4th Annual Come A.L.I.V.E. in the Community - JCC of Central NJ

On Sunday, April 22, 2012 from 10 am to 4 pm, the JCC will host the 4th Annual Come A.L.I.V.E. in the Community, a day of community service for teens.  On this day, teens will have the opportunity to help their community by collecting food, cleaning parks, donating art projects to charities and more.

A.L.I.V.E. stands for Alliance, Leadership, Involvement, Volunteerism, Energy and was formed when teens from the Jewish Community Center of Central NJ and the I Have a Dream program at Plainfield High School worked together and participated in programs that taught them to be responsible, involved and active adolescents in their respective communities. 

This group of teens coordinated the first Come A.L.I.V.E. in the Community as an ideal way for all local teens to share the same lessons they learned and to give back to their community.  Over the last three years, Come A.L.I.V.E. in the Community has been a great success.  Teens from area high schools, including Plainfield High School, Union Catholic High School, Westfield and Scotch Plains/Fanwood High Schools, Jonathan Dayton High School in Springfield and Watchung Hills Regional High School, have all participated and worked together.

This program runs in conjunction with J-Serve’s National Day of Jewish Youth Service and is sponsored by the JCC of Central New Jersey and the Plainfield I Have a Dream program. 

Advanced registration is not required.  Register the day of the event at the JCC of Central New Jersey in Scotch Plains.  For more information, contact Lindsay Napchen, Teen Services Director, at lnapchen@jccnj.org or 908-889-8800, ext. 203. 

The JCC of Central New Jersey is located at 1391 Martine Avenue in Scotch Plains.  The JCC of Central New Jersey is a constituent agency of the Jewish Federation of Central New Jersey, United Way of Greater Union County and the Westfield United Fund.  Financial assistance is available for membership and various programs.  All are welcome.