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Ms. Thoma encouraged the audience to perform acts of kindness in our communities, and suggested we be inspired by what other volunteers have already accomplished. She praised the 1100 State employees who have completed Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training. [link to: www.state.nj.us/njoem ]
Mr. Tolbert shared his experiences and the personal satisfaction he gained from years of volunteering. He credited his parents for having taught him to help others. As his mother said, “If you give a man two fish, he eats for a day. If you teach a man to fish, he’ll eat for a lifetime.” Mr. Tolbert added, “The number one reason people say they don’t volunteer is because no one asked them. So I am asking you to volunteer.”
Acting Commissioner Torres commented that we need to, “Think globally, but act locally.” He asked DOP employees to “give back” to their communities.
The following organizations were represented at the DOP Volunteerism Fair:
Peggy Lotkowictz
Director, Programs
American Arthritis Foundation
200 Middlesex Turnpike
Iselin, New Jersey 08830-2000
James Young
Regional Vice President
American Cancer Society
846 Main Street
Fords, NJ 08863-1564
Kathy Drulis
Director of Operations
Anchor House Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 2357
482 Centre Street
Trenton, NJ 08607-2357
Sarah Thoma
Executive Director
Governor’s Office on Volunteerism
State of New Jersey
P.O. Box 456
Trenton, NJ 08425-0456
Sgt. Joseph Geleta
NJ Office of Emergency Management
P.O. Box #7068
River Road
West Trenton, NJ 08628
Rob Kantenwein
Hands on Helpers of Mercer County
120 John Street, Suite 5
Princeton, NJ 08542-3121
Kathleen T. Espieg
Tour Program Facilitator
NJ State Legislative Services
State House Annex
P.O. Box 068
Trenton, NJ 08625-0068
Union Industrial Home for Children
Susan Gueye, Assistant Director
864 Bellevue Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618
Stacey Murphy
Deborah Driver
NJ Department of State
Links for Literacy Program
P.O. Box 300
State House
Trenton, NJ 08625
American Red Cross
Dani Mooney, Coordinator
707 Alexander Road, Suite 101
Princeton, NJ 08540
Susan Adams
Womanspace, Inc.
Administrative Offices
1212 Stuyvesant Avenue
Trenton, New Jersey 08618
Mary Jane Northey
Cynthia S. Plucinski
Foster Grandparent Program
Senior Companion Program
Department of Human Services
Division of Developmental Disabilities
PO Box 130 – Rt. 72
New Lisbon, NJ 08064
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