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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161119T190000
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SUMMARY:Marley Dias and Mona Scott-Young host GrassROOTS Give Thanks Benefit Gala
DESCRIPTION:Join The GrassROOTS Community Foundation\, and co-host Mona Scott-Young (CEO\, Monami Entertainment) and Marley Dias (Founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks) on November 19th for our annual Give Thanks Benefit Gala. Orange Lawn Tennis Club in South Orange\, New Jersey from  7-11pm. For tickets: http://givethanksgala.eventbrite.com. \nThe purpose of the Give Thanks Benefit Gala is to raise funds to support our work in New Jersey.  As a social action and public health organization\, we provide health and wellness programs for  women\, girls and community members so they can achieve and maintain high levels of well-being. \nTo date\, GrassROOTS has donated over 500 turkeys and 300 pounds of fruits and vegetables to families in need. We have also provided: \nFamily Support Work \n\nImplemented 60 hours of the ROOTS Family Strengthening Program for low income mothers and children\nLaunched The Invisible Woman’s Project where we have trained mothers who live in shelters to photograph and tell their stories\nDonated over 100 toys for holidays to elementary school children at Speedway Academies\, located in the West Ward of Newark adjacent to Bradley Court\, a high crime housing development\n\nPublic Health \n\nTrained 200 individuals to complete their first #RootsRockRun5k\nLed 4 town hall and community conversations\n#24HoursofPeace\, offered blood pressure screenings and stress reduction techniques to residents who live in high crime areas\n#WellnessWednesdays offers 600 hours of free community wellness activities\n\nCapacity Building Support \n\nCollaborated with 50 community service organizations and programs\,including City of Newark\, to improve their work\nProvided mini-grants to area churches and community programs in East Orange\, Orange and Newark\n\nYouth Social Action and Leadership Work \n\nSuperGirls Society trained 40 girls to become youth leaders and girl changemakers through the following programs:\n\nSuperCamp Scholarship Fund has granted $75\,000 in scholarships to local youth\n#MathWizGames held free STEM (science\, technology\, engineering & mathematics) games for girls\n#1000BlackGirlBooks collected 8000 books and donated 1500 books to local schools and libraries\n#RoomForChange program decorated and redesigned rooms at the YMCA for unaccompanied minors\n#FullCourtDress collected and donated winter coats\, hats and scarves for homeless youth\n\n\n\n  \nBuy Tickets Here \n  \n 
URL:https://grassrootscommunityfoundation.org/event/lets-give-thanks/
LOCATION:Orange Lawn Tennis Club\, 305 N Ridgewood Rd\, South Orange\, NJ\, 07079\, United States
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