Click here to download the PDF Review In 2024, Sylvia’s Children continued its critical work at Mbiriizi Advanced Primary and Daycare School in Uganda. We weathered storms, engaged our community, and overcame the odds to ensure our children will continue to thrive. In April, a flood ravaged the campus, severely damaging a dormitory (the [Read More]
As 2020 began, we were all blithely going along our sponsorship sales paths until we ran smack into the stone wall of a global pandemic. As the efforts to contain the COVID-19 outbreak have led to countless cancelled or postponed events, event planners have learned quickly that they can't rely on their previous sales [Read More]
Now Here! An exciting one-of-a-kind Wine Festival event has come to your living room! Connect personally with top wineries in the New Jersey area to learn not only about their exquisite wines, but also recipes that go perfectly with specific selections. Each week several wines will be highlighted by the wineries themselves with an [Read More]
Waretown, which is located just a short distance from Long Beach Island, will host its 5th annual Waretown Spring Wine Festival, Saturday, May 2nd through Sunday, May 3rd, 2020. Festival goers can look forward to tasting wines from many of the states most prized wineries during the two-day event. The wine festival will be [Read More]
PAUL, MN If the answer is yes you are a Rotarian in District 5960 in Minnesota and Wisconsin. What is Rotary? 1.2 million people in the world that believe and subscribe to the Four Way Test as follows: Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS? [Read More]
Sunrise Optimist Club Hot Shot Basketball Tournament is February 10, 2019. FREEHOLD, N. J. The Sunrise Optimist Club of Freehold will once again host its fun, inexpensive and competitive activity, the Kylie Pinheiro Memorial Hot Shot Basketball Tournament, on Sunday, Feb. 10, for its third year in a row. The event, which [Read More]
Back by much demand and fanfare next year will be the Sunrise Optimist Club of Freeholds annual Soup-er Bowl Sunday, a fundraiser that celebrates Americas most popular sports event, while raising money to benefit the community. This years Soup-er Bowl event, sponsored by CentraState Healthcare System, will run from 1 to 4 p.m. on February [Read More]
Waretown, which is located just a short distance from Long Beach Island, will host its annual Waretown Spring Wine Festival, Saturday, May 4th through Sunday, May 5th, 2019. LOCATION The wine festival will be held in the Waretown Recreation and Lake Area, located at 182 Wells Mill Road. On Saturday, April 27th through Sunday, [Read More]
The prominent host of "In-Depth Outdoors TV" James Holst has been announced as the Grand Marshal of this year's 28th Annual World Famous Fish House Parade, set to take place in Downtown Aitkin on Friday, November 23. The world famous parade has become one of the Midwest's go-to events, as onlookers come from all over [Read More]
The Freehold Sunrise Optimist Foundation will once again hold its annual charity golf tournament, the 2018 Carmen J. Rivello Friend of Youth Golf Classic, on Tuesday, August 14. The Annual Golf Tournament will take place at Knob Hill Golf Club (1 Shinnecock Drive) in Manalapan, well known as New Jerseys premier semi-private golf club boasting [Read More]
Minnesota beer lovers are in for a real treat. The Harvest Moon Brew Fest, now in its fifth year, will return to Aitkin on Saturday, September 8. Presented by the Glacial Lakes Home Brewers and featuring dozens of the best craft and home brews, and ciders the great state of Minnesota has to offer, the [Read More]
The 8th Annual Jersey Shore Wine Festival, presented by the Lakewood BlueClaws, is expecting its highest turnout yet after announcing its list of featured wineries participating this year.All of those expected to participate this year are among the Garden States most popular wineries, including Chestnut Run Farms, DiMatteo Wnery, Monroeville Vineyard & Winery, Plagidos Winery, [Read More]
The Downtown West Orange Alliance is excited to host its Second Annual Restaurant Week, kicking off March 11th and wrapping up on March 17th, St. Patricks Day. With more than twenty of West Oranges hottest dining establishments participating, locals and visitors to the community will get the chance to sample select dishes from a [Read More]
Waretowns beloved Spring Wine Festival is back again for its fourth year! This years festival will return from Saturday, April 28th through Sunday, April 29th and tickets are now on sale through Groupon and Eventbrite. The fourth annual spring wine festival will once again be held in the Waretown Recreation and Lake Area (182 [Read More]
