COLLIER MagazineGolf: In the “fore”groundof Collier Middle School

When you think about Collier Middle School, golf is usually not the first thing that comes to mind. However, during the 2015 Extended School Year, what started off as an experimental preferred activity became, and continues to be, a crucial part of 8 students’ experience both on and off the green. Ethan S., a Collier Middle School 8th grader, reflected on how he first started golfing. “I got taught by my grandfather and [playing golf] has been a big hobby of mine. It helps me with anger and when I want to think about him, I can always play golf.” Ethan explained further that when he gets frustrated he can take it out on the ball rather than someone or something else. Fellow 8th grader, Sloane V., also was introduced to golf by her grandfather. “[My siblings and I] would watch golf with him and sometimes play. We kind of stopped and then Hurricane Sandy hit. We moved into a rental house and I loved exploring in this shed. The man that lived there had all this golf equipment and I would play with it.” Sloane discussed how playing golf has helped her. While the other preferred activities are great, not all of them allow students to get all their energy out. “Some

(clockwise from above) Ethan, Jaden, Sloane, and Elias talk about their golf goals; Jaden puts his driving skills to the test; Ethan sets himself up at the “driving range” behind Collier High School; Sloane concentrating on her form.

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people have an extra tank of energy and we can’t always get all of that energy out. Playing golf is a great way to release that energy and it helps us stay focused in class.” Although golf is generally considered to be an individual sport, Middle School Principal and golfer, Ms. Chevalier did a wonderful job of integrating teamwork and the school’s 4 Core Values -- Respect, Safety, Responsibility, and Kindness -- into the activity. Ethan explained that when you play as a team, every player has their strengths and weaknesses. While one may be good at driving, someone else may be better at putting -- you need to act and work as one in order to have the utmost success. The 4 Core Values remain on the forefront of the students’ minds before, during, and after playing.RESPECT: You need to be respectful of your teammates and other players. When someone needs to concentrate, you need to be respectful and quiet.SAFETY: Be aware of your surroundings and others around you. Before driving, check your surroundings. Make sure there isn’t anyone around you who may get hit with either the ball or club.

RESPONSIBILITY: You are responsible for the golf clubs you are using. Make sure all of the clubs used get returned and remain in good condition.KINDNESS: Be kind to other players. Always be a good sport and encourage one another -- one day you may have a bad day and need the encouragement to keep on going.

Golf has certainly enhanced these Middle Schoolers’ experience at Collier by providing a structured, therapeutic outlet for them to release energy, problem solve both individually and as a group, all while having fun. Ultimately, their hope is to take their experience to the next level and start a Collier Golf Team called the “Fairways” (since they play fair). This amazing group believes that they have benefited so much from playing golf, and that others students will too.

Collier Middle School has formed a partnership with Twin Brook Golf Center. Every Friday (weather permitting), students receive lessons and put their skills to the test through the Twin Brook Golf Learning Center in Tinton Falls.

I started golfing when I was 4 or 5 years old. It’s helped

me a lot...with sustainability, stamina, balance, and energy.

-Elias H.

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Dear Friends,

This edition of Collier Magazine is filled with goodness: the goodness of our program participants, the goodness of Collier employees, the goodness of our friends and supporters, and the goodness of our corporate partners.What an amazing job we have done here at Collier – always on the look-out and hunt to find good, and when we find it, we help bring it out of its hiding place and let it be free and unashamed.World renowned educator, author and activist Parker Palmer writes: “The soul is like a wild animal…tough, resilient, resourceful, savvy, and self-sufficient: it knows how to survive in hard places.” The majority of young people and families at Collier know what it is like to survive in hard places. They are resilient and resourceful. What they are not always as proficient at is recognizing their own goodness. Palmer continues his reflection on the soul: “Yet despite its toughness, the soul is also shy. Just like a wild animal, it seeks safety in the dense underbrush, especially when other people are around. If we want to

2015 Collier Golf Classic Raises $80,000

From the Executive Director

We could not have asked for a better day! 129 golfers came out to the pristine Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club on October 5th for the 2015 Collier Golf Classic to help us raise $80,000 to support the much-needed, cutting edge services Collier Youth Services provides for the youth entrusted in our care.The beautiful crisp autumn day began with lunch and a Shotgun Start. Many of the holes featured on-course contests including two Hole-in-One contests and a Putting Contest with a $10,000 prize. After

a great day of golfing, everyone rounded out the evening with a cocktail hour, buffet dinner and auctions.Collier is deeply grateful to our 2015 Tournament Sponsor, Rubenstein Properties, and to the Committee Chair, Alan Robinson of Woodhaven Lumber & Millwork.We would also like to extend a special word of thanks to our golf committee, sponsors, donors and golfers for their help in making this day such a success.

