Open House – hipcil Bergen County Office

Oct 28, 2025 | Events, Upcoming

Open House: December 3rd, 2025

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Heightened Independence and Progress
-Bergen County Office-
has moved to a new location!

We are excited to welcome you to our
🌟OPEN HOUSE🎈
on December 3rd, 2025!

hipcil has officially moved to our new office,
and we’ll be hosting an Open House
to welcome our community to the new space!

First Gathering:
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Second Gathering:
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

190 Moore Street, Suite 101, Hackensack, NJ 07601
Accessible wheelchair entrance in the rear of building!

Please RSVP to Jasmin:
201-996-9100 or jvals@hipcil.org

We will be reopening on
📆 Monday, November 17th, 2025

The new address is
📌 190 Moore Street, Suite 101
Hackensack, New Jersey, 07601

☎️ Our phone numbers have not changed and staff is available!

Thank you for your patience and continued support during this transition.

If you require assistance in the meantime, please don’t hesitate to contact us at 201-996-9100.

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Sunday, December 14th, 2025 (12pm - 4pm)

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hipcil presents the Annual Holiday Party.

Dinner, Dancing, Music & Holiday Cheer.

Join us at:
The Elan, 111 Route U.S 46 West, Lodi, NJ 07644,
on Sunday, December 14th from 12pm to 4pm.

Please Register no later than Tuesday, November 25th.

Cost is $50 per person + $5 transportation.

Please RSVP no later than Tuesday, November 25nth.
There will be limited transportation available.

Download and complete the Registration Form below and mail it with your check made out to:

hipcil Heightened Independence and Progress,
190 Moore St. Suite 101,
Hackensack, NJ 07601

For any problems on December 14th ONLY call 201-600-4145

For additional questions contact Meaghan Velten at mvelten@hipcil.org or at 201-996-9100.

Registration Form

Previous hipcil’s Annual Holiday Party

2024 Photo Gallery

2023 Photo Gallery

2022 Photo Gallery

2021 Photo Gallery

2019 Photo Gallery

2018 Photo Gallery

2017 Photo Gallery

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Annual Membership Meeting 2025

Oct 26, 2025 | Events, Upcoming

Wednesday, November 19th, 2025 (6:30pm – 8:30pm)

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The Annual Membership Meeting.

Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands.

1280 Wall Street West, Lyndhurst, NJ. 07071

Wednesday, November 19th
from 6:30 – 9:30 pm.

Join hipcil’s Board of Trustees, staff, consumers, and friends over refreshments and demonstrate your support of the concept of Independent Living.

Learn about our accomplishments over the past year and meet all the staff from Bergen and Hudson hipcil who have made our Centers for Independent Living so successful.

Everyone is welcome;
please RSVP to reserve your spot

by submitting the bottom portion of this flyer.

Annual Meeting Topic:
Nutrition & Wellness

We hope you will renew your membership.

We also hope you continue to support all the services that hipcil provides to our communities.

Transportation is limited please RSVP by Oct 30th! (No fee this year)

Bergen County Community College at the Meadowlands is accessible by NJ Transit Access Link.

For additional questions contact
Meaghan Velten
at mvelten@hipcil.org or at 201-996-9100.

Registration Form

Become a Member

Previous hipcil’s Annual Meeting

2022 Photo Gallery

2021 Zoom Meeting

2018 Photo Gallery

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Book Club

Calendar of Events

Always once a month.

Book Club

October 24, 2025
Time: 11 a.m.

The book will be discussing is
The dry by Jane Harper

The DB number is 86906

The call-in number
for the book club is 945-218-0051
access code 426-6427 #

If anyone has further questions, feel free to call
Marie at 973-777-2006

The book club is a reading group, usually consisting of a number of people who read and talk about books based on a topic or an agreed-upon reading list.

Fall into a book… join the hip bookworms!

Good conversation, good insights into books and good friends meeting and having a good time.

We’d like to invite everybody to join the book club!

Come and have some fun, read some good books, and meet some new people.

It’s very easy, just pick up the phone dial 945-218-0051 Access 426-6427# and you are part of the group!

If anybody wants any more information about the bookclub, please contact:

Marie at 973-777-2006

Hope you’ll come and join us. Happy reading!

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Caregivers Support Group

Calendar of Events

hipcil- Marily Gonzalez-Escobar, CEO/President
is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

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Topic: Caregiver’s Support Group
Time: Oct 23, 2025 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 820 0953 2524

Passcode: 493227

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Join instructions

Do you provide care for a loved one or neighbor?
Learn about services, support, and other helpful information.

Blagica Jankuloska is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

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2025 hipcil’s Summer Calendar Raffle!

The “In It to Win It” Summer Calendar Raffle is better than ever in 2025!