The Lakewood BlueClaws will host the eighth annual Jersey Shore Wine Festival at Lakewoods FirstEnergy Park, on Saturday, June 9th through Sunday, June 10th and tickets are now on sale through Groupon and Eventbrite. The exciting two-day festival features samplings from a variety of award-winning wineries from throughout the Garden State. Some of those [Read More]
Wine festivals are sprouting up all over the Garden State, due to their incredible popularity these past few years, especially some of the most popular throughout the state, the Jersey Shore and Waretown Wine Festivals. The organizers of those two have now announced the launch of a new one for the state and South [Read More]
One of the most heart warming trips to the Mbiriizi School in Uganda is for the Christmas party. We only need four more to make this work. However, need to know no later than October 10 in order to get VISA's, tickets, the works. Please join us ... there is no greater joy than [Read More]
The Preservation Alliance of Minnesota is a private, nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization dedicated to preserving, protecting, and promoting Minnesotas historic resources. PAM is a Statewide Partner of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Sylvia Allen is featured in their latest magazine issue. The Magazine of the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota is available for download [Read More]
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Presented by the Chester Merchants Association, the first-ever Chester Spring Brew Fest will take place next month with nearly 10 featured craft beers. Organizers of the festival are currently putting out the call for all interested vendors looking to participate in the two-day inaugural beer festival in historic downtown Chester. In addition to vendors [Read More]
The Freehold Sunrise Optimist Foundation will once again host its Carmen J. Rivello Friend of Youth Golf Classic, its annual charity golf tournament, on Monday, May 22. The annual golf outing will take place at the Knob Hill Golf Club (1 Shinnecock Drive) in Manalapan Township, well known as New Jerseys premier semi-private golf [Read More]
Grand Opening Set for Saturday, May 29th at Historic Butler Building AITKIN, MN. One of Aitkins most popular weekly attractions will return this Memorial Weekend, Saturday, May 29, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the parking lot of the historic Butler Building (301 Minnesota Avenue North). The Farmers Market, now in its fourth year, [Read More]
WARETOWN, N. J. The 2017 Waretown Spring Wine Festival, one of New Jerseys top annual attractions for the last three years, has put out the list today of its participating wineries for this years festival. Its list of featured wineries includes those often ranked among the best from throughout the Garden State for their [Read More]
The Sunrise Optimist Club of Freehold will host its annual Kylie Pinheiro Memorial Hot Shot Basketball Tournament on Sunday, Feb. 26, it has been announced today. The event, open to girls and boys from grade levels 4 to 9, will start at 12 noon for girls of all grade levels; and for boys, from grade [Read More]
Aitkin Habitat for Humanity will host its annual Toolin Tour, a six-hour motorcycle ride through Aitkin County this July. The motorcycle tour is a fundraiser for the Aitkin Chapter of Habitat for Humanity, with proceeds going to help in constructing a new home in Aitkin. Since 1976, the international organization has worked to build [Read More]
Chester Spring Brew Fest May 20-21, noon to 5 pm, in historic Chester, NJ. 175 Main Street, Chester In the Gazebo Park Pre-Buy Tickets:$15 Day of Event: $25 2-Day Tickets Pre-Buy: $25 2-Day Tickets Day of Event: $35 Reminiscent of America's old-time mercantile district, Chester is a trip down memory lane [Read More]
The hit 90s TV series Seinfeld made the phrase No soup for you! a part of our cultural language, but on Feb. 5, you wont need to worry about that. There will be plenty of soup! The Sunrise Optimist Club of Freehold will once again hold its popular Super Bowl Sunday event cheekily and aptly [Read More]
The Sunrise Optimist Club of Freehold will once again hold its Annual Stock Market Picking Contest, now in its fifth year, it has been announced today. The annual challenge will kick off on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and last for five weeks, every Thursday evening at the CentraState Medical Center. [Read More]
The Sunrise Optimist Club of Freehold, along with The Sunrise Optimist Foundation, will present A Night of Comedy, starring a number of New York area comedians, on January 20, 2017, it has been announced today. The comedy night will take place at the Freehold Senior Center (116 Jackson Mills Rd.) at 8 p.m., with doors [Read More]
