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Kiwanis Club Of Caldwell West Essex

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Kiwanis Club Honors Maria Burak for Community Service

Kiwanis Club of Caldwell-West Essex held annual awards dinner at Hanover Manor.

The Kiwanis Club of Caldwell-West Essex presented Maria Burak, Director of Human Services for the Borough of Caldwell, with the Kiwanis Community Service Award, the service club announced recently. The award was presented on Thursday, Feb. 28 at the Hanover Manor during the club's 89th Charter Night. As the second largest Kiwanis club in the New Jersey District, President Mildred Fitzburgh highlighted some of the ways in which Maria Burak has impacted the West Essex communities she serves, including running the Caldwell Food Pantry and the Grover Cleveland Senior Center. The Kiwanis Club of Caldwell-West Essex also awarded Hixson Fellow JoAnn Dixon the NJ District Carrington-Swaine Fellowship, and Bob Hodge and Bill Fried each were awarded…

Monday, December 3, 2012

Kiwanis Tour Features Houses Decked Out for the Holidays [Photos]

Area residents open their homes to support the charitable projects of the Kiwanis Club of Caldwell-West Essex.

The annual Kiwanis Club of Caldwell-West Essex Christmas Walk featured an array of homes decked out for the holidays.  The houses on this year's tour ranged from a 1929 Craftsman-style cottage on Mountain Avenue in North Caldwell to a grand farmhouse on Arlington Avenue in Caldwell which was once a bed and breakfast.  The homes, as well as the historic Grover Cleveland Birthplace and the Zenas C. Crane House, were open for self-guided tours from noon to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Proceeds from tour tickets will help fund the many charitable projects of the local Kiwanis Club. The club was founded 88 years ago and raises approximately $45,000 a year for projects that support youth, help families in crisis and otherwise benefit the community. 

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Time Lapse Video: Caldwell Street Fair

Six minute video uses time lapse footage to capture excitement of annual Caldwell event.

It's the biggest event of the year in Caldwell. More than 30,000 attendees and 150 vendors, plus rides and entertainment, line Bloomfield Avenue the first Sunday in October for the Rotary-Kiwanis Caldwell Street Fair. This year's 21st annual street fair was captured on video using three time-lapse cameras which were set up along the half-mile stretch of the fair.  The six-minute video condenses 12 hours of footage, from set up to breakdown to all the fun in between. Save the date! The 22nd annual Caldwell Street Fair will take place on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013.

Sylvia Isaacson

11:50 am on Thursday, January 24, 2013

What a great communication tool to link with those I would never know and keep up with what is going on in my community and surrounding area   more ›

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Kiwanis Club Hosts Christmas Walk

Tour eight homes decked out for the holidays.

Update: Advance ticket discount extended to Wednesday, Nov. 28. The Kiwanis Club of Caldwell-West Essex will once again host, “The Christmas Walk,” a self-guided tour of homes decorated for the holiday season. The tour is set for Sunday, Dec. 2, from noon to 4:30 p.m Six local homes and two historic 19th-century homes will be decked out for the holidays in this special fundraiser. A host at each house will be available to answer questions about the distinctive collections and unique décor. Complimentary refreshments will be served at Caldwell Flowerland, 329 Bloomfield Ave., in Caldwell, as well as at the two historic sites, the Grover Cleveland Birthplace in Caldwell and the Zenas Crane Homestead in West Caldwell. Admission is $25, $30 …

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Kiwanis Donates $20K for New Softball Dugouts

West Essex Waterproofing bats in donation toward Rotary Community Challenge.

The Kiwanis Club of Caldwell-West Essex has donated $20,000 toward the construction of new softball dugouts at James Caldwell High School. The donation helps to fulfill the Rotary Community Challenge—a pledge by the Rotary Club of the Caldwells to donate $20,000 for new dugouts to the Caldwell-West Caldwell Board of Education if the community could match that amount. The existing softball dugouts have no roofs, walls or floors. The new dugouts will have roofs for protection from the sun, rain and fly balls, as well as cement floors so the girls are not sitting with their feet and equipment in puddles when it rains, according to the Rotary. “When asked why the Kiwanis Club of Caldwell-West Essex gets involved in such things as dugouts for …

Caldwell Street Fair: What You Need to Know

The most popular event in the Caldwells attracts tens of thousands.

The first Sunday in October always means one thing in the Caldwells—it’s time for the Rotary/Kiwanis Caldwell Street Fair. The 21st annual Caldwell Street Fair will bring more than 200 vendors and an estimated 30,000 area residents to downtown Caldwell on Sunday, Oct. 7. Fair hours are noon to 5 p.m. Caldwell merchants, crafters and other vendors will sell their merchandise along Bloomfield Avenue, from Roseland to Central avenues. There will be rides and plenty of activities for children. Plus, local restaurants will serve their specialties and there will be the ever-popular beer truck behind The Cloverleaf Tavern at the intersection of Hanford Place. Proceeds from beer sales, as well as a 50/50 raffle, will be used to sustain the many …

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Teresa Akersten

1:23 pm on Thursday, October 4, 2012

You make a good point. The Caldwell Street Fair website is clear that there's no rain date. But I've been told it's never been canceled in 20 years—let's hope for 21!   more ›

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Kiwanis Club Donates Sign to Lincoln School

New sign unveiled at oldest elementary school in the district.

For more than five years, Lincoln Elementary School’s Home and School Association (H.S.A.) has been saving for a new school sign. However, every time the H.S.A. raised the money for the sign, something more important was needed—a playground, a sound system, and even new picnic tables. The Kiwanis Club of Caldwell-West Essex has come to the rescue, donating a new sign for the oldest of the local elementary schools. “We are very grateful and appreciate all that the Kiwanis do for our town,” said Lincoln School Principal Adam Geher. “The sign is so colorful and just perfect for our elementary school.” The decorative new sign replaces a rustic wooden sign that has sat on the school’s lawn for as long as anyone asked can remember. More visible …

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Take "The Christmas Walk" House Tour Sunday

Proceeds from ticket sales of self-guided tour to benefit Kiwanis Club of Caldwell-West Essex.

Get decorating ideas and enjoy beautiful homes trimmed for the holidays this Sunday, Dec. 4, by going on “The Christmas Walk.” The self-guided seasonal house tour will take place from noon to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday only. Tickets are $30 each and will be available at Caldwell Flowerland, 329 Bloomfield Ave., in Caldwell, on the day of the tour. Benefiting The Kiwanis Club of Caldwell-West Essex Foundation, the tour will include six area homes and three historic 19th-century homes, including the Grover Cleveland Birthplace in Caldwell, the Zenas C. Crane House in West Caldwell, and Roseland's Harrison House. Docents will be stationed at each of the homes to answer questions. Complimentary refreshments will be available at Flowerland, as well as…

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