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Public Hearing on Transportation Funding for Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities

Thursday, October 17, 2024
10:00 a.m.

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Bergen County Executive
James J. Tedesco III
and the
Bergen County Board of Commissioners
present a

Public Hearing on Transportation Funding for Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities

The Bergen County Division of Community Transportation is applying for funding from NJ Transit, Inc. under the Senior Citizens and Disabled Residents Transportation Assistance Program. The funding will be used to provide transportation service for senior citizens and persons with disabilities. A copy of the application will be available for viewing at the Johnson Public Library in Hackensack within two weeks after the hearing.

Thursday, October 17, 2024
10:00 a.m.

One Bergen County Plaza, 5th Floor
Commissioners Public Meeting Room
Hackensack, New Jersey

If you want to testify, but cannot attend the meeting, send your written comments to:
Bergen County Division of Community Transportation ·
Attn: Dominick Azzolini 178 Essex Street · Lodi, NJ 07644
201-368-5955 · 201-845-4683(fax) ·
CommunityTransportation@co.bergen.nj.us

Captioning will be available for the hearing impaired. Requests for transportation to this hearing and special accommodations should be made at least two weeks in advance.

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Germaine Ortiz, Chairwoman . Mary J. Amoroso, Vice Chairwoman . Dr. Joan M. Voss, Chair Pro Tempore . Rafael Marte, County Commissioner . Tracy Silna Zur, County Commissioner
Thomas J. Sullivan, County Commissioner
Steven A. Tanelli, County Commissioner

DIVISION OF COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION
Dominick Azzolini, Director

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Our Second Annual Gala.

For those of you who have been affiliated with Heightened Independence and Progress Center for Independent Living, you may remember that we held a dinner-dance annually to raise funds and interest in our programs. In 2023 the Board encouraged us to change to a more formal event to be in line with our colleagues in the nonprofit world, so we held our first such event on June 30, 2023, and it was a success. We honored Secaucus Mayor Mike Gonnelli for his contributions to the community of people with disabilities. We also honored our three longest serving Board members who have volunteered countless hours of service to hipcil. They are Anna Navatta, Betty Fetzer and Rich Hodgman.

This year we have scheduled our Gala to be held October 18, and we have expanded our recognition to include individuals who have demonstrated the best about Independent Living.

The “hipcil Making a Difference” Award will recognize Dr. Stephanie McGowan, a leader in the field of education, a tireless advocate on behalf of people with disabilities and a public servant.

The “Ed Roberts Perseverance Award” named after the “Father of Independent Living” who raised awareness of the need for the rights of people with disabilities. His successful advocacy led to The Rehabilitation Act of 1973’s inclusion of funding for Centers for Independent Living like hipcil. Victor Muniz will be celebrated for his resilience and his dedication to his power to overcome multiple obstacles to become an independent and successful member of his community.

The “hipcil Legacy Award” will recognize one of our longtime consumers who has participated in almost every event and initiative that the agency sponsors. The recipient embodies community inclusion and activism. Austin Epstein will be honored because of his contributions to serving his community as an advocate and true participant.

We have been privileged to have a Board of Trustees that has remained consistent for many years, and we will honor Anne Marie Prendergast, Hyacinthe Nkurunziza and Roy Lippin.

What to Expect:

• This year we will have a formal plated dinner.
• We will include a photo booth along with the DJ services.
• We have been collecting a wide array of interesting silent auction gift items.

Please contact the hipcil office for additional details.

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The funds raised will support our underfunded programs for individuals with disabilities and their families.

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Gala Fundraiser Sponsored by the Generosity of:

1. Turning Point
   Turning Point Restaurants | Award Winning Breakfast, Brunch & Lunch
2. Wawa
   Your Ultimate Convenience Store for Food, Drink, Fuel, and More | Wawa
3. NY Giants
   Giants Home | New York Giants – Giants.com
4. Applebees
   Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar – Your Local Restaurant (applebees.com)
5. B&M Market -Special thanks to Jon and Susan Goldstein
   B&M Market | Gourmet Market, Butcher, Catering, And Dining In NJ – A smile in every slice (bmfoodlovers.com)
6. Wycaff  YMCA
   Wyckoff Family YMCA (wyckoffymca.org)
7. Simon Styles
   Simon Styles Co. | Hair Salon | Balayage | Color Experts
8. Johns Crazy Socks
9. NY Jets
   Official Site of the New York Jets
10. Paint & Sip, Wine & Painting Parties – Pinot’s Palette
11. Let’s Roam
    City Scavenger Hunts | Wander With Purpose | Let’s Roam
12. Total Wine
13. Kendra Scott
14. Borgata
15. Tac Ops Laser Tag
16. Humdingers
17. Urban Air
18. Philadelphia Flyers
19. Theresa Artigas

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Women’s Group:

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Calendar of Events

The Women’s group meets the first Thursday of every month.

• September 5, 2024
• October 3, 2024
• November 7, 2024
• December 5, 2024

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Women’s Group focused on literary endeavors, self-improvement and created social opportunities. This club allows women to share ideas, empowering one another to make positive changes in their lives. There may be a cost for certain activities.

Contact Blagica at 201-996-9100 ext. 29 to sign up!

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Book Club

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Calendar of Events 

Always once a month.

Book Club

October 25th, 2024
Time: 11 a.m.

The book to be discussed will be an invisible thread
The author is Laura Schrive the DB number is 78,948
Calling number 945-218-0051 access code 426-6427 #

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

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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!

AVL Support Group Meetings

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Calendar of Events

• August 22th, 2024
• September 26th, 2024
• October 24th, 2024
• November 21st, 2024
• December 19th, 2024

• August 9th, 2024
• September 13th, 2024
• October 11th, 2024
• November 8st, 2024
• December 13th, 2024

• August 13th, 2024
• September 10th, 2024
• October 8th, 2024
• November 12th, 2024
• December 10th, 2024

AVL Group – Washington Township/Fort Lee
Location: Via CONFERENCE CALL
Time: 11 a.m.
Dates: Every Wednesday
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 814 3477 6118
Passcode: 118449

AVL Adjustment to Vision Loss Project

The Adjustment to Vision Loss program (AVL) is run for the blind and visually impaired, meeting monthly to engage and enjoy group activities in both North Arlington and Secaucus.

Please email

mmartinez@hipcil.org

ccanas@hipcil.org

mvelten@hipcil.org

If you have questions to the AVL Project