Previous Events

2018

File – 01/25/2018

Urban League of Union County Young Professionals (ULUCYP) for a donation of business clothing for men & women to the County of Union, New Jersey One Stop Center. They were joined by Nathalie Hernandez, Coordinator of the Office of Community Engagement and Diversity.

These donations were coordinated through the County’s Office of Community Engagement and Diversity, which was announced as part of my “Moving Union County Forward” initiatives for County government in 2018.

The office promotes volunteerism and outreach, and works with other agencies to identify volunteer opportunities, coordinate events, and create a network of volunteer organizations to build relationships with the County’s different communities.

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File – 02/02/2018

Office of Community Engagement and Diversity & Jennifer Erdos from the Office on Women delivered items to the YWCA Union County Emergency Shelter to benefit women and children that were donated by County of Union, New Jersey employees and residents.

Special thanks to the YWCA staff including CEO Jan Lilien & Dir. of Development Jennifer Vriens for all the tremendous work you do in helping those in need.

File – 04/15/2018

Presented a resolution to Linden Girl Scouts Service Unit 42 thanking them for participating in the Union County Adopt-A-Park program as they help clean Wheeler Park in Linden. They were joined by Union County Office of Community Engagement & Diversity Coordinator Nathalie Hernandez.

The Adopt-A-Park cleanup was organized and coordinated by the Office of Community Engagement and Diversity.

File – 04/19/2018

Start of the Bernice’s Place Class Book. The Office of Community Engagement & Diversity coordinated a writing project for the children from the Bernice’s Place program (Elizabeth Coalition to House the Homeless) and Be The Change NJ volunteers. Theme: “We are the Future.” Each child created an illustration and text; the book would be published and, with approval, added to the Elizabeth Public Library Children’s section.

File – 05/12/2018

Union County Has Heart team at the Community FoodBank of New Jersey in Hillside helped package items for distribution to food pantries and shelters across Union County.

File – 06/11/2018

Volunteer opportunity invitation to join Union County Has Heart for an evening of giving back through care of a local MicroFarm with Groundwork Elizabeth on June 22. RSVP: nahernandez@ucnj.org or 908-527-4880. #movingunioncountyforward #Freeholder #UnionCounty

File – 06/30/2018

Freeholder Chairman Sergio Granados and Freeholder Rebecca Williams joined Someone’s Daughter, a women’s empowerment organization based in Elizabeth, for a county-sponsored Adopt-A-Park event at Warinanco Park. The group cleaned a small tributary of Thompson’s Brook, clearing invasive plants (including mugwort) and litter. Coordinated by the Office of Community Engagement and Diversity.

File – 07/02/2018

Freeholder Rebecca Williams attended the ribbon cutting of a new food pantry at the JoAnne Hollis Gardens Complex run by the Housing Authority for Plainfield. The new pantry is expected to be well utilized. This event was coordinated by the Union County Office of Community Engagement & Diversity.

File – 07/12/2018

Freeholder Chairman Sergio Granados and Freeholder Angela Garretson visited students and teachers at the F.L.E.E.K (Future Leaders Excelling in Entrepreneurship and Knowledge) Summer Youth Enrichment Program at The Patrick School in Hillside. The Office of Community Engagement & Diversity provided support. Part of the 2018 Chairman’s Initiative, Moving Union County Forward.

September–October 2018 – Hispanic Heritage Month

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File – 09/12/2018

Union County Superior Court Judge James Hely swore in new CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) volunteers, including county staff and community members. Notes: CASA volunteers support judges by reporting on the well-being and needs of foster youth. Fall trainings began Sept. 17 (evening) and Oct. 12 (daytime). Contact: Courtney at 908-293-8136 or cgreen@casaofunioncounty.org, or visit www.casaofunioncounty.org.

File – 09/13/2018

Freeholder Chairman Sergio Granados and Freeholders Alexander Mirabella, Rebecca Williams, and Bruce Bergen were joined by Bill Castner (Gun Safety Advisor to Gov. Phil Murphy) and Shannon Watts (founder of Moms Demand Action) for a screening of Making a Killing at the KEAN University STEM building in Union.

File – 10/26/2018

Celebration of the children of Bernice’s Place publishing We Are The Future. The Office of Community Engagement & Diversity developed the project with volunteers from Be The Change NJ; books funded by County employees and added to the Elizabeth Public Library’s Children’s section. Attendees included Freeholder Chairman Sergio Granados, Deputy County Manager Amy Wagner, Coordinator Nathalie Hernandez, and staff.

File – 11/17/2018

Union County Freeholder Chairman Sergio Granados joined Deputy County Manager Amy Wagner, Nathalie Hernandez, and Union County employees volunteering at the Rahway Food for Friends Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry. Coordinated by the Office of Community Engagement & Diversity. (Photos by Jim Lowney)

File – 12/14/2018

Freeholder Chairman Sergio Granados and Freeholder Bruce H. Bergen joined Moms Demand Action for a candlelight vigil at Echo Lake Park to honor the memory of the Sandy Hook victims. Coordinated in partnership with Moms Demand Action by the Office of Community Engagement & Diversity.

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