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What an amazing Children’s Summer Event – 80 children from needy families in our area were our guests for lunch, crafting, music, dancing (and some singing too). The most incredible balloon characters were the hit of the day! Each child went home with a backpack filled with school supplies, a book, shoes, clothing, pajamas (Lala and Mimi’s Pajama Project) and blanket (Linus Project) to start off their school year.

Thank you to all the volunteers who made this day so special for the children (there were smiles galore and not just on the children’s faces). Special thanks to Amy and Tanya who did all the shopping and put the backpacks together (just amazing), and Denise from the Trenton Board of Education who is always advocating for the children!

Our Purple Night to Shine fundraiser on June 23rd was just magical! We hope that everyone had as much fun as we did. We want to thank everyone who attended, as well as those who could not but made a donation or bought a Tori Burch raffle ticket. Your support goes a long way in helping our community.

We also want to thank our volunteers, those who contributed their services (our wonderful photographers Malachi Matcho, DJ’s Maureen and April, desserts from Dee’s Dee-lights, Angie’s Cupcakes and Seasons 52, not to mention our home bakers), people and businesses who contributed to our Tricky Tray and Lucky Lady (they were just amazing over 120 items!), our catering Brother’s Pizza on 33/NJ Weddings & Events (they worked so hard and delivered 200% and incredibly delicious food too), our dance lesson instructor Mike Andino, and our fantastic sponsors — AW Martin Construction, Amerigroup, Investors Bank and Northfield Bank!

If you have taken any pictures and wish to share, please post them to our Shine and Inspire Facebook page! As we like to say–Make a difference in someone’s life, and it will make a difference in yours–we hope you feel as fulfilled in helping as we do!