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S AT U R D AY A p r i l 1 6 t h
4TH ANNUAL FUNDRAISING GALA

Creating Common Ground, Growing Community

14 Maple Ave Suite 300 Morristown, NJ 07960 www.growitgreenmorristown.org

S AT U R D AY A p r i l 1 6 t h
Gala Committee Members
Shaun Ananko
Charlie Bensley
Joanne Bilotta
Barbara Buda
Julie Cohen
Nancy Collins
Alice Cutler
Abby Gallo
Carolle Huber
Gail Lowry-Davis
Lauren McTigue
Frank Pinto
Douglas Rodgers
Jayme Siegel Harvey
Greg Socha
Theresa Ulrich
Christine Volinsky
Dave Walters

Auction Chairs
Charlie Bensley
Alice Cutler

Food and Beverage

Barbara Buda
Gail Lowry-Davis

Music
Max Huber and John Callahan
DJ Scott McDowell

Schedule of Events
7:00 Event Begins
Live Music by Max Huber and John Callahan
Silent Auction and Tricky Tray Open
8:00 Welcome Remarks and Honoree Presentations
8:15 Photobooth Opens
Music by DJ Scott McDowell
9:00 Dessert and Coffee
Silent Auction and Tricky Tray Bidding Closes
Door Prizes and Tricky Tray Winners Announced
9:30 Silent Auction Checkout
10:00 Evening Closes

Food and Beverage Generously Provided By:

Wine Tasting & Fundraiser by Cambridge Wines
Signature Cocktail from Claremont Distillery
Craft Beer from Man Skirt Brewing
Local Hors dOeuvres by Ome Caterers
Pork and Bacon by L.L. Pittenger Farm
Decadent Desserts by The Artist Baker
Coffee and Teas by SmartWorld Coffee

Be Sure to Enjoy
Silent Auction
Tricky Tray
Urban Farm-Inspired Photo Booth
Wine Sales to Benefit Grow It Green Morristown
Live Music and DJ in the Ballroom
Passed Hors dOeuvres Throughout the Evening
Stationed Food in the Ballroom
Carrot & Pea Donations for Families in Need

Silent Auction

Photo
Booth

Porch

Apps/Desserts

Silent Auction
Tricky Tray
Silent Auction
Checkout

Bathrooms
Front Door

Apps/Desserts

Bar

Silent Auction

Porch

Wine Tasting

Check-in

Live
Music
and DJ

MENU
Passed Hors d'Oeuvres
Fork Wedge
Valley Shepherd Crema de Blue, Baby Iceberg, Pickled Onions,
L.L. Pittenger Farm Bacon

Baby Spring Lamb Chops

Fiddlehead Fern Pistou

Taro Tacos
Barnegat Viking Village Sea Scallops, Baby Beet, Mandarinquat,
Grow It Green Pea Shoots

Shrimp and Grits

Castle Valley Mill Grits, Flaim Farm Leeks, Tomato and Artichoke Remoulade,
Serrano Ham

Local Vegetarian Bahn Mi Slider

Norwich Meadows Carrot, Roasted Cauliflower, Blue Moon Acres Radish,
Cucumber, Grow It Green Cilantro, Tango Chile Aioli

L.L. Pittenger Farm Pork Steam Bun

Citrus Slaw, 5 Spice BBQ Sauce

Spring Pasta and Risotto Station

Spring Greens Salad
Grow It Greens Spinach, Microgreens and Carrots, Citrus Vinaigrette
Sfogliai Cavatelli
Lobster, Fava Bean & Green Garlic
Asparagus and Wild Morel Risotto
Caramelized Shallots & Nettle Meadow Fromage Blanc
Assorted Local Breads from &grain
EVOO, Balsamic, Shaved Parmesan

Local Farm Crudit and Artisanal Cheese Station

Assortment of Fresh Local Vegetables and a Tasting of Valley Shepherd
Creamery Cheeses

French Macaroons
Rosemary Madeleines
Mini Strawberry Shortcakes

Premium Tricky Tray Items

Visit our tricky tray table near the entrance
for a chance to win:
Magic Alhambra Diamond Necklace
Donated by Mendham Jewelers
Valued at $1,250
Featuring 46 diamonds set in 14 karat gold. The necklace is a
potent symbol of luck, health, fortune and love.

