HK C.A.R.E.S: A Maplewood family needs your help (Dec 22, 2011)
The Angelos of Maplewood have three boys who are triplets: Kohl, Austin and Branden. The boys are 11 years old. They attended Marshall and Jefferson schools and just moved to Maplewood Middle School this year. All the boys play soccer, and Peter, their dad, has been a coach for a… (Continue reading at Patch)Green Recoverings: Two Maplewood nonprofits have united for the greater good (Dec 22, 2011)
Two great Maplewood nonprofits have united for the greater good. Green Recoverings is now part of HK Community Fund, and their first project together was the coordination of the bulk donation of materials from a 130-room hotel in Hackensack, NJ, scheduled for demolition, to local homeless… (Continue reading at Patch)
Deshawn Gray 2011 Scholarship Winner (Sep 26, 2011)
Widener University Class of 2015 Where did you grow up? I’m from Paterson, New Jersey, and I moved to Maplewood when I was five years. old. When did you start doing civic volunteering type jobs? Freshman year of… Read more »Seeing the world through Muslim eyes (Mar 2, 2011)
In January and February, students in the We See the World program at the HK Foundation Center focused their studies on human rights. But this was no sterile classrrom experience. To bring the topic to life, Center facilitator Stephanie Jelley brought in a friend, filmmaker Qasim Basir. Basir was… (Continue reading at Patch)Cabaret for a Cause raises funds for ALS (Lou Gerhig Disease) (Feb 16, 2011)
The show was the brainchild of Maplewood resident and artist Alexander Kariotis, who was profiled in the September Patch article Cabaret for a Cause, and was co-produced by the HK Community Fund. Kariotis’s older brother Anthony succumbed to ALS 15 years ago. (Continue reading at Patch)Maplewood Community Garden gets grant (Feb 16, 2011)
Late last week, the locally based HK Community Fund announced it was awarding a $3,000 grant to the nascent Maplewood Community Garden project. (Continue reading at Patch)Kerns recognized by Maplewood Rotary (Feb 13, 2011)
This year’s event on Saturday, Feb. 26 at the Woman’s Club will feature the recipient of the Rotary’s Citizenship Award — Thomas Kerns of the HK Community Fund. The award is given to an individual who lives by the Rotary International motto “Service Above Self” (Continue reading at Patch)HK Community Fund gives back in a big way (Jul 28, 2010)
The HK Community Fund, founded in 2009 by Tom Kerns and his wife Jeanmarie Hargrave (yes, she’s the “H” in HK) is an organization that, according to Kerns, has a core mission of “enhancing the sense of belonging in the community.” (Continue reading at Patch)HKCF Fundraiser: Snakes at the Gate (Jun 24, 2010)
Maplewood music lovers enjoyed a fundraiser last night at St. James’s Gate Publick House for the HK Foundations Center, featuring the sounds of local band The Snakes. Visitors relaxed with drinks, good food and much-needed air conditioning. The donation jar filled up quickly, and The Snakes were heard to sing… (Continue reading at Patch)
