Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Wayne Robbins captured video and interviews from January's Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon Dinner Dance at the Fair Lawn Community Center.
The Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon, a local non-profit that provides support to military "adoptees" and their units stationed overseas, held a dinner dance fundraiser on Jan. 12 at the Fair Lawn Community Center. Inside Fair Lawn's Wayne Robbins attended the fundraiser, which featured a buffet dinner catered by Giovanni's Deli and music by Joe Zisa and Friends Band. Wayne produced four videos from the event that highlight the special opening and closing presentations, with food, music and dance mixed in. -- Follow Fair Lawn-Saddle Brook Patch on Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to receive our daily newsletter in your inbox each morning
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
The borough and police department have partnered with Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon to set up collection boxes at various municipal locations
The holidays have passed, but the borough and its police department are still collecting items for New Jersey soldiers. Fair Lawn has continued its partnership with local military troop morale-boosting non-profit Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon to support local soldiers serving overseas and asks that residents contribute to the cause. The borough has stationed public collection boxes at four municipal locations where residents can drop off items to be distributed to servicemen and women. Boxes are set up at the municipal building, public library, senior center and community center. For a completel list of items accepted by Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon, see the attached flyer. -- Follow Fair Lawn-Saddle Brook Patch on Facebook and Twitter, and …
Saturday, January 5, 2013
An Adopt-A-Soldier Platoon dinner dance fundraiser will be held Saturday, Jan. 12 at the Fair Lawn Community Center.
The Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon, a local non-profit that provides support to military "adoptees" and their units stationed overseas, is having a dinner dance fundraiser on Saturday, Jan. 12 at the Fair Lawn Community Center. The fundraiser, which runs from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m., will feature a buffet dinner catered by Giovanni's Deli and music by Joe Zisa and Friends Band. Tickets are avaliable until Jan. 8 for $50 per person and can be purchased in the mayor's office at Fair Lawn Borough Hall, Giovanni's, the Community Center, the Fair Lawn Community School office and online at www.adoptasoldierplatoon.org. The Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon was founded in 2003 by Fair Lawn resident Alan Krutchkoff and his wife, Mary-Edna, as a way to provide support …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
The borough is working with Fair Lawn's own Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon and Cell Phones for Soldiers this holiday season to offer aid to service members stationed abroad.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Fair Lawn is keeping its local soldiers stationed abroad front of mind this holiday season. The borough and its police department have partnered with two military support organizations that distribute supplies to troops overseas and is asking that residents contribute to the cause. Collection boxes for both Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon and Cell Phones for Soldiers are now set up in various locations around town. Residents can find collection boxes for Fair Lawn-based Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon at the municipal building, public library, senior center and community center. Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon and its all-volunteer force boost the morale of troops and their families by collecting non-perishable food, personal care items and small electronics for …
Friday, September 21, 2012
A Fair Lawn-based charity that supports troops stationed overseas finished 161st in the Chase Community Giving Program, high enough to garner a $10,000 donation from the bank.
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Friday, September 21, 2012
The Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon Program, which for a few days had fallen out of the running in a national contest for Chase grant money, made a dramatic surge on the contest's final day to finish 161st and earn a $10,000 check from the bank. The Fair Lawn-based organization, which collects non-perishable food items, toiletries, small electronics and other items for soldiers stationed overseas, had been in fierce competition for up to $250,000 in grants from Chase as part of the bank's annual Community Giving Program. After being nominated earlier in the year, Adopt-a-Soldier entered a voting process with nearly 30,000 other charities across the nation. The 196 charities that garnered the most votes during the process shared in $5 million in …
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
The local charity is currently running 151st nationally in the Chase Community Giving Program, putting it in line for a $10,000 donation.
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
The Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon Program has been boosting the morale of military units overseas and their families back home since 2003. In return, why not give them a boost with a simple click of your mouse? The Fair Lawn-based organization, which collects non-perishable food items, toiletries, small electronics and other items for soldiers stationed overseas, is currently in fierce competition for up to $250,000 in grants from Chase as part of the bank's Community Giving Program. Earlier this year, Chase allowed employees and customers to nominate their favorite charities. Nominated charities that accepted their nominations by Aug. 30 -- like the Adopt-a-Soldier Platoon -- shared equally in $2.5 million in initial grants and were moved on to…
Sunday, December 11, 2011
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Monday, Dec. 5 Defense Key to Cutters' Hockey Hopes Having lost only a handful of seniors from last year’s 11-10-5 squad that made the state playoffs, Fair Lawn’s hockey team and itssecond-year head coach Brack Healy have high hopes heading into this season. Healy expects the Cutters to finish in the top half of the nine-team Big North Gold Division. Possibly higher if all goes right. “If everything falls into place we could surprise a lot of teams and be a dark horse to win our division,” Healy wrote in an email. The Cutters didn’t disappoint in their first regular season action over the weekend, notching victories against Dumont on Friday and River Dell on Saturday, thanks to stellar netminding from senior Josh Sarna and timely third …
Monday, November 14, 2011
Photos were taken by Michelle Shaloff of Temple Beth Sholom
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Monday, November 14, 2011
Alan Krutchkoff spoke Sunday at Temple Beth Sholom in recognition of Veterans Day. Krutchkoff, a Fair Lawn resident and Vietnam veteran, is the co-founder of Adopt-A-Soldier Platoon, Inc., an organization that since 2003 has supported troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as on U.S. bases and in hospitals.
Jack O'Neil
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