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2013 Super Bowl Hoagie Sale Fundraiser In Memory of Colette Bleistine Benefiting: Quinn O’Connor, Michaela Healy, AJ Mattia, Deanna DiMento, Jen Cross, John Daly, and other members of the WT community. Washington Township Order Form Clearview Order Form Williamstown Order Form Click here to find out more about the 2013 event and our courageous proceeds recipients. Dear Parents:  This is the kick-off for our annual Super Bowl Hoagie Fundraiser.  As many of you know, this sale has become a Washington Township tradition.  This year's Helping Hands Hoagie Sale theme is, Paying it Forward.  We have identified Quinn O’Connor, Michaela Healy, AJ Mattia, Deanna DiMento, Jen Cross, and John Daly as members of our community who continue to face serious medical conditions.  We also have over 200 student volunteers ready to arrive at 6:00 A.M. on Super Bowl Sunday in order to make the two-foot party hoagies.  This is one of the most ambitious and meaningful community service projects in the State of New Jersey.  We cannot do this without your support! **PLEASE place your orders by Thursday, January 31st.** Return all orders to your child’s homeroom teacher. HOAGIES ARE 2-FOOT party hoagies. EACH HOAGIE IS $10.00. Hoagie trays are $50.00 and feed 10 – 12 people.  PICK UP HOAGIES BETWEEN 10 AM – 2 PM At Washington Township High School 9-10 Gymnasium Entrance (Ganttown Road) ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3rd. Questions – please contact Kim Hinrichs at Orchard Valley Middle School at 856-582-5353 ext. 5704 or[email protected]. ABOUT COW Since the fall of 2003, The COW Project has created a safe place for young people to find their unique voices and make positive change in their lives and in the world through creative expression, community service and activism on the local, state, and global levels. Using the creative arts (music, dance, theater, film, art, spoken word), teens create original multi-media performances and workshops that impact positive social and personal change – encouraging respect, acceptance, friendship, leadership, self-expression and vision. Through community service projects and activism, COW members improve their own lives as they touch and inspire others through compassionate listening, creative teamwork, and proactive leadership. Together, we are changing our world! COW is a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit Thank you to  for supporting the COW Project in creating our new multi-media production and inter-active audience workshop, which will debut in early 2012. “Dreams and Diversity: Keeping it Real” will be presented to various schools in the South Jersey region and will be available for corporate trainings and other community events. In support of the new 25-page mandate on Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB) for all New Jersey public schools, COW is taking a pro-active stand to educate their peers and communities about the impact of toxic attitudes and behavior.     Together, we are changing our world. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Please Note - when you click on a link, it may direct you to another page. Click on "Open this content in a new window." These are safe and secure links.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2012 Super Bowl HELPING HANDS HOAGIE FUNDRAISER This fundraiser has become a Washington Township tradition.  Once again, this year’s theme is Helping Hands, Super Bowl Hoagie Fundraiser 2012.  We have identified Abby Burr, Michaela Healy, AJ Mattia, Stephen Naimoli, and Alexis Waters as members of our community who continue to face serious medical conditions.  We also have over 200 student volunteers ready to arrive at 6:00 A.M. on Super Bowl Sunday in order to make the two-foot party hoagies.  This is one of the most ambitious and meaningful community service projects in the State of New Jersey.  We cannot do this without your support! Click here to find out more about the 2012 event and our courageous proceeds recipients. Click here to download a hoagie order form, and mail by Monday, January 30th to Kim Hinrichs at Orchard Valley Middle School, 238 Pitman-Downer Rd., Sewell, NJ 08080. Questions – please contact Kim Hinrichs at Orchard Valley Middle School at 856-582-5353 ext. 5704 or [email protected] **PLEASE Place your orders by Thursday, February 2nd** Make checks payable to: COW PROJECT Return all orders to your child’s homeroom teacher HOAGIES ARE 2-FOOT party hoagies. EACH HOAGIE IS $10.00. Hoagie trays are $50.00 and feed 10 – 12 people. PICK UP HOAGIES BETWEEN 10 AM – 2 PM At Washington Township High School Core Entrance ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5th. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 2011 Super Bowl HELPING HANDS HOAGIE FUNDRAISER was held in Honor of DEREK SCHNAPP and TAYLOR BUONADONNA, two amazing Washington Township High School students we will always remember. $30,000 in proceeds from the 2011 event benefitted local families and children with medical crises, including Jennifer DeNobile, a beautiful young woman and mother, who our community sadly lost. All of these recipients are heroes, as they deal with their life-threatening challenges, and remind us to cherish what is most important – our families and friends and community. Click HERE to learn more about the 2011 Hoagie Fundraiser . Click HERE for NBC-10 news story on January 28, 2011. Over 250 student & community volunteers, wearing T-Shirts with Derek & Taylor’s faces inside a Helping Hands Heart,woke up at the crack of dawn on Super Bowl Sunday to go make thousands of fresh two-foot party hoagies.  IN ADDITION – CLEARVIEW REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT joined Washington Township to support 2 of their own local students with serious medical conditions – Sahmya Garcia and Eric Riley. Thank you to Nexus Technologies, Designer T’s, Powell Productions and  for taking the lead in our community and co-sponsoring the 2011 Helping Hands Hoagie Fundraiser!  Thanks to Duffields & Deluxe Bakery. Thank you to ALL of the VOLUNTEERS who contributed your hearts and your helping hands to make this all possible. YOU are what community spirit is all about! We were thrilled to have ADDITIONAL SUPPORT from the NJEA/WTEA and LOCAL BUSINESSES, whose ORDERS benefitted local soup kitchens & homeless shelters. Click here to see a video of the amazing 2010 Hoagie Fundraiser which raised $21,500 in proceeds!  Click here to learn more about the Helping Hands Hoagie Fundraiser. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The COW Project, in conjunction with the new Washington Township Future Act Community Service Program, co-hosted the 2011 HALLOWEEN HAUNTED TRAIL which raised money to support hospitalized Gulf War veterans in Philadelphia. Check out the 2010 fun by clicking on Haunted Trail. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONGRATULATIONS to EMILY BANKS of Franklinville, NJ whose original song, “What Happens Next” won the 2010 “Write a Song 4 Social Change” teen songwriting contest. Chosen out of 9 song finalists by a panel of judges and audience vote, Emily’s song was produced at Robert Wynn Productions in Gloucester Township, NJ. See the final music video for the winning song here. Thank you to for being a sponsor of the songwriting contest and for supporting the production of the COW Project’s 2010 original multi-media performance, “One Life at a Time.” The COW Project performed “One Life At a Time” for 6th-8th grade students at Hainesport School in May 2010. In response to bullying and bias issues that the new superintendent /principal witnessed at the school, COW was invited to share their message of acceptance, respect and tolerance in their multi-media presentation that combined skits, spoken word, story-telling, dance, songs and film. Following the performance, COW conducted a Q&A session with the audience, during which time many of the Hainesport students publicly apologized to their classmates for bullying, teasing and humiliating them in the past, and made promises to treat one another with respect and acceptance. Students also completed surveys, offering stellar feedback about the COW presentation and acknowledging that their eyes and hearts were opened from this experience. COW has been invited back to Hainesport School to perform the same show for parents and school staff in spring 2012. In addition, COW performed for their own student body at Washington Township High School in September and October 2010, with rave reviews from both their peers and faculty.  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In April 2010, the COW Project was honored to receive the 2010 School Award for their 'tireless effort and dedication in the field of bias intimidation' from the prestigious New Jersey Bias Crime Officers Association of N.J., with a beautiful plaque to be displayed in Washington Township High School. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help CHANGE OUR WORLD  without $pending a dime! Want to help raise money for the COW Project and its efforts to help young people find their voices through creative expression and community service? Call TD Bank at 856.582.5655 And tell them you want to join the AFFINITY PROGRAM for The Changing Our World (COW) Project. If you already have a TD Bank account (checking, savings, money market, CD or IRA) – that’s all you need to do. TD Bank will make an annual contribution to COW based on the average balance in all members’ accounts. (TD Bank keeps all donor/account info confidential.  COW needs a min. of. 50 sign-ups to get into this program - every account sign-up helps, no matter how small or large your balance!) If you don’t have a TD account, get $25 cash for opening a new account and joining the COW Project Affinity Program! For more info, email [email protected] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The COW Project wishes to thank and Scott Miller, Field Marketing Manager, for their generous 2010 donation to the COW Project!