness truly did matter to Christopher and

his family and will continue to matter with every patient

that follows!” Scotland explains.

From the sale of Kindness Cards, CMS was able to raisemore than $500 to be donated to the hospital. That means

more than 500 acts of kindness was shared in just one

weekend, hopefully beginning a domino effect of good

deeds to comeThe experience that CMS students gained, Scotland

states, from their participation in Kindness for Christopherallowed “for great reflection and conversation. It is our

hope that this involvement will plant a seed in a beautiful

way for our little ones and they will continue to sprinkle a

little kindness in all that they do.”

For more information about Kindness for Christophervisit his page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Kind-

nessForChristopherD.

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Legacy Of Kindness...

M

t. Olive Public Library has many fun and free

programs for children planned for February.

Preschool Play, Mother Goose, Storytime, & LibraryFun begin the week of Feb. 14 and end the week of March

6. Dates and times are subject to change as needed. No re-

gristation required except when noted.

Preschool Play: two through six years old, Tues., 10

a.m.

Mother Goose: Infants six- 23 months, Tues., 11:15 a.m.Storytime: two through six years old, Wed., 10 a.m.

Library Fun: two through six years old, Thurs. 10 a.m.

Bingo Fun: Play for fun and prizes.

Grades K – fifth, Sat., Feb. 20, 11 a.m.

Lego Club: grades K – fifth, Sat., Feb. 27, at 2 p.m.

Passport Pals: Travel to a different continent eachmonth!

Grades first through fourth.

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Registration requested.

For further information call the Youth Services Depart-ment at 973-691-8686 (ext. 104).

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The scouts of Boy Scout Troop 156

from Flanders attended the annualBlack River District Klondike Derby

held at Camp Trexler in Polk, PA the week-

end of Jan. 29-31. The scouts pulled their

sled to twelve different sites where they

performed scout skills. The scouts finished

in 10th place out of 42 total teams. The

boys are pictured under the American Flagthey put up at the entrance to their campsite.

Troop 156 meets Thurs. nights from 7:30

p.m.-9 p.m. at the Flanders United

Methodist Church.Photo by Shane Jones

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Mt. Olive High School senior

Shane Kastl, PDA Academyplayer, center, signs national let-

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Abit of Mt. Olive was recently on

display in Paris at the United Na-

tions Climate Change Conferencethanks to the efforts of Ananya Singh, a Mt.

Olive Middle School eighth grader.

Singh organized a school-wide cam-paign to create ribbons for the Climate Rib-

bon tree, a massive annual art project.

Working with a small group of concernedfriends, Ananya encouraged 160 fellow

MOMS students to participate in the initia-

tive and have their voices heard. The stu-

dents wrote their names on two-foot-long

strips of fabric and listed things they wereafraid to lose as a result of climate change.

In Paris, the names and messages on all

the hundreds of ribbons that formed the Cli-

mate Ribbon tree were read aloud during aspecial ceremony.

"This is important to me because it's our

planet and we need to take care of it,” said

Ananya. “We're the first generation to truly

feel the effects happening and we have to

step up and take responsibility.”

Because of her efforts on the ribboncampaign, Ananya was honored as the Vol-

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MOMS Student Helps Spread Climate Change Awarenessmiddle-schoolers who want to learn about

important issues plaguing the world andwhat can be done to address them.

“I think Ananya’s going to change the

world,” said Gina Heineman, science

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“She’s very hardworking, dependable, andhas such a passion for helping others.”

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Mt. Olive Marauder football playerTyler Piekarz, center, signs na-

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Moms pride themselves on serving

their families wholesome, home-

made meals. But here’s the reality:

60 percent of moms think that coming upwith dinner ideas is more difficult than get-

ting their children to go to bed on time. More-

over, 61 percent of moms frequently order

takeout or go out to eat because they don’t

have the ingredients on-hand to make dinner.It’s time for a new strategy.

