Community Comes Together for Food Pantry

Happy New Year!
Highland Park Gives Back

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and as part of President-Elect Barack Obama’s  National Community Service Day, Highland Park's Stop & Shop, the Highland Park Community Food Pantry, Central NJ for Change and Who Is My Neighbor, Inc., are working together to facilitate community support for the Food Pantry. A series of events this coming weekend are designed to engage young and old alike in a community service project to gather food donations and help increase the Pantry’s capacity for assisting a growing number of households in need.
On Saturday, January 17, beginning at 10:30 a.m., volunteers will gather at the Highland Park Senior Center (220 So. 6th Avenue) to build new shelves for the Food Pantry. The shelves are necessary because more....

The holidays came alive for about 200 borough residents who attended the Christmas dinner and party held Dec. 25 at the Senior/Youth Center, hosted by the Highland Park Department of Community Services in partnership with Main Street Highland Park businesses. Thanks to all who participated and the businesses who donated: The Police Dept donated the turkeys, Charlie Brown's Steakhouse prepared the meal. Members of Highland Park Conservative Temple - Congregation Anshe Emeth served the meal. Gifts were donated by Robert's Florals, Over the Moon Toys, Centerpiece, Through the Moongate, Unity Bank, Pino's; Soma Center held its annual year-end practice on December 31st, and raised over $600 for the Community Development Center in New Brunswick.... To all who gave something back to Highland Park this year, Thank You.

WIN the WINDOW with Main Street and Downtown Merchants!

Main Street Needs You!
Volunteer & Get Involved in '09

Watch for a window full of prizes coming soon to downtown Highland Park! Where? Which window? We're not saying...yet.

Keep your eyes open for more information late next week on how you can enter to win everything in the window as part of Downtown Highland Park's WIN THE WINDOW Valentine's Day Sweepstakes, the winner to be drawn Thursday, Feb 12.
Merchants as varied Centerpiece, Raspberry Beret, Robert's Floral and Family Martial Arts will be participating.

Win the Window will be one spectacular GRAND PRIZE!

The lifeblood of Main Street is its volunteers. Main Street can always use a hand, either at the project level or on its committees. We have some new events planned for this year, including a 5K Race to take place the morning of Street Fair (May 17). There is Planting Day (May 16), the Arts Fest (celebrating its 5th year in '09!), Random Acts of Fun, Autumn in the Park and more.
If events is not where your talents and passion lie, there are projects in Design and Economic Revitalization. Main Street projects are getting underway, and now is the perfect time to get involved!
You can sign up right online by following the link here to volunteer! Or call 732.828.8444

Join in a celebration of Dr. King's life, Thursday, January 15. Details here