Tag: YMCA

RED BANK – Kids, it’s time to lace up your sneakers and get ready for a day full of fun at the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County Healthy Kids Day.

RED BANK – It might not be too late to give away that stash of Halloween candy the kids collected – or the leftover bags that weren’t handed out – before you end up eating it all.

In celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the YMCA of Greater Monmouth County (YMCA) held its 35th Memorial Community Breakfast, honoring community members who have embodied the spirit and values of the civil rights leader.

Ming Chen was an aimless college student when he first saw “Clerks,” the debut film by Highlands native Kevin Smith.

The YMCA of Greater Monmouth County celebrated the life and legacy of civil rights leader the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by honoring community leaders and students striving to uphold his ideals.

More than 100 years into a partnership with the local business community, the Rotary Club of Red Bank is taking on a new role as a catalyst for social change.

RED BANK – Rabbi Sally J. Priesand is an icon in the community, usually celebrated as the first ordained female rabbi in the nation. But she insists the focus shouldn’t be on her. Rather, the focus should be on doing God’s work – specifically advocating for social justice in the community.

RED BANK – One in three local families struggles to afford diapers for a child, according to the Red Bank Rotary Club, which has launched an initiative to provide easily accessible “pantries” stocked with free diapers and other supplies new parents need.

By Allison Perrine COURTESY ANDREA PLAZAGwen Love, the executive director of Lunch Break, will receive this year’s Martin...

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