Vendors Welcome

HIGHWAYS is hosting a flea market on April 14 to benefit its social outreach programs.

The flea market will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Trinity Church Parish Hall, 141 Broadway (corner of 5th St. and Broadway), Bayonne.

Vendor tables cost $20 for the day. Vendors can set up the morning of the flea market between 7:30 and 9.

To reserve a space, contact Jane Jackson at (201) 858-8646 or (201) 858-8656, or at jane@windmillalliance.org.

In the News

HIGHWAYS was featured in this week's Bayonne Journal.

To view the article, titled "Mission: It's Possible -- Trinity Parish's outreach program hits the ground running," see page 5 of the Journal or click here.

Save the Dates...

As part of our continuing fundraising drive, we've got several exciting events coming up over the next few months:

Saturday, April 14, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Flea market, held at Trinity Parish Hall. Space will be available for vendors to rent, and lunch and baked goods will be sold.

Saturday, May 19: Inaugural walk-a-thon. Details will be announced soon.

Saturday, June 9, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Flea market, Trinity Parish Hall.

Also, the winning ticket for the Super 50/50 raffle will be drawn at our annual volunteer luncheon, Saturday, March 24, at 1:30 p.m., so there's still time to get your ticket!

More details will be posted as they become available.

Interested in participating in any of these events? Contact us for more information.

Back, By Popular Demand...

Beginning March 2, the HIGHWAYS thrift shop will be open the first Saturday of each month, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Located at 184 Hobart Ave. (corner of Linnet St.), in Bayonne, the thrift shop offers quality, low-cost items such as clothing, furniture and food to those identified as "in need."

In the "New & Almost New" section, clothing and items are priced individually. In the "Thrift Shop" section, clothing is offered at $6 per large bag. Other items such as furniture, appliances, and odds & ends are priced per item.

Interested in volunteering or donating items? Feel free to stop by, or e-mail us or call 201-858-8646 for more information.

Super 50/50 Raffle Tickets Now Available

The Super 50/50 raffle tickets are in. Get your chance to win $10,000 and help support HIGHWAYS's fundraising challenge.

Only 200 tickets will be sold, at $100 each. You can buy one on your own or with a friend. (If you buy your ticket with another person, you each put in $50, and can each win $5,000; between four people, it's only $25 each and you can each win $2,500!)

And remember, your donation is fully tax-deductible.

Don't delay -- with only 200 tickets available, they're sure to be sold out soon!

To get your ticket, stop by the HIGHWAYS thrift shop, 184 Hobart Ave., in Bayonne, or contact us to make other arrangements.

The winning ticket will be drawn Saturday, March 24. The winner need not be present at the drawing.

Thanks to Espress Printing (201-823-4262) for generously donating the raffle tickets.

Volunteering at HIGHWAYS

"To share often and much ... to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Do you have time to share? Consider volunteering at HIGHWAYS, where even a couple of hours a month can make a difference. There are several ways in which you can help:

• Work in the thrift shop, helping to sort, organize, and price donations of clothing, furniture, and food, or running the cash register and performing general customer service;
• Collecting non-perishable food for the food pantry, and clothing and other household items that can be given away or sold in the thrift shop;
• Help organize upcoming fundraisers;
• If you're a knitter or crocheter, make items for children in need.
  

Also, for the second year in a row, we will be establishing a community garden to grow fresh produce to distribute in the summer. If you have a green thumb, you can help with planting, weeding and watering.

Of course, you can also help by shopping at HIGHWAYS and telling your friends about it. Shopping and helping someone at the same time -- you can't beat that!