There is a drawing every Friday starting May 30th and continuing in
June, July & August!

Winners are drawn 65 times during the summer.
Each day marked on the calendar lists a different cash prize.
If you win one day, your ticket is re-entered into the raffle for more chances to win again!
It’s not unusual to win more than once!

The proceeds of the “In It to Win It” Summer Calendar Raffle will support the Independent Living programs and advocacy efforts that hipcil provides to the community.

Tickets and payments must be received at hipcil by Wednesday, May 28th.

The names of winning ticket holders will be posted every Friday on our website (www.hipcil.org) by 3 p.m.
Winners will also be notified by mail.

2025 Winners Summer Raffle

Date	Amount	Ticket #	Winner	Date of Drawing
Sun, Jun 01
Mon, Jun 02	$50.00	1575	Dan & Michaela Esteban	Fri, May 30
Tue, Jun 03	$25.00	1069	Gail Braun	Fri, May 30
Wed, Jun 04	$25.00	1491	Lori Gillooly	Fri, May 30
Thu, Jun 05	$35.00	1237	Rick Hodgman	Fri, May 30
Fri, Jun 06	$25.00	1273	Lorena Kos	Fri, May 30
Sat, Jun 07
Sun, Jun 08
Mon, Jun 09	$50.00	1469	Carl Burrows	Fri, Jun 6
Tue, Jun 10	$25.00	1138	Martha DeYoung	Fri, Jun 6
Wed, Jun 11	$75.00	1172	William Fellinger	Fri, Jun 6
Thu, Jun 12	$35.00	1212	Alan Gold	Fri, Jun 6
Fri, Jun 13	$30.00	1461	Richard Lottermann	Fri, Jun 6
Sat, Jun 14
Sun, Jun 15
Mon, Jun 16	$35.00	1565	Ellie Carabello	Fri, Jun 13
Tue, Jun 17	$75.00	1467	Chrystal Zeppone	Fri, Jun 13
Wed, Jun 18	$25.00	1076	Peter Cafone	Fri, Jun 13
Thu, Jun 19	$30.00	1495	Michael Melignano	Fri, Jun 13
Fri, Jun 20	$25.00	1566	Thomas Carabello	Fri, Jun 13
Sat, Jun 21
Sun, Jun 22
Mon, Jun 23	$25.00	1240	John Lampert	Fri, Jun 20
Tue, Jun 24	$30.00	1173	Barbra & Scott Fergang	Fri, Jun 20
Wed, Jun 25	$50.00	1482	Michael DiPiazza	Fri, Jun 20
Thu, Jun 26	$25.00	1532	Jorge Nieves	Fri, Jun 20
Fri, Jun 27	$30.00	1276	Diana LaForge	Fri, Jun 20
Sat, Jun 28
Sun, Jun 29
Mon, Jun 30	$25.00	1182	Annemarie Mason	Fri, Jun 27
Tue, Jul 01	$30.00	1299	Judith Liebman	Fri, Jun 27
Wed, Jul 02	$25.00	1480	David Fedorko	Fri, Jun 27
Thu, Jul 03	$30.00	1181	Donald Scudder	Fri, Jun 27
Fri, Jul 04	$100.00	1425	Joseph Molee	Fri, Jun 27
Sat, Jul 05
Sun, Jul 06
Mon, Jul 07	$25.00	1361	Louis Parrott	Thu, July 3
Tue, Jul 08	$50.00	1505	Michael Smith	Thu, July 3
Wed, Jul 09	$30.00	1488	Kristan Scardigno	Thu, July 3
Thu, Jul 10	$25.00	1462	Joseph Mackus	Thu, July 3
Fri, Jul 11	$30.00	1272	Jane Koegel	Thu, July 3
Sat, Jul 12
Sun, Jul 13
Mon, Jul 14	$25.00	1426	Joseph Molee	Fri, July 11
Tue, Jul 15	$30.00	1014	Roselyn Altman	Fri, July 11
Wed, Jul 16	$25.00	1461	Richard Lotterman	Fri, July 11
Thu, Jul 17	$50.00	1097	Danielle Ciccone	Fri, July 11
Fri, Jul 18	$25.00	1512	Tuesday Lyles	Fri, July 11
Sat, Jul 19
Sun, Jul 20
Mon, Jul 21	$25.00	1063	Thomas Bodenburg	Fri, July 18
Tue, Jul 22	$75.00	1350	Elsie O'Neill	Fri, July 18
Wed, Jul 23	$35.00	1199	Katherine Gabry	Fri, July 18
Thu, Jul 24	$25.00	1130	Carol Dass	Fri, July 18
Fri, Jul 25	$30.00	1351	Marcella Pinkney	Fri, July 18
Sat, Jul 26
Sun, Jul 27
Mon, Jul 28	$25.00	1175	Karen- Mae Ferolino	Fri, Jul 25
Tue, Jul 29	$25.00	1172	William A. Fellinger	Fri, Jul 25
Wed, Jul 30	$35.00	1495	Michael Melignano	Fri, Jul 25
Thu, Jul 31	$50.00	1097	Danielle Ciccone	Fri, Jul 25
Fri, Aug 01	$25.00	1170	Stella Fellinger	Fri, Jul 25
Sat, Aug 02
Sun, Aug 03
Mon, Aug 04	$50.00	1534	Soraida Delancy	Fri, Ago 1st
Tue, Aug 05	$30.00	1158	Lottie Esteban	Fri, Ago 1st
Wed, Aug 06	$25.00	1157	Alex Esteban	Fri, Ago 1st
Thu, Aug 07	$30.00	1494	Lori Gillooly	Fri, Ago 1st
Fri, Aug 08	$25.00	1576	Annette & Tim Gibbard	Fri, Ago 1st
Sat, Aug 09
Sun, Aug 10
Mon, Aug 11	$25.00	1067	Nancy Mazza	Fri, Ago 8
Tue, Aug 12	$50.00	1540	Jeremiah Poll	Fri, Ago 8
Wed, Aug 13	$30.00	1307	Carla Martineau	Fri, Ago 8
Thu, Aug 14	$25.00	1495	Michael Melignano	Fri, Ago 8
Fri, Aug 15	$50.00	1233	Arlene Hodgman	Fri, Ago 8
Sat, Aug 16
Sun, Aug 17
Mon, Aug 18	$30.00	1491	Lori Gillooly	Fri, Ago 15
Tue, Aug 19	$25.00	1492	Lori Gillooly	Fri, Ago 15
Wed, Aug 20	$50.00	1311	Joan Martorella	Fri, Ago 15
Thu, Aug 21	$25.00	1449	Warren Williams	Fri, Ago 15
Fri, Aug 22	$30.00	1211	Alan Gold	Fri, Ago 15
Sat, Aug 23
Sun, Aug 24
Mon, Aug 25	$25.00	1308	Carla Martineau	Fri, Ago 22`
Tue, Aug 26	$25.00	1297	Gloria Lieberstein	Fri, Ago 22`
Wed, Aug 27	$25.00	1025	Carl Arnold	Fri, Ago 22`
Thu, Aug 28	$25.00	1274	Lorena Kos	Fri, Ago 22`
Fri, Aug 29	$250.00	1067	Nancy Mazza	Fri, Ago 22`
Sat, Aug 30
Sun, Aug 31

