Hoboken Family Alliance

The drama students of Hoboken High School and their director, Danielle Miller, along with celebrated actress Joy Kelly and the Hoboken High School Chorus, present a staged reading of George Cameron Grant’s empowering play “Fortune” on April 28, 2017 at 7pm at Hoboken High School, 800 Clinton St, Hoboken, NJ 07030 as a fundraiser for its theater program. The show is appropriate for everybody including children 8 years and older and their families.
 
George’s powerful and noble work is about the most unforgettable women you have never known,  Rose Fortune, who was born a slave, and through a 90-year life span, became a symbol of truth, social equality, and human spirit.

Inspired by the life of Rose Fortune, internationally-produced and award-winning playwright George Cameron Grant’s (additional collaborations with New York composer Michael J. Shapiro; composer of Pass On the Love featured in Spike Lee’s Do It A Cappella; Addy Award winner for his work on August Wilson’s Fences) “Fortune” also depicts a facet of American History rarely taught – the role Black Loyalists played to win their freedom from slavery.
 
This staged reading will be directed by Hoboken High’s acclaimed Danielle Miller.  Hoboken High, one of New Jersey’s more diverse high schools, recently took home 12 medals in the NJ Thespians Festival competing against 35 other schools. The judges were particularly impressed with the honesty and truthfulness of the performances of the Hoboken students.
 
In “Fortune” 10-year old, courageous Rose refuses to accept failure as an option, no as an answer, or despair as a destiny.  As critic David Roberts, Theatre Reviews Limited, wrote:  “Fortune” is a powerful testament to the ability of the individual to overcome seemingly impossible odds to achieve success and to the importance of family, faith, and the amazing resilience of the human spirit to overcome. “Fortune” is truly transformational theatre. Real, simple, direct and powerful, it is the kind of theatre that can shift thinking, wake up consciousness, and change lives meaningfully.  
 
Tickets are very reasonably priced and are available at hhsnj.booktix.com/dept/Theatre.  ($10 for students and seniors;  $20 general admission)
 

An article about Fortune appears on the front page the The Hudson Reporter this week:

http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/27403149/article-Hoboken-High-School-s-newest-play-Fortune--tells-riveting-story-about-a-woman-you-ve-never-heard-of-?instance=latest_story

Celebrate your school spirit and win a chance for an ice cream party for the whole school when you join Hoboken Family Alliance at our School Spirit Event at Ben & Jerry’s, Hoboken, N.J., on Thursday, May 18. 

We are happy to announce our next information session, Saturday, May 13th, at 9:00 a.m. This is a great opportunity to learn more about recent developments with Tessa International School, and to meet our founder.
 
To join us, sign up online, or send us an email at admin@nulltessais.org,
 
Tessa International School is located in the heart of Hoboken, in the Monroe Center: 720 Monroe Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Information sessions are held in our office, at the same address, suite E315.
 
We're looking forward to meeting you and learning more about your child!
 
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Saturday, April 22
9:00 am
Pier A Park, Hoboken
Check-in begins at 8:00 am
One mile Fun Run for kids at 10:15 am

Join us TOMORROW on the beautiful Hoboken waterfront for a competitive race and family fun. All funds are used for Stevens educational programs and faculty professional development.

Please note: Online registration closes today at 1:00 p.m. Day-of registration will be available tomorrow morning before the race begins.

REGISTER: runsignup.com/Race/NJ/Hoboken/StevensCoop5k

Summer Programs at Stevens Cooperative School

June - August 2017
‪Ages 3 - 14

Looking for a great summer experience for your child? Stevens Summer Camp is one of Hudson County's most popular destinations to play, swim, learn and compete in 45+ different kinds of camps and courses. Day camps include swimming, tennis, and weekly field trips. Weekly specialty camps are offered in a variety of exciting activities like sailing, biking, robotics, and fashion design, as well as academic courses in writing, math and science. Stevens Hoboken and Jersey City camps are conveniently located near PATH and Light Rail stations. For more information contact Abby Grandison at abby@nullstevenscoop.org or 201.792.3688 ext. 407 or visit our website at www.stevenscoop.org/summer.

Stevens Cooperative School Admissions Spring Open Houses

Tuesday, May 9, 8:45 am
Newport Campus, 100 River Drive S., Jersey City
Kindergarten - 8th grade

Wednesday, May 10, 8:34 am
Hoboken Campus, 301 Garden Street
Two-year-old program – 8th grade

Get a head start on the fall admissions season, join Stevens Cooperative School for a Spring Info Session and Tour!

Our informative sessions are the first step to learning about Stevens’ progressive approach to education and innovative curriculum. Founded in 1949, Stevens has been preparing students for 68 years to succeed and lead in high school and beyond.

Don’t miss the opportunity to get ahead! Please RSVP to admissions@nullstevenscoop.org.

The Hoboken Family Alliance will host the 6th Annual Hoboken Bike Camp June 26-June 30, 2017 to teach individuals with disabilities to ride a two-wheel bicycle independently. This life-changing program fosters inclusion, acceptance and independence, two wheels at a time.

Operated in conjunction with iCanBike, a national, not-for-profit organization that has conducted hundreds of camps over the past decade, and the City of Hoboken, the camp uses a proven protocol with an 80% success rate. Because of specially adapted bikes that use a roller instead of a rear wheel, participants become more balanced and comfortable in an accelerated time period. An on-site bike technician and floor supervisor help advance throughout a series of levels and within five days they are riding independently.

Hoboken was the first city in New Jersey to host a camp in 2012 and four other N.J. cities have since followed. The camp is open to cognitively disabled individuals, 8-years-old and older and runs June 26-June 30 in 2017 at the Hoboken High School.

The camp brings together the community through special events and fundraising but primarily through the volunteer efforts of more than 50 individuals who are the foundation for helping participants achieve success in the camp.

The Hoboken Family Alliance is a registered 501 (3) (c) organization that was founded more than 10 years ago and supports Hoboken families and the community. The HFA is hosting the program with support from the City of Hoboken; Ben & Jerry’s, Coca-Cola, the Hoboken Harriers Running Club, The Elks, WPLJ – 95.5 F

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HELP INSPIRE A GENERATION OF GIVERS AND LEARNERS

New or lightly used children's books for first
through sixth grade lexile levels

BOOKS WILL GO TO THE HOBOKEN
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AND THE YORK
STREET PROJECT IN JERSEY CITY

Collections are taking place at St. Francis Church (308 Jefferson St.) through April 19th.

Alpha Phi Omega Theta Alpha is a national coeducational fraternity located at Stevens Institute of Technology. Every spring, the notional fraternity encourages chapters to participate in Spring Youth Service Day. The goal of this program is to engage campuses and communities in service to positively impact youth, as well as to instill in them the will to serve. For this project, our chapter has partnered with Milk and Bookies, a notional charitable organization that places donated books in the hands of children around the country to foster a sense of appreciation for education. With your help, a child in Hoboken will be given the book you chose and inscribed. For the first time, they will have their very own bedtime story. Milk + Bookies and Alpha Phi Omega want to help inspire a generation of givers and to motivate the entire community.