Kids Camp 2012

The ND Club of Northern New Jersey seeks volunteers to help Kids Corp. II of Newark get its’  Kids Camp in Newton (Sussex County)  ready for the summer on Saturday, May 12^th from 10 AM to 3:00 PM.   We are coordinating this service project in honor of Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, CSC, who will turn 95 this May, and in conjunction with the University sponsored Hesburgh Month of Service.

Volunteers who cannot work the full five hours are encouraged to sign up and pitch in for whatever hours they are available.

Some of the Kids Camp projects for volunteers include:

• Garden: tilling and planting
• Trail improvement: erosion control, signage creation/installation
• Lodge painting: pantry floor needs to be painted
• Bridge re-build: current bridge is washed out, so we will need someone with some building and engineering skills

 Kids Corporation, led by Notre Dame Alumna, Michaela Murray-Nolan, Executive Director is a tremendous resource to the inner city children of Newark.   Details about Kids Camp can be found at Kids Corp website: http://kidscorp.com/programs/camp

For those who cannot participate on May 12th, please fell free to make a donation to Kids Corp in honor of Fr. Hesburgh via the Network for Good web site.

Direction to Kids Camp:

139 Lincoln Laurel Rd., Newton, NJ 07860                             Phone: (908) 362-7410

1. Take Route 80 west (from Newark) to Exit 12 for Hope/Blairstown.
2. Stay to the right off the exit ramp and merge onto Route 521 North.
3. Follow Rt. 521 North until the road ends (4.6 miles).
4. At the end of Route 521, turn right onto Route 94 North.
5. Stay on Route 94 North for 2.9 miles.
6. After passing through small town of Marksboro (church and deli), make a very soft left onto Lincoln-Laurel Road.
7. Proceed 1.5 miles up Lincoln-Laurel Road; Kids Camp is on the left at 139 Lincoln Laurel Road. Look for yellow sign.

24th Annual Bookstore Basketball Tournament

 Who:       The Notre Dame Club of Northern New Jersey

 What:       24th annual Alumni Bookstore Basketball Full Court 5 on 5 Tournament

 When:      Saturday, June 2nd: begin at 9 am/championship game around 12:30 pm

 Where:     Volunteer Park and other designated public courts in Parsippany, NJ  

Why :        Win Six Pack of Guinness championship trophy & raise funds for charity

                 Plus each player gets award winning commemorative Bookstore tee shirt

                 Plus a post tournament celebration at the Half Point or a TBD destination

To register for the tourney and/or get more details, contact Craig Lombardi at 973 570 0024 or via email at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it     

Please advise Commissioner Lombardi by the end of May if you plan to bring a team and how many players you expect so that we can estimate the number of shirts we need, start formulating a game day schedule, and prepare enough chicken wings for the post tournament bash. 

All games are 5 on 5 full court games.  Games will start at 9 am.  Teams generally play 2 or 3 games to determine seeding for the single game elimination playoffs.  The Championship Game usually ends around 12:30/1 PM.  We hire refs for the championship and semi final games; we may also hire refs for quarterfinals if enough teams sign up.  We will have backup indoor courts available in the event of rain.

Each team must have at least 1 player who is affiliated with Notre Dame and/or the Notre Dame Club of North Jersey as a student, graduate, dues paying member, or parent of a current student.  Games are 5 on 5.  Most teams have at least 1 or 2 subs.  

Note:  We require just one ND affiliated person in order to attract more teams to support our charities and to sustain the energy and excitement delivered by different players over the years.  We ask that teams avoid situations where the ND affiliated person stands on the sidelines all day; in those situations, get a 2^nd ND player or encourage a teammate to join the Club.

Entry fees of $20 per player plus a $35 per team fee to subsidize the cost of refs can be paid on game day or sent before the tourney to:

ND Club of North Jersey

c/o Craig Lombardi

606 Macopin Road

West Milford NJ 07480

Charities for 2012:  

We have zeroed in on a couple potential charities and will select a recipient soon.  Last year we supported St. Peter’s Orphanage in Denville.

Volunteers for Special Olympics Track and Field Meet for Saturday, May 5, 2012

On Saturday, May 5, 2012, the Area 3 Special Olympics will host a regional Track and Field event at Hackettstown High School in order to determine which athletes qualify for the State championship meet later this summer.

Opening ceremonies begin at 9:00 AM but volunteers should arrive to register between 7:30 to 7:45 AM so that the organizers can assign each volunteer in a timely fashion.

The meet should conclude around 4:00 PM.  

This is a great opportunity for high school aged kids.  

