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Website: www.mysedgefield.net Email: [email protected]
Published: Nov. 22, 2019
Winter 2019 DATES TO REMEMBER
DECEMBER 6TH
, LOCATION TBD – MOMS’ NIGHT OUT
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22ND
, 11:00AM - HOLIDAY TREE TRIMMING
JANUARY 1, 2020 - HAPPY NEW YEAR & SCA MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE By: Jyoti Bhatia
Greetings to all new neighbors in Sedgefield, and we
encourage you to join and support the oldest and most
active civic association in Parsippany Troy-Hills. Our
membership dues are $25 per family and $9 per Senior
(62 or older). We depend on your support to put on the
many activities throughout the year. Dues paid now will
count towards the 2020 calendar year. We thank you in
advance for your partnership in making Sedgefield
Civic Association the most well-known association in
Parsippany. SCA wishes everyone a wonderful and safe
Holiday Season.
2019 HOLIDAY TREE TRIMMING
By: Carlos Guzmán
Our annual tradition of
the Holiday Tree Trimming
will take place on Sunday,
December 22nd
at 11:00AM.
This joyous occasion will be
held at 1 Friar Road at the
intersection of Sherwood and
Friar Roads. We welcome all
to share in the holiday cheer.
Children are encouraged to bring any of their own
personal touches for our holiday mini spruce tree. SCA
will provide free music, hot beverages and snacks.
Please feel free to bring any of your own favorite
goodies to share. We look forward to seeing you there.
HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS…
By:Carlos Guzmán
Santa will be visiting our neighborhood on Sunday,
December 22. He will make his grand appearance right
here in Sedgefield on the Mount Tabor Fire Truck. He
will be checking all of those that have been naughty or
nice. Come and join us before he arrives on that
morning to help us decorate our Sedgefield Holiday Tree
at 1 Friar. Parents, be sure to bring your cameras, as
this will be a wonderful photo opportunity. Santa has a
very busy schedule but you can catch a glimmer of him
at the following times and locations:
Santa’s Schedule Sunday, December 22, 2019
Corner of Moraine and Highland 10:50 AM
Corner of Ferncliff and Robinhood 10:55 AM
Corner of Exeter and Friar 11:00 AM
Corner of Sedgefield and Ferncliff 11:10 AM
REMINDER: 2020 Membership Dues are now open. Thanks!
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Corner of Dartford and Craydon 11:15 AM
Corner of Sedgefield and Abingdon 11:20 AM
Corner of Friar and Sherwood * 11:25 AM
*Ending at our Holiday Tree Trimming Event at 1
Friar Road. * Note: Locations and/or times subject to
change by Fire Dept. Check posted stop sign.
MOMS’ NIGHT OUT REPORT- 10/11 By:Kristen DeMarco
On Friday, October 11, a group of six moms with
children ranging from babies to elementary age gathered
at Zinburger for a couple of hours of food, drinks, and
conversation. Everyone who attended had a fun time
meeting new people or catching up with familiar ones
and chatting about life with other adults! This informal
Mom’s Night Out group started last winter thanks to a
great suggestion from one of our Sedgefield neighbors.
It has met four times either at volunteer hostess’s
houses or out, and there is no commitment to make it
each time. Our next one is scheduled for December 6,
location TBD. If you are interested in joining us for that
night or future ones, please email
[email protected] to be added to the email
thread.
HALLOWEEN PARADE REPORT-10/26
By: SCA Board
Outstanding, wonderful and fun were some of the
responses from our neighbors and Sedgebots. The
weather was pleasant. We estimate over 100 attended
this years’ event, including some neighbors from Glacier
Hills, on Saturday, October 26th
. The parade started at
12:00 PM. All the children and some parents dressed in
their best costumes, and made our parade a fun event.
The entertainer Big Jeff waited at the end of the parade
on the Grafton Drive circle. After the pleasant walk, the
kids and adults enjoyed the interactive singing and
dancing show. We thank all those neighbors that came
out to cheer on and hand out candies to our little ones.
We want to send a big thank you to all that helped with
traffic control, the set-up, clean-up afterwards, and in
particular to Raj and Kristen for organizing. It was
another great SCA Halloween event!!!!
SCA Fundraising Event at
Annabella’s Restaurant Report
(11/11 & 12) Several Sedgefield residents dined
at Annabella’s in Morris Plains on
Monday, November 11th and
Tuesday November 12th
to support
our fundraising. SCA will receive
15% donation from Annabella’s.
Thank you for your support.
BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE REPORT By: Bob Roberti
The SCA Beautification Committee was hard at work
planting the Sedgefield Sign Flower Boxes with a
beautiful fall display consisting of bails of straw,
beautiful mums, ornamental cabbages, pumpkins and a
few mini scarecrows. The verbal comments we received
thus far have all been positive. The summer and fall
plantings were the best in years. Sedgefield pride is on
display every time someone drives in an out of our
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community. Please continue to support your Sedgefield
Civic Association when paying your annual
dues. Please add an extra donation to help the
Beautification Committee purchase the flowers, plants,
fertilizer, and mulch necessary to make Sedgefield a
beautiful community.
The fall plantings will remain until the first weekend
in December. On Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019 at 8:00 am I
would appreciate a few extra volunteers, for just one
hour, to help remove the display items and clean out
the flower beds. Please call me, Bob Roberti, at 973-
993-8382 if you can help. Just a side note, our SCA
Beautification Committee is made up of about six (6)
steady volunteers. I celebrated my 75th birthday in
October and I am NOT the oldest member of the
group. Thank God we are all pretty healthy, but as you
can see, we need some younger blood. Please consider
joining our committee, the work is very rewarding and
the results are just fantastic.
PRINCETON PRIZE IN RACE
RELATIONS, $1000 AWARD By: Dan Joa
Do you know any high school students (9th through
12th grade) fighting for RACIAL EQUITY and
for BETTER RACIAL UNDERSTANDING within
their schools or communities? Learn more about the
Princeton Prize in Race Relations
PPRIZE.PRINCETON.EDU or Nominate a student
doing this important work, with this link to apply for
the Prize! NOMINATE
Princeton Prize in Race Relations winners
are awarded $1,000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to
meet winners from all across the country and
to participate in the annual Symposium on Race at
Princeton University.
Applications are considered solely based on the
significance, scope and impact on the community of the
student's efforts to advance racial equity and improve
racial understanding. High school students of all races,
ethnicities, and backgrounds are encouraged to
apply. There is no academic threshold to meet to apply
or to win! Application deadline is January 31, 2020.
BERKELEY COLLEGE OFFERS
SEDGEFIELD DISCOUNT By:Bob Roberti
The Berkeley College, Woodland Park, NJ has unveiled
a new program offering college tuition discounts up to
30% for new enrollment students who qualify under a
special plan. The first prerequisite is the family must be
a member of a qualified organization. The Sedgefield
Civic Association is a non-profit organization that has
qualified for this plan. The college recognizes that there
are many students who cannot afford the traditional four
year college dorm life experience, or wish to attend
college but live at home, or may just want to enroll in
specific business courses. Berkeley College has
nontraditional courses, non-degree business courses,
four year degree programs and an MBA program.
Please contact the Admissions Office at the college
and ask for the representative of the Special 30% Tuition
Discount Program. They are registering students for the
Spring 2020 semester.
FLU, PNEUMONIA AND RABIES By: Marilyn C. Potenza RN-BC
Don't forget we are heading into flu season. Everyone
is encouraged to get their flu vaccine ASAP. Call your
private medical doctor (PMD) to get on their list. Parents
with small children should call their pediatrician now to
get on their list. Babies can be immunized as early as 6
months. Everyone should ask their PMD about the
pertussis vaccine. Pertussis (Whooping Cough) is
contagious and severe complications can develop from
it, especially in newborns and elderly. The vaccine that
we had as children is not effective today. CVS and other
pharmacies can give vaccines against pertussis. They
also provide anti-pneumonia vaccine and the "shingles"
vaccine for adults over 59 years old. We went to the
CVS in Denville, and an RN, Nurse Practitioner gave us
the vaccines at little or no cost. Medicare covers most of
cost. You can make an appointment online which is
much easier than waiting at our PMD's office. We got
the paper work and sent a copy to our PMD for them to
updated and keep in our medical records.
As with everything medical, check with your doctor,
and please do not go to the emergency department
expecting them to give you a vaccine.
It is also important of being aware of possibility of
rabies in our area. If you or your children are exposed
to a bat in your home or in an enclosed area, like a car,
call your PMD for advice about whether to go to your
local emergency department for a series of rabies
vaccine. You can also check online at
www.WebMD.com for additional information;
however, it is extremely important to call your PMD
first, before you rush to a busy emergency department.
Flu season has started and you do not want to expose
yourself or your children if it is not an emergency.
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Winter Safety Tips By: Carlos Guzmán
Winter is officially here. Let’s take some necessary
precautions and keep our home and our community safe.
· Clear a path and your steps of snow or ice for your
safety and the safety of your mailman and visitors.
