Happy Holidays

Bellow are some warm messages that I received and I would like to share with you. Have a wonderful holiday season and a very 'Green' New Year!
Best wishes, Gloria Machnowski

From the Verona Park Conservancy

Dear Verona Park Conservancy Members & Friends,
As we close the books on 2009 I'd like to take a moment to reflect on the vital role we all played in the park this year. We are enormously proud and we hope you are as well of the progress we are making - your continued support and effort is the engine of our success. Attached please find our 2009 year in review.
We wish you all Happy Holidays

From Lisa Simms, Director of the NJ Tree Foundation

Dear Tree Planters,
Celebrate 12 Years of Planting Trees in New Jersey! For the 12th consecutive year, the NJ Tree Foundation is offering free one- to two-year-old trees to Celebrate Arbor Day in New Jersey. An information sheet, application form and Training Schedule are attached. Deadline for the application is February 26, 2010.

In twelve short years, the NJTF's Celebrate Arbor Day! program has planted over 123,000 trees in parks, schools, and public spaces across New Jersey. Be a part of the fun! Hope you apply!

From the New Jersey Conservation Foundation

We offer our sincere thanks and appreciation to all supporters and friends of conservation. This year alone, with the help of our members, friends and conservation partners, New Jersey Conservation Foundation has helped protect more than 1,650 acres of forests, farmland and watersheds throughout the Garden State.

Also this year, New Jersey voters approved a measure to replenish the Garden State Preservation Trust, the critical fund that helps purchase land to maintain open space, protect clean water sources, create city parks and playgrounds, preserve farmland, and save historic landmarks. It was a great vote of confidence in conservation and the future of our state!

Conserving land makes this a better state for all of us, not just today, but for generations to come.

We're grateful for your help and partnership, and to wish you a joyous holiday season and a very Happy New Year!

My Verona NJ

There is a great new website with "local-news-now" in Verona.
MyVeronaNJ has been created by Julia Martin Langan and Virginia Citrano, Verona residents and journalists. Julia Martin Langan has been on the staff of Money, Sports Illustrated, Bride’s and Redbook magazines. Her articles appear in a variety of national publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Newsday, Parents, Good Housekeeping, Harper’s Bazaar, Self and Family Circle. Virginia Citrano wrote and edited for The Wall Street Journal’s European edition, Institutional Investor, Crain’s New York Business and Forbes.com. A recent graduate of Rutgers University’s Environmental Stewards program, she serves on the board of the Verona Environmental Commission. Currently she contributes to a variety of publications and Web sites, including USAirways‘ inflight magazine, and consults on social media.

Visiting MyVeronaNJ I read "Don’t Pitch That Cell Phone"

The organizers of Verona High’s Project Graduation, Class of 2011, are asking for donations of used, broken or unwanted cell phones. This is a win-win: The donated phones will raise funds so that the current junior class can enjoy a supervised, alcohol- and drug-free celebration with their classmates on the night of their graduation. Another plus: The unwanted phones won’t end up in landfills, where chemicals from their batteries can leach into groundwater. Cell phone drop-off boxes are currently available at the Verona Community Center, Verona Library and Verona High School.

Go to http://myveronanj.com to read many more great articles.