Shine and Inspire

What a fun “Galantine’s” night unleashing our creative selves at Outside the Lines Art Studio. We had an evening of conversation, connection and ceramics while helping Shine and Inspire help our community. Our thanks to Danielle Ingeri at Outside the Lines for sponsoring this fundraiser, and to Daphne’s Catering for the delicious eats!

Thank you so much to Caruso Physical Therapy and Nutrition in Allentown for their wonderful donation of feminine products for the Shine and Inspire Closets!

Many thanks to Denise Graham Daniels and the United Way for their donation of hygiene kits for those in need!

Another wonderful Children’s Event, one of the best things we do at Shine and Inspire!

96 children and their families were our guests for a day of fun, music, crafting, games, lunch and hot chocolate station, haircuts and family portrait. They went home with winter clothing for the cold months ahead, a present from their wish list, pajamas, books and a homemade blanket. Each family went home with a bag filled with hygiene and household items to help stretch their budgets. So many people to thank:

• The amazing Shine & Inspire board who made it all happen – Donna Powell, Mary Jane Rossi, Sharon Evanko, Nawaz Merchant, Carol Stolow, Karen McLaughlin and Patrick Jones.
• People and businesses who donated their money and time by sponsoring, donating and shopping for the children with a special shout out to super shoppers Karen Jacko, Margaret Conrad, Karen McLaughlin, Renee Hogan and Ann Marie Potts who shopped for so many of the children!
• Bristol Myers Squibb who sponsored 8 children for the event!
• Pam Trapp, Mary Theresa Weil and fellow realtors at Coldwell Banker Princeton for also sponsoring several of the children!
• The fantastic volunteers, both new and those who keep coming back we appreciate you!
• The Civil Air Patrol who did a drone demonstration and had air simulator games and cardboard paper plane tables!
• Our amazing stylists Carlee and Haley who cut children’s hair all day!
• Jenny who kept the games and the dancing going all afternoon!
• Doe’Rain Deane, the wonderful photographer who took family portraits (and is always there to help us)!
• Book Smiles for all the wonderful books!
• New Jersey Weddings and Events for all the wonderful food and Beth and Joann and team who are the best!!!
• The amazing Kari who made balloon characters for the children while up on stilts!
• Lala & Mimi’s Pajama Project that gave pajamas to every child!
• Project Linus who donated handmade blankets for the children!
• Rebecca Zegas, our Belle and Snow White volunteers!
• The young men from the Hamilton A’s baseball organization for helping to unload everything (there was a lot!) and set up the hall!