When it comes to mealtime, a well-stocked pantry can be the difference between

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It’s no secret that canned foods are con-

venient, but did you know that cans are also

one of the best ways to get food from the

farm to your family’s table? Canned fruits

and vegetables are picked and packed when

they’re at their peak of ripeness and nutrition,

sealing in their freshness and flavor. Just like

home canning, the canning process locks infoods’ natural goodness so it’s at arm’s reach

whenever you’re ready to get cooking.

A pantry stocked with canned ingredients

is also a source of recipe inspiration. Staples

such as canned chicken, corn, green chilies,olives, beans and tomatoes atop lettuce com-

bine to create a wholesome Chicken BurritoSalad the whole family will enjoy. And in less

than 30 minutes, a box of fettuccine and a can

of spinach transform into a hearty Pasta withSpinach Pesto.

For more information, recipe inspiration

and the benefits of canned foods, visit Cans-

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Chicken Burrito Salad

Prep time: 15 minutes

Serves: 6

Salad:1 small head romaine lettuce, torn into small

pieces

1 cup cooked brown rice

1 can (15 ounces) black beans, drained and

rinsed1 can (14 ounces) diced tomatoes

1 can (10 ounces) chicken breast chunks,

drained and flaked

1 can (10 ounces) corn kernels, drained

1 can (4.25 ounces) diced green chilies,

drained1 can (2.2 ounces) sliced ripe black olives,

drained

Dressing:

2 tablespoons fresh-squeezed lime juice

1 tablespoon fresh chopped cilantro3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

salt and ground black pepper, to tasteSalad: In large platter or individual bowls,

place lettuce leaves. Top with brown rice,

black beans, diced tomatoes, chicken, corn,green chilies and black olives.

Dressing: In small bowl, combine lime

juice and cilantro; whisk in olive oil. Add salt

and pepper, to taste. Drizzle dressing over

salad.

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1 teaspoon dried basil

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4 ounces olive oil

1 can (14.5 ounces) sweet corn kernels,

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1 can (15 ounces) sweet peas

1/2 cup sliced canned carrots, drained and

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1/4 cup canned diced tomatoes8 sprigs fresh thyme

1 fresh bay leaf

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6 ounces canned corn, excess liquid

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3 ounces champagne or dry white wine

4 tablespoons butter

salt

pepperthyme sprigs

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1 medium onion, chopped

1 large carrot, peeled and chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 teaspoons fresh ginger, minced

1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder

1 can (14 ounces) chicken or vegetable

broth

2 cans (15 ounces) 100% pumpkin

1 can (14 ounces) coconut milk

1 teaspoon salt

pumpkin seeds

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Serves: 4

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 medium yellow onion, diced

1 small green bell pepper, cored, seeded

and diced

2 large garlic cloves, minced

1 box (8 ounces) yellow rice

1 can (14 ounces) vegetable broth

1 can (14 ounces) diced tomatoes

1 can (10 ounces) whole baby clams,

drained

1can (8.5 ounces) peas, drained

1 can (6 ounces) medium shrimp, drained

1 can (3.8 ounces) sliced ripe olives,

drainedIn 2-quart saucepan over medium heat,

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It may sound contrary to your healthy eat-ing plan, but the human body actuallyneeds some types of fat for heart and

brain health. One common source is cookingoil, such as olive oil.

Of the cooking oils most commonly usedin North America, such as olive oil, canolaoil, peanut oil and various vegetable oils,olive oil contains the most monounsaturatedfat, which is widely recognized for its poten-tial role in reducing the risk of coronary heartdisease. In fact, beginning in 2016, olive oilswill display the American Heart Associa-tion’s Heart Check-Mark* to alert consumersabout olive oil’s heart-healthy benefits.

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Shaved Fennel and Orange Salad

Serves: 4olive oilsalt and pepper, to taste4 cod filets (6 ounces each)Olive Oil Melted Tomatoes (recipe below)Orange, Fennel and Olive Oil Salad (recipebelow)4 lemons, cut into eighths

Heat oven to 400 F.Heat medium sized saute pan on high.

