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Coastal
New Jersey PHC
One our current
goals is to support nearby PHC Clubs by attending their functions and
attempting to organize state wide functions for all Parrot Heads to
attend, thereby presenting a
more robust "Parrot Head Nation" face to our nearby communities
and social organizations.
SPOTLIGHT ARCHIVE.
Western
Massachusetts PHC
San
Antonio PHC
Western New York PHC
Pittsburgh,
PA PHC
Rhode
Island PHC
Greater
Dayton PHC
Richmond,
VA PHC
Towns
Around Biloxi PHC
Ft
Lauderdale PHC
Southern Illinios PHC
Arizona PHC
Dubuque,
IA PHC
St
Louis, MO PHC
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PHIP chartered
Coastal Jersey Parrot Head Club in June of 2003 with Kate Kunert as
Phounder and three friends as the board and members. Word spread and
about 12 others, myself included, joined the club at their first social
later that month. We have
continued to grow our Phlock with seeds of friends, family and a dose of
liberal press releases and we average about 130-150 members, with most
from Ocean and Monmouth Counties in New Jersey.
In 2004, PHIP
recognized CJPHC at the MOTM leaders’ brunch with second prize for our
newsletter, The Rhumbline. Our phantastic, energetic members are eager
to join in our community charity and environmental activities as we
Party with a purpose. As a result, CJPHC made the PHIP Domino College
Dean’s List in every issue of the TradeWind Times. One of our
community involvements is with the Arc of Ocean County, which provides
opportunities, advocacy and supports for individuals with developmental
disabilities. We join their Step up Walk every spring to show our
support and help raise funds for their medical primary care center. The
Arc honored CJPHC as their volunteer of the year in 2006. I was thrilled
that with my suggestion and help, Singing for Change awarded them a
$10,000.00 grant to help maintain their services in a time governmental
funding cuts.
 We
meet on the first Tuesday of each month for an informal Happy Hour at
the Mantoloking Road Pub in Brick, NJ from 6 to 9 PM where DJ Jeff Allen
is our host. At that time, we have a different charitable collection
such as non-perishable food items; pop tops for Ronald Mc Donald House,
cell phones for a woman’s shelter and eyeglasses for recycle for
sight.
Other organizations
and causes that have benefited from our time and fundraising efforts
include:
Clean Ocean Action
, Kelly’s Dream Foundation for Melanoma Research and Awareness, Ronald
McDonald House, Jersey Shore Animal Center, Food Bank of Monmouth and
Ocean Counties, Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Popcorn Park Zoo,
American Cancer Society, Making Strides against Breast Cancer, Toys for
Tots, and others.
Diane Andruszko
Coastal Jersey Parrot Head Club
President and Public Relations
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