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| Caption: (l. - r.): Linda Dunham, chairman of the board, Ronald McDonald House Charities of the New York Tri-State Area, Margaret Berger, executive director, Ronald McDonald House Charities of the New York Tri-State Area, and Bob Jones, Ph.D., president & CEO, Children's Aid and Family Services. |
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(Paramus, NJ) June 28, 2007 - Thanks to a generous grant from the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the New York Tri-State Area (RMHC-NYTSA), children attending the Turrell Child Care & Early Learning Center, a division of Children's Aid and Family Services, are enjoying increased safety and security.
Security cameras were recently installed and now dot the perimeter of the parking lot, as well as the playgrounds and entranceway to the Turrell Center. All activity on the cameras is monitored at a computer workstation in the reception area, and several key members of the senior management staff also have the ability to tap into the security system software at any time. For added safety, all camera data is recorded and back up tapes are kept.
"The parents of the children attending the Turrell Center are thrilled with this security measure," says Bob Jones, Ph.D., president & CEO, Children's Aid and Family Services. "We're enormously grateful to Ronald McDonald House Charities of the New York Tri-State Area for helping us to increase the safety of the children."
Additionally, the grant will help to fund the resurfacing of the infant/toddler playground at the Turrell Center, ensuring the little ones continue to enjoy the outdoors safely.
Ronald McDonald House Charities of the New York Tri-State Area (RMHC-NYTSA) is working to better the lives of children and their families in our communities, by creating and supporting programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children in the areas of health, education, social and civic services and the arts. Since 1992, RMHC-NYTSA has provided more than $10 million dollars to local non-profit organizations whose programs improve the well-being of children and their families. For further information on the Ronald McDonald House Charities, visit us at: www.rmhcnynj.org.
Children's Aid and Family Services is one of the largest regional, nonprofit human services organizations serving northern New Jersey. The agency is fully accredited and has served our community for more than 100 years. Our mission is to preserve, protect and, when needed, provide families. Motivated by compassion for vulnerable children, young adults, frail elderly and their families, we provide high-quality and innovative services that meet their social, educational and emotional needs. For more information on the Turrell Center, please call Sandy Richards at 201-261-5970.
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