The Nature Conservancy will be holding their first webinar of their Winter Webinar Series. The Penguins of the World webinar will feature guest speaker and penguin expert Dr. Ardith Bondi who will discuss the different species of penguins, how they live, her experiences with them in the wild, and the efforts being made to conserve them. The Penguin...

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In Celebration of Zonta International's Amelia Earhart Month. The Zonta Clubs of Essex County and Morristown Area present: Eliza Woloson, Co-Founder & Managing Director of Women Have Wings. The event takes place on Sunday, January 20, 2023. Click here to register.

Since its founding in 1933, nearly 90 years ago, The Community Chest of eastern Bergen County continues to support and respond to the needs of the community. Samma Faragalla, a student at Dwight Morrow High School and a recipient of a Community Chest 2022 Young Women's Leadership award, raised awareness of the critical need for women's personal hyg...

As of early December, Columbia Financial, Inc. and Columbia Bank are pleased to announce the appointment of Mayra L. Rinaldi as Executive Vice President, Corporate Governance and Culture of the Company and the Bank. Mayra Rinaldi has a strong company background and many years of experience. She joined Columbia Bank in 2000 as a bank teller in Linde...

After the matinee performances of 'Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, The Enchanted Edition,' children will be able to meet their favorite characters and take pictures with the cast of Cinderella! Photos will take place after the 2pm performances of Centenary Stage Company's Holiday Spectacular production of Cinderella, The Enchanted Edition o...

The Rutgers Business School – Office of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (RBS IDEA Office) is currently accepting applications for the 2023 RBS Pre-College Enrichment Program (RBS PREP). The application deadline is 5pm Monday, December 19, 2022. RBS PREP offers the opportunity for high school juniors from a historically underrepresented and...

The New Jersey Bankers "Rising Star" Award recognizes emerging professionals who demonstrate great leadership qualities with the promising potential of becoming leaders of the NJ banking business. Due to her exceptional leadership and work ethic, Marissa Spinuzzi, Fraud Officer at Columbia Bank, was the recipient of a 2022 NJBankers "Rising Star" A...

Amazon, Meta, Salesforce, and Twitter have recently announced the layoffs of thousands of their employees, mostly because of changes in the companies' infrastructure and budget constraints. Due to the massive amounts of layoffs, many people will find themselves without a job. Luckily, there are ways that employees can stay ahead of company changes ...

Sylvia's Children, a 501(c)3 organization, is a charity dedicated to helping students and orphans ages 3 to 14 at Mbiriizi Primary School in Masaka, Uganda. Executive Director and Founder, as well as entrepreneur, author, consultant, and motivational speaker, Sylvia Allen, founded Sylvia's Children in June 2003 when she devotedly accepted the respo...

The South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) is hosting a variety of festive concerts throughout the month of December! See below for upcoming performances. Hot Sardines Holiday Stomp - Thursday, December 1 at 7:30pm "Join the Hot Sardines for classic Jazz and Swing holiday favorites and original tunes performed by the eight-piece band. Their br...

The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation (NNJCF) is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization based in Hackensack, New Jersey that works to improve community life through civic engagement, education, the arts, and more. In a public celebration on November 14th, 2022, NNJCF's ArtsBergen revealed "The Black Women's Mural: Celebrating Black Suffragist...

The New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs (NJSFWC) is a volunteer community service organization founded in 1894 and is headquartered on the Douglass College campus in New Brunswick, NJ. The NJSFWC is a member of the General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC) and is the world's largest and oldest women's volunteer community service organizat...

From a career in wildlife biology to working in the grape growing and viticulture industry, Victoria Reader, a South Jersey native, found where her passion lies. At first, Reader aspired to work in the wildlife biology industry but changed careers and worked at the South Jersey winery Auburn Road Vineyard Winery & Enoteca. She then worked for&n...

A report from Latinas Represents and the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) provides the current standing of Latinas in elective office in the U.S. The population of people who identify as Hispanic or Latino has grown significantly. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, more than half of the U.S. population growth in the last decade consist...

Deb Belfatto, founder of the Susan G. Komen North Jersey Affiliate, community activist, two-time cancer survivor, and friend of Garden State Woman Education Foundation shares with us her life experiences and her latest project aimed to support and raise awareness of women's health. Belfatto recently launched Let's Talk: Women's Health & Wellnes...

Clashes between extreme thinking and opposing beliefs are one of the obvious reasons for today's negative and chaotic political climate. But one significant factor—that goes unseen at times—which contributes to the mood of the political climate is the quality of the relationships between government officials. When the alliances between countries an...

In honor of the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl, Zonta International District 3 members share upcoming information on their communities and in their networks about Zonta International's service projects and scholarships, fellowships, and awards.  District 3 Orange the World | Friday, November 25, 2022 In support of e...

Last year on Indigenous People Day, Minnetonka reaffirmed their five key commitments to the Native American community. And on the one-year anniversary of that announcement, on this Indigenous People's Day, heritage footwear brand Minnetonka releases their first Indigenous-designed beaded moccasin collection. This collaboration features Indigenous-d...

The first event of Centenary Stage Company's 37th Season will kick off with a Curtain Up! Gala concert performance by Laurel Canyon, a trio consisting of Grammy Award Winning writer and producer Mark Hudson, Hall of Fame Songwriter Gary Burr, and singer-songwriter Mark Mirando. Laurel Canyon: A Tribute to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young will be an...