Passes to Disney World

Donated by Walt Disney Company
Valued at $620
4 One-Day Park Hopper Passes for Walt Disney World

Fully Stocked Wine Fridge

Donated by Grow It Green Board Members
Valued at $707
A Thermoelectric Duel Zone Wine Cooler wine fridge, fully
stocked with premium wines each valued at $25 or higher

Tickets to enter the drawing are:

$20 each
3 tickets for $50
An Arms Length for $100
All ticket purchases benefit Grow It Green Morristown!

Mind Your Peas and Carrots!

Grow It Green Morristown provides fresh, healthy produce to
underserved families in our community. When these families
visit the farm, we provide them with a reusable bag that they
can bring back to the farm each week and fill with fresh,
healthy vegetables at no cost to them.
Please consider supporting this program!
$30 can provide a Week of Fresh Vegetables
$120 can provide One Month of Fresh Vegetables
$600 can provide an Entire Season of Fresh Vegetables

Our cheery volunteers, dressed as a Pea and a Carrot, will be

walking around the event accepting donations toward our
vegetable donation program.

Wine Cases for a Cause

Cambridge Wines will be pouring five different sustainable or
organic wines that are available for purchase.

Grow It Green will receive a portion of the proceeds from

your wine purchase tonight!
Cases can be picked up at Cambridge Wines in Morristown.

Wine Selection
Filipa Pato, Beiras Brut Ros 3B (NV)
Organic/Biodynamic
Mount Riley, Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
Sustainable
Bergerac Rose, Chateau Laulerie
Practicing Organic
Winery Selection, Agrelo, Malbec/Cabernet Sauvignon,
Huarpe
Sustainable
Red Blend, Mordecai, Banshee
Sustainable

Silent Auction
Auction Closes at 9 p.m.; Check Out at 9:30 p.m.

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Framed Art Print Barbara Buda & Corbett Framing

Dinner and Music Morristown Deli & Morris Arts
Private Fosterfields Tour Fosterfields Living Historical Farm
Seafood Dinner for Four ShopFreshSeafood.com
Ten Classes at Commit to Change Commit to Change
Braunschweiger Earrings Braunschweiger Jewelers
Private Wine Tasting for Ten Cambridge Wines
Cooking Classes for Two Kings Food Market
Dinner for Four Harvest Group Restaurants
Window Herb Garden Country Mile Gardens
Men's Seiko Watch Charlie Bensley
Woman's Seiko Watch Charlie Bensley
Organic Facial and Spa Package B. Jones Organic Spa
Wine Tasting for Four Villa Milagro Vineyards
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15 Wild Game Picnic at the Symphony Charlie Bensley & Morris

Arts
16 Brew Your Own Beer at Home Cask & Kettle Homebrew &
Shaun Ananko
17 Taproots and Seedlings Taproot Magazine & The Farm at
Green Village
18 Four Flats of Flowers and Herbs The Farm at Green Village
19 Private Tea Party for Eight The Artist Baker
20 Dinner for Two South + Pine
21 Sterling Rose Bracelet Gerlach's Jewelers
22 Farmers Market Basket and Music Festival Morristown
Winter Market Suppliers & Morris Arts
23 SmartWorld Coffee for a Year SmartWorld Coffee
24 Anthropologie Tea Cups with Tea Samantha Rothman & Grow
It Green Morristown
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Tickets to the Shakespeare Theatre Shakespeare Theatre of NJ

