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RED BANK, NJ - This year’s annual Red Bank CROP Hunger walk was blessed with sunshine and 70 degree weather! Walkers and volunteers nearing 1,000 all came out to take steps to end hunger in our local and global communities.

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Walkers support CROP

While it takes a little time to tally up the money, we already know that this year’s goal of collecting 8,000 pounds of food for our 17 local partners was far surpassed! Monmouth County supporters of CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) set their own goal and brought 11,000 pounds of food which was sorted and distributed by students from CBA on the day of the walk.

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Photograph Exhibit Opens November 5 at Oyster Point Hotel
Red Bank, NJ – Red Bank’s Oyster Point Hotel will exhibit a unique series of photographs by local artist Gerda Liebmann that capture a year of changing light and mood, looking east out over the Navesink River from Locust Point.
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The exhibit, entitled “Navesink 52: A River Year,” will open Friday, November 5 at 7:00 PM. This is a free wine and cheese reception and the public is welcome to attend.
After the opening, the exhibit will remain on display at the hotel through November and December. All 52 photographs were taken from the same spot, just north of the Oceanic Bridge, one week apart from each other.

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ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ -  Go Green! is the theme at the Atlantic Highlands Elementary School.   Volunteers from the community spent their Saturday morning planting hardy perennials in front of the school on First Avenue.

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Volunteers lay out plants according to the landscape design.

Heidi Hackett, a parent and member of the PTO was walking past the school last year and observed the “Keep off the Grass” signs that dotted the barren terrain in front of the school.  The area has been plagued with erosion problems for many years.  She knew the PTO was looking for a “big” project to get involved with, and she suggested landscaping.  “It was a little acorn that has grown”, Hackett said of the project.

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ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ – Each year the proceeds from the Front Porch Club’s Chilifest 2010 go to a wonderful local cause. This year their charity of choice is a non-profit group, GoSprouts.org, and their Learning Garden project on the grounds of Atlantic Highlands Elementary School for the 2010/2011 school year.

GoSprouts.org, formed by Atlantic Highlands residents, Laurie Brekke and Hope Hanlon, will design & build a garden and outdoor classroom while working with teachers at the school to weave the garden into various subjects of the standard curriculum. Mrs. Hanlon, a former teacher, says, “We’d like to utilize the garden & outdoor classroom to enhance traditional curriculum disciplines with hands-on-learning [in a garden setting] where children actively participate with their teachers and enjoy nature”.

The Front Porch Club’s Chilifest 2010 is scheduled for Saturday, October 2 at 3:00pm (rain date is Oct. 3rd). Admission is $25.00 per person. Chili entrants and children under the age of 12 will be admitted free.

The proceeds from Chilifest 2010 will help GoSprouts.org create this wonderful Learning Garden. In turn, the proceeds will benefit the children attending Atlantic Highlands Elementary who will soon be able to enjoy the garden while working on their studies. Mrs. Brekke says, “There is nothing more important than getting our kids out into nature & providing them with strong environmental ties early on as well as teaching them the importance of sustainability and healthy eating, which are tenets that will last them a lifetime”.

You can RSVP to Chilifest by visiting The Front Porch Club website at www.frontporchclub.com. To learn more about GoSprouts.org and their future projects and events, visit them at www.gosprouts.org.

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RED BANK, NJ - The Rally for our 30th Anniversary Red Bank CROP Hunger Walk took place this past Monday at the First Baptist Church in  Red Bank with a welcome from Rev. Tyrone Choate to the more than 80 attendees, most of whom were soaked by a rare thunderstorm as they heard about the one billion in our world who are chronically hungry and who have to walk in all kinds of weather for their basic needs. CROP Teen Leaders from area high schools presented a short skit about the brains, heart & courage  it takes to stand up and help hungry neighbors in our local towns and around the world.

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Yard signs, sponsor forms, t-shirts and wristbands were available along with informational posters, flyers, stickers and other helpful materials for educational and fundraising tips. Resources can be printed from our Materials Page at www.redbankcropwalk.com or you may also contact us by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to make arrangements to pick up materials. Volunteers are needed on the day of the walk Sunday Oct. 17th at Red Bank Regional High School. Check out our website for fun ways to participate while supporting a serious cause. Banner Poster Contest, best red shoes, best decorated stroller. All ages welcome. Buy one of our new 30th Anniversary t-shirts or wear one to show your church, family or school spirit. It's a family day to support families in need.

With our 30th Walk we hope to go over a 2 million dollar mark for our 30 years of walking in the Red Bank Area. Our goal this year is to raise $130,000 to assist local and global partners and to collect over 8,000 pounds of food to distribute to area pantries.

Sunday Oct. 17th. Walk with the Crowd That Walks to End Hunger One Step At A Time!

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