hipcil’s Summer Raffles

2025 - Photo Gallery & Winners

2024 - Photo Gallery & Winners

2023 - Photo Gallery & Winners

2022 - Photo Gallery & Winners

2021 - Photo Gallery & Winners

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Open House – hipcil Bergen County Office

Open House: December 3rd, 2025

Heightened Independence and Progress-Bergen County Office-has moved to a new location!

We are excited to welcome you to our🌟OPEN HOUSE🎈on December 3rd, 2025!

hipcil has officially moved to our new office,and we’ll be hosting an Open Houseto welcome our community to the new space!

Back to the Homepage

Annual Holiday Party 2025

Sunday, December 14th, 2025 (12pm - 4pm)

hipcil presents the Annual Holiday Party.

Dinner, Dancing, Music & Holiday Cheer.

Previous hipcil’s Annual Holiday Party

Back to the Homepage

Annual Membership Meeting 2025

Wednesday, November 19th, 2025 (6:30pm – 8:30pm)

The Annual Membership Meeting.

Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands.

1280 Wall Street West, Lyndhurst, NJ. 07071

Wednesday, November 19th from 6:30 – 9:30 pm.

Annual Meeting Topic:Nutrition & Wellness

Previous hipcil’s Annual Meeting

2021 Zoom Meeting

Back to the Homepage

Book Club

Book Club

Calendar of Events

Book Club

Fall into a book… join the hip bookworms!

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Caregivers Support Group

Caregivers Support Group

Calendar of Events

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Summer Calendar Raffle!

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The “In It to Win It” Summer Calendar Raffle is better than ever in 2025!

2025 Winners Summer Raffle

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Heightened Independence and Progress
-Bergen County Office-
has moved to a new location!

We are excited to welcome you to our
🌟OPEN HOUSE🎈
on December 3rd, 2025!

hipcil has officially moved to our new office,
and we’ll be hosting an Open House
to welcome our community to the new space!

Wednesday, November 19th
from 6:30 – 9:30 pm.

Annual Meeting Topic:
Nutrition & Wellness