SOCIAL SCENE
BRIDGEFEST
Bridges Outreach held its biannual fundraising beer bash,
“BridgesFest," at The Morris Museum on May 7. The event
featured more than 80 beers for tasting, a food truck, catered
food, live jazz, a wine pull, and a silent auction. The beer
vendors were present to discuss the beers and provide tasting
tips. Sponsors included Ginger & Geoff Worden, The Carvel
Foundation, Coni Frezzo & Ed Sannini, Investors Bank, Select
Equity, The MCJ Amelior Foundation, Breakthru Beverage,
Dun & Bradstreet, PIMCO, PM&Co, ShopRite, Optum, and
The Wine Library.
Ginger and David Stearns
Laura Kessler, Julia Burns and Sheila DeGuines
Fran Foussianes, Jon and Laura Kessler
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NCJW/ESSEX LUNCH AND LEARN
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Former Governor James
McGreevey (right) was
joined on the NCJW/Essex
Lunch and Learn panel by
(left) NCJW/Essex Center
for Women Career
Services Manager Pat
Kremen, who works with
women to reinvent themselves after facing lifechanging circumstances,
and Gloria Walton,
founder and executive
director of The Most
Excellent Way Life Center,
a residential program in
Jersey City that helps people put back the pieces of
their lives after leaving
prison.
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McGreevey speaks to the attendees.
COURTESY OF NCJW/ESSEX
On May 17, the NCJW/Essex Lunch and Learn program featured former Governor James McGreevey. He talked about criminal
justice reform and reinvention after incarceration to nearly 150 people in attendance. McGreevey, director of the Jersey City
Employment and Training Program, pointed out that our nation spends $70 billion a year on incarceration and discussed the
importance of education and changing behaviors to help people find jobs, reinvent their self image and transition back into
society after leaving prison.