(above) Sr. Debbie Drago (center) with the 2015 Golf Tournament Winners (L-R) Greg Rogers, Bob Beatty, Malcolm V. Carton, and George Meehan

Congratulations to Kateri Environmental Center for being chosen as the 2015 Best Place to Volunteer in

Monmouth County by the Asbury Park Press!

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Special Thank You To Our2015 Major Golf Sponsors

Tournament Sponsor Rubenstein Properties

Players Sponsor Woodhaven Lumber & Millwork

Dinner Sponsor Investors Bank Weyerhaeuser

Lunch Sponsor Culpeper Wood

Friends of the Spring Lake 5Cocktails

Thomas & Mary Jane Gilligan OceanFirst Bank Provident Bank

Schoor Family Foundation Sister of the Good Shepherd,

New York ProvincePutting Contest

Amboy Bank George Harms Construction Co., Inc

On-Course Refreshments Atlantic Environmental Solutions, Inc.

Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home Florham Realty Mgmt., LLC

John & Janet Giunco New Jersey Natural Gas

WithumSmith & Brown, PC

Seek goodness everywhere, and when it is found, bring it out of its hiding place and let it be free and unashamed.

--William Saroyan

see a wild animal, we know that the last thing we should do is go crashing through the woods yelling for it to come out. But if we will walk quietly into the woods, sit patiently at the base of a tree, breathe with the earth, and fade into our surroundings, the wild creature we seek might put in an appearance.”When one’s shortcomings and difference have been all too often emphasized to describe one’s character (or lack of) it is easy to understand how goodness and self-worth retreat and are covered over. As we prepare for our National Holiday of Thanksgiving, we here at Collier hold in our grateful hearts all of the courageous young people and families who allow us to walk respectfully with them, and sit patiently and non-judgmentally by them, awaiting goodness to reappear, and be set free, unashamed. I can think of no greater privilege!

Gratefully,

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Shepherd Society Welcomes Mrs. Barbara McCarthyWe have all been asked at some point in our lives “How do you want to be remembered?” For most, the answer encompasses having a positive impact on family, friends, and society. This is certainly true for Barbara McCarthy -- the newest member of Collier’s Shepherd Society. Mrs. McCarthy has always had a passion for helping at-risk youth. In between frequent moves because of her husband’s job and having children, Barbara worked on getting her degree in Education from Monmouth University. After she graduated, Barbara

worked in the Rumson Special Education department. Feeling the need to give back to her community, Mr. and Mrs. McCarthy started donating to Collier through the Kateri Day Camp Campership Fund. While attending the 2013 Gala, Barbara became extremely moved by the “Bridge to Brighter Days” poems written by the youth at Collier -- she choked up even recalling that moment. It was then that Barbara made the decision to help ensure the future of Collier, and the youth we serve, in her estate plan.

Established in 2002, the Shepherd Society was created to honor and show appreciation to all donors who have chosen to leave Collier Youth Services in their estate plan. This year, Collier honored current Society Members and welcomed Mrs. McCarthy at an honoree breakfast held at the Molly Pitcher Inn in Red Bank, NJ. We are incredibly grateful to all of our legacy donors.What will your legacy be? Contact our Development Department to learn more about the Shepherd Society.

(top left) Sr. Debbie Drago and new Shepherd Society Member; Barbara McCarthy; Joyce Flood (bottom left) and Sr. Virginia (right) pose for a picture during the Shepherd Society Breakfast.

(Above) Visitors to Kateri catch insects as part of the Insect Safari program.