Volunteer duties range from clocking the running races, escorting the athletes, working in the awards area or snack bar, selling souvenirs, etc. Duties will be assigned at check in, but the Special Olympic organizers are definitely seeking folks who are experienced race timers.

To volunteer, please do the following:

• Complete SONJ Area 3 Track & Field Event Volunteer Form (see attachment titled  T&F Volunteer Form distributed.pdf 
• Use Adobe Reader or Acrobat to download and fill in this PDF form
• After completing the Volunteer Form, click ‘Submit” and it should automatically go to Elissa Maxine Karpf, volunteer coordinator for Special Olympics. 
• If more than one person in your family is volunteering, each person must complete this form

• Also contact Ms. Karpf at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to let her know you are part of the crew from the ND Club of North Jersey & if you have experience as a race timer.
• Contact Craig Lombardi from ND Club at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to let him know you will be volunteering.

The address for Hackettstown High School is 701 Warren Street, Hackettstown.

Additional notes re this event:

If you have volunteered with Area 3 before, please wear your orange volunteer t-shirt.  If you have been given area 3 photo credentials, those must be worn as well. If you were not issued photo credentials, please be prepared to show (1) form of photo id upon check in. 

For those of you who are new volunteers with Area 3, you will be provided with an orange volunteer t-shirt on event day.  You will also need to bring (1) form of photo id to show upon check in.

The games go on rain or shine. Please dress appropriately for outdoor weather. (Decent length shorts are okay for this event and sneakers are preferred).  There are no lockers available and neither Hackettstown High School nor SONJ Area 3 are responsible for any items left unattended.

Details on volunteer activities:

• Timers: Hold stop watch and time the runner assigned to you. Report time to race organizer.
• Staging Area: make sure athletes are set up for the heats they are in
• Athlete Escorts: escort an athlete from staging area to starting line, meet athlete at finish line, escort athlete to award area & then back to staging area
• Award Area: organize athletes as they come to receive their awards; help with scoring to establish place (1st, 2nd, etc)
• Assist Coach: some coaches may need help with his/her group of athletes
• Snack Bar: sell food and beverages at snack bar; set up lunch that is served to volunteers/athletes
• Souvenirs: help committee member sell merchandise

A light breakfast & lunch will be provided to all volunteers. 

For more info about volunteering opportunities with Special Olympics, check out any of these three web sites.  
http://morris.sonj.org / http://sussex.sonj.org / http://warren.sonj.org

The ND Club of Northern NJ is conducting its annual membership drive for both new and existing members. We offer 2 different levels of membership: 

• Irish Green ($50)
• Current Students, Class of 2010, Class of 1960 and earlier (Free)

With your membership, you will be provided priority access to ND Club events with limited capacity, receive discounts relative to non-members on certain events and be placed on our distribution list for future events.

There are two payment options: You can renew or enroll online right through our website - just click here for the online form (or click the "Dues" tab at the top of any page in this site). Or you can go the classic route and click here to download the printable dues form with mailing instructions.

Membership is valid for one year from the date of purchase.  

Each year, our Club provides scholarship assistance to students from Northern New Jersey.  We build our scholarship fund balances via revenue earned through membership dues and fundraising events.  In addition, Notre Dame alums and friends may donate directly into our scholarship fund to support our scholarship initiative for Northern NJ students.  There are several ways to contribute to a specific club's scholarship fund:

1. Earmark your ND annual donation for the Notre Dame Club of Northern NJ Scholarship fund. Send it by mail to the University of Notre Dame, Office of Financial Aid, 115 Main Building, Notre Dame, IN 46556.
   
   
2. Make an online contribution at supporting.nd.edu. Please indicate the Northern NJ club scholarship fund as the club you want to support.
   
   
3. Send a payment directly to the Notre Dame Development office. Make checks payable to the University of Notre Dame and mail to the Development Office, 1100 Grace Hall, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556.  Please specify the Northern NJ Club’s scholarship fund on the check's memo line.

We thank you for your support.

The Club is very excited to bring you a special opportunity to acquire a great souvenir for yourself or the perfect gift for that special ND fan in your life. We have a limited stock of "Resurrection: The Miracle Season That Saved Notre Dame" by New York Times-bestselling author Jim Dent, about Ara Parseghian's first year as Notre Dame's head football coach and the stunning turnaround he led that brought the Irish back to the pinnacle of college football. These copies have been personally signed by Coach Parseghian himself! Proceeds from the sale of this special item will benefit the Ara Parseghian Medical Research Foundation, dedicated to finding a cure for Niemann-Pick Disease which has so tragically stricken Mr. Parseghian's family.

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