Add olive oil and heat. Salt and pepper cod.Add cod to hot oil and sear very hard on oneside, until fish is golden brown and crisp.

Transfer cod to baking sheet that has beenbrushed with olive oil. Place cod in oven untilit starts to flake, about 12 minutes. Removecod from oven and keep warm.

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Allow some flavored oil to puddle on plate.Carefully transfer cod on top of warm toma-toes.

Then top cod with Orange, Fennel andOlive Oil Salad. Squeeze lemon wedge overentire plate.

Orange, Shaved Fennel and Olive Oil

Salad

1/2 large fennel bulb, sliced thin on mandolin

2 medium oranges, rind and seeds removed,cut into slices1/2 medium lemon, juice only3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon parsley, choppedsalt and pepper, to taste

Combine all ingredients and gently toss just before garnishing cod.

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Sweet Pep-

pers

Serves: 6-82 pounds Brussels sprouts, bottoms trimmed,cut in half and outside leaves removed4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil6 medium garlic cloves, chopped

3 tablespoons basil, chopped2 tablespoons Italian parsley, choppedsalt and pepper, to taste2 red sweet peppers, large diced2 yellow sweet peppers, large diced1 cup balsamic vinegar, reduced to lightsyrup

Heat oven to 375 F.Combine Brussels sprouts with all ingre-

dients except peppers and balsamic syrup.Toss Brussels sprout mixture and season totaste with salt and pepper.

Transfer mixture to sheet pan and roast inoven for 15 minutes. Stir sweet peppers intomixture and roast 5-10 minutes more.

Remove from oven and place on servingplatter. Drizzle with balsamic syrup and serveimmediately.

Vegetable Frittata with Roasted Aspara-

gus and Tomatoes

Serves: 66 large eggs

1 tablespoon water2 tablespoons Parmesan Reggiano, grated,plus additional for garnish1 teaspoon garlic, minced2 teaspoons shallots, small diced1 cup russet potatoes, peeled, small diced,boiled until tender, drained and chilled1 roasted red pepper, peeled, deseeded anddiced1 tablespoon parsley, chopped1 tablespoon basil, chopped3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 cup cremini mushrooms, slicedsalt and pepper, to taste1/4 cup fontina cheeseLemon, Basil and Garlic Roasted Asparagus(recipe below)Roasted Tomatoes (recipe below)

Beat eggs with water, then beat Parmesaninto egg mixture and reserve.

Combine garlic, shallots, potato, pepper,parsley and basil, and set aside. Heat extra-virgin olive oil in 12-inch non-stick saute panover high heat. Add mushrooms and saute

until they start to brown. Reduce heat tomedium and add reserved vegetable mixture.Saute for about 1 1/2 minutes. Season withsalt and pepper, to taste. Add additional oliveoil, if needed, then add reserved egg mixtureto hot saute pan.

Cook 2-3 minutes until egg cooks and setson bottom. Transfer saute pan to broiler andbroil until light and fluffy, and almost totallyset, about 2-3 minutes. Sprinkle fontinacheese on top of frittata and place back underbroiler until melted, about 2-3 minutes. Re-

move to cutting board and cut into six trian-gle servings. Place one serving in center of plate. Garnish each portion with four stalksof Lemon, Basil and Garlic Roasted Aspara-gus and two wedges of Roasted Tomato.Sprinkle each portion with Parmesan.




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It is difficult to encapsulate the work of

Family Promise.

Its mission statement explains it best;

“Family Promise of Morris County is anon-sectarian, not-for-profit organization

dedicated to ending the crisis of homeless-

ness faced by Morris County families by

partnering with other public and privateagencies, 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 a

homeless situation think of basic needs,

there are many things that may not come tomind. Bjornson noted how important ac-

cess 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 homelesspopulation often doesn’t have access to

laundry facilities either.

“Their socks get wet and they have noway 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 shelter

provides laundry cards.

Family Promise Opens New Drop In Center, Our Promise

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, youneed sunscreen.”

It is also important that during hot or

cold weather, people have access to the cen-



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