Kashmir Handmade Rug Alice Cutler
Dinner for Two Blue Morel
Giralda Farms Music Festival with Dessert Morris Arts &
Swiss Chalet Bakery
Backpack for Every Day lauren b. and 23 South
Garden Tour and a Trip to The Farm Women's Association of
Morristown Medical Center & The Farm at Green Village
1/4 Cord of Wood Charlie Bensley
Date Nights Out Guerriero's Ristorante & Market Taverne &
Sona 13
Ten Classes to Commit to Change Commit to Change
Twelve Weeks of Urban Farm Flowers with Vase Grow It
Green Morristown & LaVonda Rothman
Painted Beekeeping Starter Kit Shaun Ananko
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36 Walk Around Wine and Beer Tastings for Two Ninety

Acres at Natirar
37 Mayo Arts Center Tickets and Photography Classes Mayo
Arts & Photos by Sergio
38 Organic Facial and Gift Basket B. Jones Organic Spa
39 High Tea for Two Cosy Cupboard Tea Room
40 Garden Cocktail Party Samantha Rothman
41 Handmade Pottery Myra Bowie McCready
42 Weekend in the Catskills Carolle Huber

PAWAR GILGALLON & RUDY, LLC

Attorneys At Law
Craig S. Gilgallon, Esquire
6 South Street, Suite 201
Morristown, New Jersey 07960
Tel: (973) 605-8800

About Grow It Green Morristown

Grow It Green Morristown works to create sustainable farms and
gardens that provide equal access to fresh, local food and educate
communities through programs focused on healthy eating and
environmental stewardship.
By engaging and educating local residents, we aim to be a catalyst
for positive change in Morristown, helping to create a sustainable
healthy community.
We accomplish these goals through our two major projects, the
Early Street Community Garden and the Urban Farm at
Lafayette.
Along with the work we do at the Early Street Community Garden
and Urban Farm, we collaborate with multiple partner organizations
to improve access and awareness of healthy food. Our work
includes:
Assisting other local organizations and schools with establishing
their own garden spaces.
Providing educational opportunities for school children,
local groups, and individuals.
Creating opportunities for people to volunteer and make
meaningful contributions to the health of their community.

Why Were Here

From the beginning, Grow It Green Morristown has been propelled
by a mission to create a healthier, happier community. We feel it is
important to:
Help community members grow their own food by providing
them with the skills and the space they need to succeed.
Get children excited about organically grown produce and healthy
eating.
Have green spaces available for community members to enjoy.
Build community spaces that provide environmental benefits.
Create a sense of community among diverse community
members.
Promote equal access to fresh, local food.
Create a culture of health to address obesity in children and adults
in Morris County.
Provide inspiring employment opportunities for local youth.
Reconnect families to how their food is grown.
Provide opportunities for youth to learn about sustainable
agriculture in an urban environment.

Rebuilding the
Early Street Community Garden
17 Early Street Morristown
Once a littered and vacant lot, the Early Street Community
Garden will soon provide 94 families of all ages and backgrounds
with the ability to grow their own food. Once complete, it will be
a model of sustainability for community gardens nationwide.

Help Us Reach
Our Goal!
$200,000

So far we have raised just over

$100,000, and here are some examples
of what weve accomplished so far:
Graded the property
Installed 2 rain gardens
Built a solar-powered pavilion
Built 94 garden beds
Installed an interior fence
Created a rainwater collection system
Established a walking path
Here are examples of what we could
do with your help:
Install a garden patio
Create a walkway through the garden
Build boardwalk over rain garden
Purchase soil and compost
Build a community shed
Set up water spigots
Install picnic tables
Build a green street
Hold an endowment for maintenance

31 Hazel St, Morristown

The Urban Farm is New Jerseys largest public school garden,

providing educational opportunities for the 5,200 school children of
the Morris School District, as well as area colleges and local
community members.
This one-acre property creates opportunities for children and adults
to grow and experience local, chemical-free food. Much of the food
grown is donated to local soup kitchens and Morristown High
School. In 2015 alone, we donated 4,000 lbs of food to community
food partners.

Come Visit us at the Urban Farm!

31 Hazel Street, Morristown
Open Volunteer Hours
Saturdays, 9 a.m. 2 p.m. (May-October)
Farm Stand Hours
(JuneOctober)
Thursdays, 3 p.m.- 6 p.m.
Saturdays, 9 a.m.- 2 p.m.