Please note that your Mail Carriers can actually refuse to
deliver mail to your box if a path is not cleared.
· Clear a fire hydrant on or near your home, of snow.
Make it visible and accessible to the Fire Dept. Your
assistance can save lives.
· Remember, safety first when operating snow
blowers. Watch your fingers and watch for small
children playing in the snow drifts.
· Pace yourself when shoveling show. Dress in layers
and cover your mouth if it is windy.
· If you have an elderly person living nearby, see what
you can do to help. The Sedgefield community prides
themselves in helping each other out.
· Home fireplaces, heaters or kerosene heaters can be
a hazard. Do not leave small children alone when there
is a fire going.
Vehicle Parking During Snow Storms By: Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department
§ 405-10. Temporary parking prohibition for
snow plowing and removal. A. Prohibition. (1) Whenever snow has fallen and the
accumulation is such that it covers the streets and
highways, an emergency shall exist and no vehicle shall
be parked on any street or highway or portions thereof.
(2) The above parking prohibitions shall remain in effect
until after the snow has ceased and the streets have been
plowed sufficiently and to the extent that parking will
not interfere with the normal flow of traffic.
B. Any unoccupied vehicle parked or standing in
violation shall be deemed a nuisance and a menace to the
safe and proper regulation of traffic, and any police
officer may provide for the removal of such vehicle. The
owner shall pay the reasonable costs of the removal and
storage which may result from such removal before
regaining possession of the vehicle.
ENJOY A MERRY "CRAFTS-MAS" AT
CRAFTSMAN FARMS By: Corey Abate
If you are looking for something completely unique
to see this holiday season, located right here in
Parsippany on Route 10, consider visiting The Stickley
Museum at Craftsman Farms throughout December.
Craftsman Farms is the former country estate of famous
designer Gustav Stickley, who was a founder of the
"mission" or "craftsman" style of furniture and
accessories. The property is decorated for the holidays in
the style the Stickley family would have done a century
ago, and throughout the month there are candlelight
tours of the home, and a holiday boutique to help
complete your shopping with finding a unique gift made
by artisans. This is truly a neighborhood treasure worth
visiting and supporting. For more information, visit their
website: www.stickleymuseum.org
RECYCLING IN PARSIPPANY Our Parsippany Township has added a way
for us not to forget to put out our Garbage,
recycles, yard wastes, and other items, download the
Municipal Recycle Coach App to your smart phone.
Once downloaded just follow the prompts. The link is:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.recy
clecoach.worldster.pack
For more information see the Parsippany Troy-Hills
Township Recycling & Sanitation Department
website: http://www.parsippany.net/204/Recycling-
Sanitation
From the SCA Board to you and your family
SCA 2019 Holiday Tree Trimming Come and join us on Sunday, December 22nd at 11:00AM
at our annual Tree Trimming event at
1 Friar Road before Santa’s arrival
Hot Chocolate, Coffee and Cookies
will be provided.
Homemade Treats are welcomed ☺
Santa’s Schedule Sunday, December 22nd
Note: Locations and/or times subject to change by Fire Dept. Check posted stop sign
Corner of Moraine and Highland 10:50 AM
Corner of Ferncliff and Robinhood 10:55 AM
Corner of Exeter and Friar 11:00 AM
Corner of Sedgefield and Ferncliff 11:10 AM
Corner of Dartford and Craydon 11:15 AM
Corner of Sedgefield and Abingdon 11:20 AM
Corner of Friar and Sherwood * 11:25 AM
*Ending at our Holiday Tree Trimming Event at 1 Friar Road
2020 Membership Form
Membership Period: January 1, 2020 thru December 31, 2020
Last Name: ________________________________________________________
Yearly Membership: Regular ($25) ______ Senior ($9/per person) ______ Donations: Amount
□ Flower Box Planting/Beautification ____________
□ Other (wherever needed) ____________
New! You can now pay by Pay Pal
or
Make checks payable to: Sedgefield Civic Association
Drop off or Mail to: SCA, c/o Mrs. Joana Nazimek, 8 Craydon Street, Morris Plains, NJ 07950
SCA DATABASE FORM
Name_____________________________ and ___________________________ Head of Household (Print Full Name) Spouse or 2nd Occupant (Print Full Name)
Address __________________________________________________________
Telephone __________________________ Year of Residence _______________
E-mail _________________________________________□
Go Green! I would like to be on the SCA e-mail list: □ Yes □ No
May we contact you about volunteering to help at SCA events? □ Yes □ No
*See our webpage www.mysedgefield.net for recent SCA Callers,
vendor discounts and Township website links
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