Photo caption: (l. - r.): Liz Mason, Madinah Grier, and Bob Jones of Children's Aid and Family Services with Franklin Lakes Newcomers & Neighbors Club members Nina Sharma, Kathie Schwartz, Jakki DeLuca, and Anna Gassib. |
(Paramus, NJ) January 31, 2008 - The Franklin Lakes Newcomers & Neighbors Club recently hosted an art auction at Portobello Restaurant in Oakland, New Jersey. The event was a great success, and the club donated $12,000 to Paramus-based Children's Aid and Family Services' Boarder Babies program - in which individuals or families provide foster care for infants whose mothers are unable to care for them - as well as the Baby Basics program, which provides weekly supplies of nutritional formula and diapers to low-income families with infants.
More than 100 people attended the fun event -- many of them from The Franklin Lakes Newcomers & Neighbors Club -- and they spent the evening mingling and getting better acquainted with their neighbors. They also enjoyed a sit down dinner and enthusiastically partook in the art auction. The works of Chagall were especially popular among the bidders, as well as the sports memorabilia featured.
"We're extremely grateful to The Franklin Lakes Newcomers & Neighbors Club for hosting this wonderful event and generously donating a portion of the proceeds to two of our most vital programs," says Liz Mason, executive vice president, Children's Aid and Family Services.
The Franklin Lakes Newcomers & Neighbors Club was founded in 1967 to develop friendships and strengthen community spirit in the Franklin Lakes community. For more information, visit http://flnewcomers.com.
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 the community for more than 100 years. Its mission is to preserve, protect and, when needed, provide families. Motivated by compassion for vulnerable children, young adults, frail elderly and their families, it provides high-quality and innovative services that meet their social, educational and emotional needs. For more information, call 201-261-2800 or visit www.cafsnj.org.
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