Saturday December 3 turned out to be a gorgeous day for the first annual Historic Holmdel house tour! 60+ people enjoyed visiting the Holmdel Community UCC, the village of Holmdel where they saw a former harness factory, Dr. Cooke's office from 1823, the Samuel Ogborne House from 1740, and the 1699 Kouvenhoven house. Some of [Read More]
Upcoming Events Historic Holmdel Christmas House Tour December 3rd, 10 am - 4 pm Visit seven beautifully restored historic properties, from the early 1600's to late 1800's including a church from 1704, a doctor's office from 1804, a pre-revolutionary home from 1740 and a traditional Dutch home from 1699. Park [Read More]
With Holmdel being one of the oldest sites of European settlement in the Garden State, its no surprise that many of its homes date back to the 1600s. But one doesnt often get the opportunity to experience that history pre-dating the Revolutionary War. December 3, 2016 10 am - 4 pm Order Tickets Online! Order [Read More]
One of Northern Minnesotas most talked about events, the Harvest Moon Brew Fest will once again return to Aitkins historic Butler Building with the opportunity to sample 65 beer selections this year. This years rain-or-shine Harvest Moon Brew Fest, hosted by Glacial Lakes Home Brewers and produced by Allen Consulting, will take place in the [Read More]
Sylvias Children, a 501(c)3 organization headquartered in Holmdel, NJ, will be featured for six weeks in the Pollak Gallery at Monmouth University. Entitled Progress it will be an update to the previous exhibit held in 2010. Experience the village of Mbiriizi in Uganda, Africa. This exhibit tracks the progress of the Mbiriizi Advanced Primary [Read More]
What are the best practices for getting a new business off the ground? How can you grow your small business' reach? APP's Devin Loring will talk to successful Shore area business owners and thought leaders during the next event in our APP Talks live speaker and networking series: "Thinking Big for Your Small Business," 5:15 [Read More]
Waretown, which is located just a short distance from Long Beach Island, will host its first annual Waretown Spring Wine Festival, Saturday, April 25th through Sunday, April 26th. The inaugural wine festival will be held in the Waretown Recreation and Lake Area, located at 905 Wells Mill Road. The Waretown Spring Wine Festival is [Read More]
Ballinasloe, Ireland. Internationally regarded as the Queen Mother of Sponsorship Sales, U.S-based business leader, philanthropist and author Sylvia Allen has been invited to return to Ireland at the end of this month to participate once again in the Association of Irish Festival Events annual workshop. Allen will kick off the training workshop in Ballinasloe on [Read More]
International Sponsorship Expert Will Participate on FMCs Leadership Panel Aptly named the Queen Mother of Sponsorship Sales, noted integrated marketing and sponsorship expert, and author Sylvia Allen has been invited to appear on May 16, as part of the Fair Media Councils 2014 Womens Empowerment Summit at Briarcliffe College. The event kicks off at 7:30 [Read More]
Widely regarded as the Queen Mother of Sponsorship Sales, noted sponsorship expert, business leader, and author Sylvia Allen will be returning to Michigan this month to speak as part of Michigan Festival & Events Associations (MFEA) 2014 Spring Educational Seminar. Allen will kick off the educational seminar at the EOB Conference Center (2100 Pontiac Lake [Read More]
Noted sponsorship expert, business leader, author, and humanitarian Sylvia Allen has been invited to speak at the Kent County Tourism and Delaware Economic Development Office in Dover, DE., March 6. A recognized thought leader in the worlds of integrated marketing and sponsorship sales, and founder of Holmdel, N. J.-based Allen Consulting, Allen has been providing [Read More]
March 15, 2014 In support of the organizations ongoing commitment in fighting domestic violence, Applebees will be hosting a special Flapjack Fundraiser breakfast for Dotties House on Saturday, March 15 at its Brick location. The Flapjack Fundraiser will present a full breakfast that includes a short stack of pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, and a beverage [Read More]
Sylvias Children (www.sylviaschildren.org), a New Jersey-based non-profit, is on the hunt for medical practitioners interested in a meaningful voluntourism opportunity tending to children in Uganda, Africa on its next annual medical trip from March 13-25, 2014. The charity organization, founded over a decade ago by internationally recognized businesswoman Sylvia Allen, is seeking doctors, nurses, nurse [Read More]
