Hoboken Family Alliance

The Hoboken Family Alliance is hosting our 7th Annual Back to School Supplies Drive
August 1 to September 16, 2017 to benefit children in need within Hudson County.

HFA is committed to helping children succeed by ensuring every young person is ready to learn. Children living at or below the poverty line will find it difficult to get enough to eat this summer as their parents struggle to keep the lights on and make rent – they simply cannot afford to buy backpacks and school supplies.

Our backpack and school supply donations will go to children in need from the following organizations: In Jesus Names Charities, Division of Youth Family Services (DYFS) and York Street Project.

What’s Needed: NEW Backpacks (Unisex backpacks are preferred if possible), lunch boxes, pencils, pens, pink erasers, two-pocket folders, binders, loose-leaf paper (wide rule), notebooks (both spiral & composition), scientific calculators, protractors, crayons, colored pencils, markers, calculators, rulers, pencil sharpeners with cover, pencil cases, glue sticks, scissors, index cards, etc.  Flash drives are also requested for the older children.

Two options are available:  1) Pay Pal Donations or 2) Drop off Donations

If you choose to drop off donations, we will have a drop box at Big Fun Toys. They will be selling backpacks and some school supplies too.

DROP OFF: Tuesday, August 1 to Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Big Fun Toys, 602 Washington Street, Hoboken (Mon-Sat. 10-7pm, Sun . 11-6 pm )

Your HFA CARD will provide a 10% discount off any purchase over $25 - www.bigfuntoys.com Also ask about the Big Fun Toy Rewards Program!

FINANCIAL DONATION: If you prefer to financially donate, your donation of $25 will provide one backpack for a child, stocked with essential supplies. Cash donations are encouraged because HFA’s non-profit status allows it to purchase items without paying 7% sales tax.

If you are making a monetary donation, a tax receipt will be automatically generated.

If a child is prepared for the first day of school with a backpack and the right school supplies, the child will have the confidence to work towards having a successful school year.

With your partnership, we will be able to accomplish this together. For more information, contact Michele at philanthropy@nullhobokenfamily.org

Have a Great School Year!  Thank you.

Back to School is not just for big kids!

Preschool of Rock, celebrating their 10th anniversary this winter, is offering a series of free back to school
events for babies, toddlers and their parents!

Events are being held on the mornings of September 11th through the 15th in various locations throughout
New Jersey.

New to music classes, or already a fan, everyone is welcome!

What to expect? A free show by Preschool of Rock with giveaways and other special treats! All new families
who attend receive a $25 coupon to use for Preschool of Rock services.

Register here (Back to School tab): http://bit.ly/porbacktoschool
Call Preschool of Rock here: 732.205.1971

Locations participating in this wonderful Back to School event are:

• Monroe Street Movement Space (Midtown Hoboken) 9/12/13 @ 10:00am
• FitRxN (Downtown Hoboken) 9/13/17 @ 10:00am
• Urban Jungle Play (Uptown Hoboken) - 9/13/17 @ 3:30pm

Preschool of Rock is the original Rock-n-Roll music class for kids.

What makes Preschool of Rock so special? Energy!

The classes, where the teacher never sits, but actively engages the children by walking, singing and rocking
out the entire 45 minutes, are a high energy experience where children make new friends and bond with their
parents or caregivers.

What do they do? The children experience a new instrument each week and have the opportunity to explore a
variety of instruments throughout the class. Drumming is second nature in the classes. The children have the
opportunity to play the Djembe drum every day as well as receiving other percussive instruments to rock out
with.

Come join the fun for the best 45 minutes of your week!

Join our Preschool Open House
Ages 6 weeks to 6 years
Friday August 25th
9-11 am & 1-3 pm
1055 Maxwell Lane, Hoboken

We welcome you and your child to join our Open House to find out why parents voted Apple Most Loved Preschool. Family owned Apple makes the most of the critical early learning years from birth to age 6 by fostering your child’s unique potential, at his or her own pace. Our programs are child-inspired and research-proven.
 
·         Learn what the “whole child” approach means for your child
·         Meet our team of nurturing educators who love what they do
·         Discover what sets Apple Montessori apart
·         Tour our safety-certified school
·         Invite your child to experience Montessori in action  
 
RSVP: hoboken@nullapplemontessorischools.com
Learn more: https://www.applemontessorischools.com/august-open-house/
 

The Hoboken Family Alliance would like to send a VERY BIG THANK YOU to the CRITICAL THINKING COMPANY for donating lots of books! These Award Winning Books will encourage children in need to increase their critical thinking skills to help students to keep knowledge building over the summer!  

The Critical Thinking company publishes PreK-12+ books and software to develop critical thinking in core subject areas (Reading • Writing • Math • Science • Social Studies).

They have over 150+ Award Winning Educational Books and Software

They also offer a FREE e-mailed Puzzle every week for your child based upon the child's grade. Just sign up!

www.criticalthinking.com

SPECIAL OFFERS: www.criticalthinking.com/special-offers

Casting Call
Casting: 2-4 month old babies for an iconic NYC magazine, double page spread article about a famous baby doctor. We will be photographing babies separately and in one group shot of 6-8 babies in a row in a studio, most likely in Manhattan on either the 20th or 21st of July.

Notes:
· Baby must be comfortable being swaddled
· 2-4 months old
· All ethnicities
· Shoot rate: 150+20% (agency fee)
· Shoot date: 20th or 21st jJuly (will be one day)
· Submission: contact@nullthenewcast.com

KIDS ART + MINDFULNESS WORKSHOP

Sunday, July 9th. 2pm to 3pm

With special guest Melissa Coan of Learning Honey Co.

$12 if you sign up by July 1st, $15 after July 1st \

For children ages 3 to 5 years. Our last event with Melissa was a hit with our little yogis! Back by popular demand, bring your little yogi for an hour of yoga, art, and storytelling. Your child will learn mindfulness and have FUN! Parents are welcome to stay but drop offs are OK too 🙂

BYO BABY YOGA CLASS

Thursdays 11am. First class Free

Asana Soul Practice
411 Jefferson Street, Hoboken NJ
609-675-0503
www.asanasoulpractice.com