New to Kateri:Home School ProgramsWhat better way to learn than being outside in Collier’s 260-acre outdoor classroom! For years, Kateri Environmental Center has offered cutting-edge environmental education programs to New Jersey’s public and private schools. These students come to Kateri and, under the supervision of Kateri’s naturalists, explore the wetlands, woodlands, fields and streams to learn innovative science concepts. But Kateri realized they were missing an entire

population -- those being home schooled. The staff at Kateri developed new and enriching curriculum (which meet the Core Curriculum Content Standards (CCCS) and are NGSS aligned) and formed the Kateri Home School Program. One Thursday each month, families and groups who home school can come to Kateri and learn about different seasonal topics such as Native Americans, maple sugaring, weather, wildlife, insects, and frogs. Students, who are broken up into groups to assure that the activities are age appropriate, learn about the month’s topic. Through hands-on outdoor learning, home school groups will be immersed in the practices of investigation, data collection, and analysis all while having fun and gaining respect for the world around them.

I was lost on a path of negativity and sadnessI was wandering in circles until I came upon a

bridge.I traveled on this bridge-It was not always easy

But I have no doubt that it was worth it.This bridge has led me to a path of hope and

happinessI cannot say I have reached my destination

But I know I am on my wayI am thankful for this bridge that has led me

to my new beginningCollier is my bridge

The life I’m leading now is my new beginning.

-Yonina

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Collier Staff Present at the 10th Annual Sanctuary Network Conference In the Spring of 2012, both Collier Group Home and Collier House started incorporating the Sanctuary Model into their programs. As a trauma-informed model, Sanctuary is a comprehensive approach to developing a trauma-sensitive culture in which psychological and social trauma can be addressed. Its fundamental, top-down approach is to shift thinking from “What is wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?” Collier Group Home utilizes the “World Café,” a structured conversational and interactive process intended to facilitate open and intimate discussion, to invite and encourage our youth to participate in evaluating and revising their daily chart and level systems. Annmarie De Rosa, MSW, Treatment Counselor at Collier Group Home, shared that this conversational method engages youth in critical dialogue about the expectations and goals set for them. “They start to feel valued and a part of the system,” Annmarie said. “By being heard, they become aware that they have leadership qualities in themselves.” Our Collier staff was honored to be selected by the Sanctuary Institute to present at the 10th Annual Sanctuary Network Conference held earlier this November. Given their significant clinical and educational experience, Annmarie and her colleague, Brittani Ruggiero, LPC, Treatment Counselor, were chosen to represent Collier.Presenting on day 1 of a 3 day conference, Annmarie and Brittani discussed “Engaging

Youth in Sanctuary Program Development.” They asked their participants to think about the importance of the Seven Commitments (a set of values to help communities become safer and more able to care for its members) and the important role they play in their residents’ day to day life. Divided into groups, they were supplied a blank sheet of paper and markers to jot down their ideas about each commitment. After about 10 minutes of discussion, participants moved to a new group to focus on another commitment.By the end of their session, Annmarie and Brittani both firmly believed that the participants were able to better engage their youth in their agency’s program development as well as assist their residents in feeling empowered and having a greater understanding of the Sanctuary Model. We are exceptionally proud of all the hard work Annmarie and Brittani are doing at Collier Group Home and for being such impressive ambassadors for Collier!Collier Group Home and Collier House plan to complete their certification process from the ANDRUS Sanctuary Institute in January 2016.

(clockwise from above) Annmarie DeRosa and Brittani Ruggiero in front of Collier Group Home; Chart displaying Sanctuary’s Seven Commitments.

(above) Justine Sunbury (far right) with her two daughters, at her oldest daughter’s High School Graduation.

