News from Project Self-Sufficiency

  The Hudson Farm Club will host a sporting clay shoot to benefit Project Self-Sufficiency on Monday, October 19th. The event will kick off with a light breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Activities on the 4,200-acre hunting preserve will be followed by a festive lunch in the facility’s Crow’s Nest event space. A silent auction will round out the day’s events. Those who are unable to participate in the sporting event are welcome to attend just the celebratory luncheon. All proceeds will benefit Project Self-Sufficiency’s services for low-income families in Sussex, Warren, and Hunterdon Counties.   The Hudson Farm Club has hosted a sporting clay outing on behalf of Project Self-Sufficiency for years.   Like a golf outing, the sporting event invites participants to shoot at an assortment of clay targets available at 20 different locations throughout the sprawling grounds. Each shooting station offers a different presentation of targets, allowing participants to simulate game ...

  Photo credit: Julian Huarte Hundreds of supporters recently flocked to Perona Farms to support Project Self-Sufficiency at the 30 th anniversary of northwestern New Jersey’s premier culinary fundraising event, A Taste of Talent .   Patrons mingled with chefs from more than 55 celebrated area restaurants, vintners, and breweries and enjoyed their signature beverages, appetizers, entrees, and desserts.   The epicurean event raises funds for the non-profit agency which specializes in services for low-income families in the New Jersey counties of Sussex, Morris, Hunterdon, and Warren.   Numerous volunteer musicians were on hand to perform during the event at various locations throughout the expansive facility.   “A Taste of Talent has been the cornerstone of our annual campaign for thirty years and we are immensely grateful to the Avondoglio Family and the many chefs and musicians who have contributed their time, talent, and resources to its success,” rema...

  Plans are underway for the annual Chili Open Golf Classic fundraiser to be held at the Sussex County Fairgrounds on Saturday, January 31st.   Proceeds will benefit Project Give Shelter, a Project Self-Sufficiency initiative to help Sussex County residents who need emergency temporary shelter or stable housing. Funds raised from Project Self-Sufficiency's Chili Open events were used to help 265 local families, including 401 adults and 342 children, by providing over 1,900 shelter nights and restoring heat and electricity to 60 households.    “Success in becoming self-sufficient is built on a stable foundation of secure and safe housing,” said Project Self-Sufficiency Executive Director Deborah Berry-Toon. “It’s difficult to find a job, hold a job, get an education, or receive training when you don’t know where you’re going to sleep at night, or you must constantly relocate.”   Funds from the Chili Open will provide emergency shelter, security depos...