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Spotlight on Union previews June–July community events, fundraisers and summer programs
Summary
This episode of Spotlight on Union lists local events — from a narrated historical bus tour and a food-pantry day to summer concerts, a youth entrepreneurship camp and a Caribbean heritage celebration — with dates, registration links and contact numbers for residents.
Edith Samas, host of the local television program Spotlight on Union, used the episode to outline a series of upcoming Township of Union events and community programs residents can register for or attend.
The program opened with a narrated historical bus tour set for Sunday, June 7, starting at 10 a.m. at Connecticut Farms Presbyterian Church, 888 Stuyvesant Avenue. The tour will stop at more than seven historic sites, including Caldwell Parsonage and Liberty Hall Museum. Viewers were directed to uniontownship.com to register.
The show also promoted a fundraiser benefiting the Friends of the Union Public Library: between 12 p.m. and 8 p.m. on the announced date, 10% of sales will be donated when customers show the Facebook flyer or enter "fundraiser" in the online comment field. Details and the flyer were posted on the township's social channels.
Other events and program details announced included a return of the Market at Union (weekly Thursdays in front of the Union Arts Center), an invitation to join the Township of Union Community Choir (no auditions required), and the monthly "Past the Mic" performance series at the DMK Black Box Theater (1980 Morris Avenue).
Family and youth offerings listed were a summer entrepreneurship camp for students entering grades 6–8 (July 6–10, 9 a.m. start) at the Vauxhall Meeting Center led by local entrepreneur O'Rane Williams, and an "Introduction to Baton" class for children at Hannah Caldwell School with sessions on July 7, 14, 28 and Aug. 4. Registration for recreation programs is available via uniontownship.com/recreation or by calling (908) 686-4200.
Arts and festivals highlighted included the Union Arts Center concert on June 26, a Rapkin Park summer concert series in July (Thursday nights, 7:30 p.m.) and the Union Jazz Festival, scheduled for Aug. 21–23 and promoted by the Township of Union, Union Arts Center and Mike Brielle.
Public-service and community-support items included a free Caribbean American Heritage Month celebration on June 13 at the Vauxhall branch of the Union Public Library (123 Hilton Avenue) and a food-pantry announcement from Bethel AME Church: donations will be distributed first-come, first-served on Monday, June 22, at 241 Hilton Avenue, Box Hall; organizers listed Reverend Dennis E. Hughes and the phone (908) 964-1282 for more information.
The show closed with a reminder for residents to sign up for Everbridge notifications via the township website to receive emergency and community alerts.
Why it matters: the episode collected many of the township's seasonal service offerings and cultural events in one place and provided registration links and phone numbers so residents can take part.
Provenance: topicintro: SEG 001; topfinish: SEG 278.