Honoring a Founder
Myra Bowie-McCready
Myra,
Remember that March day in 2009
when the three of us went for a drive
and pulled up in front of an empty lot
on Early Street? This is the perfect place
for a community garden, we thought,
then but we dont even know who
owns it.it is in a redevelopment
zone.. You said, Hey, why not use it
for now? You got the owner to say Sure, and the neighbor to say,
Ill get you free water and Grow It Green Morristown was born!
That first clean up day in April, we were hoping a few folks would
show up and help. Over 30 came. The first night we started
building beds, 10 folks showed up to help, most we did not even
know. Of course there was the snow, the flooding, and other small
setbacks. It was not always fun, but it was always exciting. That
garden has flourished into a true community.
That same sunny March day we drove over to the lot behind the
Lafayette Learning Center. Sam suggested putting in an educational
garden for the whole school district. Carolle laughed until you
said, yes!
At our first meeting with the School District we asked for the whole
field, and they declined, said they needed it for the soccer games.
Sam and Carolle were ready to leave, and you said What about
this parcel by the tennis court Well, here we are, the largest
public school garden in the state, and growing! And all this is
because of your dream for a community garden for Morristown.
We thank you, Myra, for being a vital part of our incredible journey.
Your Co-founders, Samantha Rothman and Carolle Huber

Classroom Cultivator of the Year

Pilar Restrepo
Woodland School, Morris School District

For the past six years, Pilar has been

an integral part of bringing the
concept of healthy eating into the
classroom and to the Urban Farm.
Pilar also has helped Grow It Green
bridge the language barrier with her
bilingual kindergarten students,
getting them excited about their
visits to the Urban Farm. A teacher
for 13 years, together she and
Farmer Shaun have created
impactful lessons to teach students how food is grown and highlight
the importance of eating healthy.
Each year Pilar helps Grow It Green Morristown fulfill its mission
to bring healthy eating to the Morris School District by organizing
two annual field trips for her students and scheduling time for inclassroom growing activities.
We are honored to present Pilar Restrepo with the 2016 Classroom
Cultivator of the Year Award.

In 2015, We Accomplished So Much!

4,000 lbs of produce donated

Student visits to the Urban Farm: 3,000 +
172 class trips
Community Garden Plots provided:

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12 families received weekly fresh vegetables all

season long

Benjamin L. Spinelli
Frank T. Pinto

www.SpinelliPinto.com

908-303-2059

Morristown High School Summer Interns:

1 College Intern
Broke Ground at Early Street
Now accepting

SNAP Benefits at the Urban Farm

Signature Cocktail Recipe

Claremont Country Cocktail

Fresh Thyme

2 oz. Claremont Vodka

1 oz. Fresh Lime Juice

1 oz. Sugar

Ice

Fill a cocktail glass with ice and set aside. Muddle 3 or 4 thyme
sprigs in a cocktail shaker, then add ice, vodka, lime juice and
sugar. Close shaker and shake vigorously. Strain over the ice in
the glass and garnish with another thyme sprig.

Catering
Ome Caterers
Whippany, NJ

Beverages
Man Skirt Brewing
Hackettstown, NJ

Claremont Distillery
Fairfield, NJ

Cambridge Wines
Morristown, NJ
Featured Farms
Valley Shephard Creamery
Long Valley, NJ

The Urban Farm, Grow It Green Morristown

Morristown, NJ

Barnegat Viking Village Seafood

Barnegat Light, NJ

Castle Valley Mill

Doylestown, PA

L.L. Pittenger Farm

The Artist Baker

Andover, NJ

Norwich Meadows
Norwich, NY

Proudly supporting Grow It Green Morristown

and their efforts, since the beginning!