Alumni Spotlight: Justine Sunbury--Collier High School 1993-1998We have all been there--we hit a rough patch in life and have to make the decision to either throw the towel in and quit or make the best of the situation and grow. Justine Sunbury chose the latter and it changed her life. Justine, like most students before coming to Collier, struggled in school. She was lost in the sea of students with needs her district staff didn’t even know needed to be addressed. After failing 8th grade, Justine came to Collier High School and immediately felt the difference. “At Collier, everyone knew who you were even if you weren’t their student.” Justine recalled how she no longer felt like a number but like she actually mattered. During her junior year at Collier, Justine became pregnant. While someone else in a similar situation may have chosen a different path, Justine used the birth of her daughter as a catalyst to secure a solid future for herself and her family. Justine came back to Collier to finish her senior year and graduated in 1998. And she didn’t stop there! Justine enrolled in cosmetology school but, knowing that was not the right career for her, she went on to work at a direct mailing company from 1999-2005. After some career advice and persuasion from her father, Justine passed her civil service test. She started out as an Ocean County Clerk and moved her way up to where she is today as the Administrative Supervisor for the Ocean County Probation Division. In addition, Justine is working towards a degree in computer programming. Justine credits most of her success to her amazing and loving support group--her parents, family, and Collier Staff. When asked what advice she would give to current Collier students, Justine replied, “What is happening to you now does not define you for the rest of your life.” She added to take advantage of your time at Collier and the “tools given to you are so helpful when you are adult.”We couldn’t be more proud of Justine’s dedication and hard work. She is an amazing woman and perfect example of how making the best of your situation can land you on the path of success!

Thank You Friends and Benefactors

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“Try to be very amiable. Let the light of peace be shining on your face; in a word, let everything about you show you are happy.”

--Saint Mary Euphrasia, Foundress of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd

Donations listed above were received during the last quarter.

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Board of DirectorsPresident - Thomas A. SchemberVice President - Barbara K. SchoorSecretary - Sr. Paulette LoMonacoTreasurer - Joseph S. Vetrano, M.D.

Daphne GalvinJohn A. Giunco, Jr., Esq.Thomas J. HerrShawn T. LenahanSr. Maureen McGowanGinger MulliganMark NorkusLouis W. RiehlJohn RyanGregory Scharpf

Foundation BoardPresident - Gerard K. NorkusVice President - Thomas A. SchemberSecretary - Sr. Deborah M. DragoTreasurer - Thomas C. Stackhouse

Dianne BaccalaMalcolm V. Carton, Esq.Elizabeth R. CulliganSr. Virginia DanielsEve DeCarloSusan DowdenMarianne EarleJanet GiuncoBrian LiCalsiRobert C. McGirr Madonna RobinsonWilliam J. Ruckert, III Barbara K. Schoor

Administrative StaffSr. Deborah M. Drago, Executive Director Cynthia M. D’Arcy, Assistant Executive Director Jeanne Navagh, Assistant Executive Director

Judith Chevalier, Middle School PrincipalPatricia Hart, Middle School Clinical DirectorRaymond Bock, III, High School PrincipalBob Szafranski, Director of Social ServicesCollier School732-946-4771

Paul DeSantis, Director of Residential Programs Collier Group Home732-842-8337Collier House732-264-3222

Kateri Environmental Center and Summer Programs732-946-9694

Malcolm V. Carton, Esq., longtime member of our Foundation Board and supporter of Collier Youth Services, hosted his annual fundraiser on October 25th at his picturesque riverfront home. Friends and associates of Mr. Carton mingled with Collier staff to learn more about the amazing programs Collier provides to the youth they serve. This intimate event raised over $12,000 bringing Mr. Carton’s cumulative total to well over $130,000. We cannot express enough the appreciation we have towards Malcolm and his dedication to Collier’s mission.

Investors Bank Donates to Kateri Day CampOver the summer we received a very generous donation from Investors Bank -- 16 Camperships to Kateri Day Camp. Their support helped provide at-risk youth the opportunity to spend their weekdays on Collier’s 260-acre campus having fun on adventure hikes, games, frogging, arts and crafts, swimming, and much more…all for free! Thank you so much Investors Bank for making our campers’ summer one they will never forget!(above) Peggy Shader and Fatima Camacho present Sr. Debbie Drago with a generous donation from Investors Bank and Investors Foundation.

(above left-right) Collier Board Member Daphne Galvin, Sr. Debbie Drago, Malcolm V. Carton, and Fred Worstell enjoy the beautiful view of the Shark River.

Malcolm V. Carton Hosts Annual Party to Benefit Collier

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