USMC ANGELS AND MENLO PARK TERRACE SCHOOL #19 HAVE TEAMED UP FOR THIS YEARS  "COMMUNITY OF CARING PROGRAM "

THE SCHOOL'S PRINCIPAL MS. SHARON MCGREEVEY HAS PUT TOGETHER A WONDERFUL PROGRAM THAT WILL RUN THE DURATION OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.  SHE AND MRS. MELANIE JOSEPH ARE OVERSEEING THE PROJECT AND STILL INTRODUCING MORE WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR TROOPS.

THE STUDENT BODY HAS ADOPTED A MARINE AND HIS COMPANY.  CPL. BRIAN K. JOSEPH IS SERVING IN IRAQ WITH 2ND BATALLION 25TH MARINES.   HE AND 200 MARINES WERE DEPLOYED FROM PICATINNY ARSENAL IN DOVER NEW JERSEY BACK IN MAY OF 2008.

THE CHILDREN WILL WORK ON MONTHLY PROJECTS RANGING FROM ARTWORK TO FOOD DRIVES....AND PACKAGES WILL BE SHIPPED THROUGH USMC ANGELS.

IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER THEY RAN A "BABY WIPE DRIVE" WHICH FILLED MORE THAN 3 LARGE TRASH BINS.  THEY ALSO DREW BEAUTIFUL PICTURES TO BRIGHTEN A SOLDIER'S DAY!

THE CHILDREN WILL WORK 1 MONTH AHEAD OF HOLIDAYS TO ALLOW FOR SHIPPING TIME.  THEY WILL SEND HOLIDAY ITEMS AS WELL AS BASIC NEEDS ITEMS.  

THE END RESULT WILL BE THE CHILDREN MEETING THE RETURNING VETERAN SOLDIERS THEY'VE ADOPTED AND SUPPORTED ALL YEAR , WHEN THEY RETURN HOME FROM DEPLOYMENT LATE SPRING 2009. 

A POSTER WHICH HANGS IN THE FRONT ENTRANCE OF MPT SCHOOL 19 DISPLAYS PICTURES OF CPL. JOSEPH AND HIS FELLOW MARINES.   IT ALLOWS THE CHILDREN TO SEE THE MARINES THEY ARE HELPING AND SUPPORTING FOR THE NEXT YEAR.  IT ALSO DISPLAYS A MAP HIGHLIGHTING IRAQ SO THE STUDENT KNOW HOW FAR THEIR SUPPORT TRAVELS.

USMC ANGELS & COLUMBUS SCHOOL IN CARTERET HAVE TEAMED UP TO SUPPORT OUR TROOPS.

MRS. MELISSA JONES, A TEACHER AT COLUMBUS HAS SPEAR HEADED A WONDERFUL COLLECTION PROGRAM WHICH BROUGHT IN A LARGE AMOUNT OF BASIC NEEDS ITEMS FOR THE MARINES SUCH AS BABY WIPES, TOOTHPASTE AND FLASHLIGHTS.  SOME OF THE CHILDREN ALSO MADE CARDS AND WROTE LETTERS.

RARITAN VALLEY ACADEMY IN PISCATAWAY HAS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN SUPPORING OUR MARINES!

THIS IS A SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL, AND A WONDERFUL TEACHER SUSAN HAS A SPECIAL CLUB AND SHE DECIDED TO HAVE HER CLASS FOCUS ON SUPPORTING THE TROOPS...THESE CHILDREN MADE BEAUTIFUL CARDS.   ALOT OF THESE CHILDREN HAS MENTAL/LEARNING DISABILITIES AND IM EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO THEM AND TOLD THEM SO WHEN I VISITED THEM ON NOVEMBER 2ND.   

WE HOPE TO SPREAD THIS PROGRAM THROUGHOUT WOODBRIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AS WELL AS NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS.

PLEASE CONTACT MELANIE L. JOSEPH IF YOUR SCHOOL WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF THIS WONDERFUL PROGRAM. 

TEL.  732-423-7837

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