Blue Moon Acres

Pennington, NJ

Nettle Meadow
Warrensburg, NY

&grain
Garwood, NJ

The Artist Baker

Morristown, NJ

14-16 Cattano Ave Morristown, NJ 973-267-5540

SmartWorld Coffee
Morristown, NJ

Volunteer with Us
We have a number of great opportunities for you
to get involved!

johiggins@gmail.com

At the Urban Farm

During the growing season, we need help starting seeds, weeding,
harvesting, helping out with farm stand hours, building
infrastructure for our gardening projects and more.

In the Office
We can always use help with fundraising, database management,
mailings and photography.

Group Volunteering
Contact us at volunteer@growitgreenmorristown.org for group
volunteer opportunities and tell us what you'd like to do!

Join our volunteer mailing list at

www.growitgreenmorristown.org/volunteer.

Grow It Green Morristowns Wish List

Chainsaw

Sturdy metal ladder

iPad (iOS 8.0+) or tablet

One desktop computer (PC)

Two computer monitors

Battery-powered cash register

High-volume laser printer/copier

If you can help by donating any of these items, please

contact us at info@growitgreenmorristown.org.

Asset Management
Tax Strategies
Insurance
Retirement Planning
No Fee Consultation
Brian O'Dowd, CFP
O'Dowd Bierals Wealth Advisors LLC
33 Washington St.
Morristown, NJ 07960
p 973-333-4330
f 973-998-6956
brian@odowdbierals.com

Take one of our gardening classes! Whether you are just

starting your garden, or want to improve your existing
garden, we have classes for all levels of experience.

6 p.m. -7:30 p.m.

May 10

Succession Planting Tips & Know How

June 14 Garden Gold: Compost and Its Uses

July 12

Beneficial Plants & Insects

August 9 Pest Management & Harvesting

Techniques
September 6 Fall Planting & Winter Bed
Preparations
September 27 Saving Your Harvest for Winter
October 11

Backyard Homesteading

Single Class

3-Class Series

$20

$50
Register at:

www.growitgreenmorristown.org/classes

Abby Gallo, Executive Director

abby@growitgreenmorristown.org

Shaun Ananko, Director of

Agriculture & Education
farmershaun@growitgreenmorristown.org

Lauren McTigue, Outreach &

Agriculture Coordinator
lauren@growitgreenmorristown.org

Sara Katz, FoodCorps Service

Member
sara@growitgreenmorristown.org

Mendham Jewelers
Since 1964, Mendham Jewelers have provided their clientele with
the finest jewelry selection and superior customer service. The
key to our success is understanding the importance of finding just
the right piece of jewelry for every occasion. Tradition is of great
importance. Jewelry is handed down from generation to
generation, which in turn makes for great memories. We offer a
wide variety of custom jewelry along with a fine selection of
rings, necklaces, earrings and watches! Bob and Catherine Diffin
have owned and operated the shop for over 30 years and most
recently their son Mike and daughter Christine have joined the
family business.
As a small local business, we believe that shopping local is the
best way to shop. We have the ability to provide personal and
intimate attention to every one of our customers. We specialize in
custom made engagement rings, mostly GIA certified. We also
produce almost all of our own bracelets, rings, earrings and
necklaces. Let us make that special piece for you.
It has been said that Mendham Jewelers has the finest selection of
colored stone jewelry in the state. We are proud to offer such a
wide selection of jewelry matching any and all price ranges from
the modestly priced to exquisite high end pieces. Come in to
Mendham Jewelers today to try on any of our pieces at your
leisure!

Mendham Jewelers
Mendham Village Shopping Center
Mendham, NJ 07945
(Tel) 973 543 7833
Email: info@mendhamjewelers.com

Summer for Kids

at the Urban Farm

Tyke Time
Come visit the farm this summer with
your tyke (ages 3-5) to explore the farm,
meet our chickens, and learn where
your food comes from. This event is
open to the public.
Every Friday throughout the summer
Starting July 10th
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Be Sure to Follow Us!

Don't miss out on our latest news and
photos! Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and
Instagram!

www.facebook.com/GrowItGreenMorristown
www.twitter.com/GIGMotown
Instagram: @GIGMotown

Sign up for our e-mail list at

www.growitgreenmorristown.org/getinvolved

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