Cranford Nonprofits and Charities

I am one of the newer members of this group, having joined the organization within the past few years. <br>However, I have followed this group my whole life, since their original offices were located blocks from <br>my home in the Ironbound Section of Newark, New Jersey. Since joining, I have become familiar with <br>both the members and the programs we support. The commitment to the sport of fishing and to serving the public, demonstrated by the members, has impressed me greatly and I am proud and honored to <br>be considered a member of this organization. I recognized that I had made the right decision joining this group several Septembers ago, as I stood watching the first group of handicapped children and adults <br>decend the hill toward the lake in Echo Lake Park, located in Mountainside, NJ. We were there to provide <br>a day of fishing for them, and quite honestly, I was glad that I was standing alone as I observed this <br>scence, since I don't believe I could have held a conversation with anyone for several minutes. I recognized the importance of fishing in my life at a very early age, while growing up in a housing project in the inner city of Newark, NJ., and do believe it was a major contributing factor in making it through <br>that period of my life. As a result of past experiences in my life, and the positive encouragement of <br>members of this club, I have recently enrolled as a mentor with the national program, "Hooked On Fishing, Not On Drugs," administered by New Jersey's Division of Fish and Wildlife Division. For those of you that love fishing, and share a strong desire to serve the public, I couldn't encourage you more <br>to consider joing us. We look forward to processing your application and introducing you to the group. <br>Take care and have a great day.

I have dealt with the AMERICAN CHILDRENS CANCER ASSOCIATION for well over a year now, and they have been consistently professional to deal with. <br> <br>Their mission to help kids with cancer (and their families) help find and afford the safest, most effective treatments is highly commendable.