WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE
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- Banana
Splits
- ‘Banana Splits’ is a support group for children whose families
have experienced changes such as separation, divorce, remarriage,
or death. This confidential peer support group enables children
to share their feelings in a comfortable environment with other
children who may be experiencing similar family circumstances.
Participation in the ‘Banana Splits’ support group helps children realize that
they are not the “only one” experiencing family changes. This realization alone
helps children feel more secure and confident.
The group is offered in a school-based, confidential setting, and is facilitated
by the school counselor. Upon completion of the group, all children enjoy a ‘Banana
Splits’ ice cream party!
For contact information, please call Jana Rojas at (908) 876-3865 or Tanya Leonhardt
at (908) 850-1010. This group is enjoyed by many students thanks to a grant from
the Washington Township Municipal Alliance Committee.
- Community Awareness
- This program provides for mailings and printed materials in an effort to
create awareness about upcoming Washington Township Municipal Alliance programs.
- Alliance Coordinator
- The coordinator attends Morris County training sessions and submits County
required documentation including quarterly and annual reports/invoices for
town reimbursements. The Coordinator is also responsible for processing all
invoices for all of the various Alliance programs and responsible for providing
the Municipal Alliance with accurate summarized monthly reports.
- D.A.R.E.
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D.A.R.E. stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education. It is a drug abuse
prevention education program designed to provide elementary, middle and high
school children with knowledge about drug abuse, the consequences of abuse,
how to stay violence free, and develops skills in the students for resisting
peer pressure to experiment with drugs, alcohol and tobacco.
Based on the premise that prevention is the only long-term answer to drug
abuse, the program is implemented in all 50 states and 53 countries. The
D.A.R.E. program is taught in over 75% of the nation’s school districts.
The program creates a positive atmosphere for students to interact with
uniformed law enforcement officers. This unique program uses uniformed law
enforcement officers to teach a formal curriculum to students in a classroom
setting.
The core D.A.R.E. program is designed for 5th grade students and involves 13
weeks of classroom instruction. These lesson plans focus on four major areas:
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- Providing accurate information about staying free from violence, drugs,
alcohol and tobacco.
- Teaching students good decision-making skills
- Showing students how to recognize and resist peer pressure.
- Giving students ideas for positive alternatives to drug use.
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In addition to the core program, the D.A.R.E. officer visits all other
students K-12 several times per year. Programs and lessons for these visitations
include: Stranger danger, 9-1-1 education, personal safety, Internet Safety,
DWI, Bicycle Safety, Halloween safety, domestic Violence, Drugs/Club Drugs,
and Bullying/Harassment.
- Eight Grade Graduation Party
- 2007 will be the 3rd Annual 8th Grade Graduation Party, sponsored by WT
Parks & Recreation. Research has shown that the transition from 8th grade
to high school is a critical time for students regarding experimentation with
Alcohol Tobacco or Drugs. This party provides a safe, entertaining, and all-inclusive
environment for all Washington Township graduating 8th graders. The event
is supported and chaperoned by approximately 20 to 30 volunteers
- Intergenerational Event
- Washington Township in cooperation with the Washington Township Veteran’s
Association hosts an Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Washington Township
Senior Center in Rock spring Park. Typically, medals are awarded to veterans
in appreciation for their service and sacrifice during the ceremony. The presentation
of the medals is made possible through a grant from the Municipal Alliance.
- Our Township Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and Teens Against Crime participate
in the Memorial Day Ceremony each year. The groups prepare for and assist at
the ceremony. In 2005 letters written by grammar and middle school students
to our troops were displayed to the crowd of six hundred attendees.The letters
were in turn forwarded to the troops by the Washington Township Police Department.
In 2004 and 2006 the ceremony started with the fly over of several vintage
aircraft, and act that added dignity and solemnity to a heart rendering ceremony.
All veterans and area citizens are urged to attend this annual tribute.
- Fall Family Focus
- The purpose of the Fall Family Focus is to have one evening when the
entire community joins together to recognize the importance of family by
taking the night off from outside commitments. Since the first proclamation
from the Washington Township Committee in 2002, the schools, township recreation
teams, churches, scouts, and various community organizations have agreed
to a night without homework, meetings, or scheduled activities.
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In recognition of the importance of family, the district schools participate
in this annual event by canceling all after-school activities, eliminating
homework for the evening and not scheduling tests or quizzes for the next
day. The Washington Township Board of Education usually passes a formal
proclamation encouraging parents, teachers and students to participate
in this important activity.
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To celebrate the Fall Family Focus, each family decides what to do with
their time that evening. Some families have taken the opportunity to
cook dinner together, have a family game night, dine out together, view
a movie, look at home videos of family events, worship together, read,
talk, do crafts, or even just play with the family dog.
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The focus is family – it could be a night to spend with an elderly
relative, a cousin, or with those friends who have become your family.
We encourage all community members to celebrate the Fall Family Focus,
celebrated the Thursday of the third week in October, the NJ School Violence
Awareness Week.
- Family Activities
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Outdoor movie/concert events at Rock Spring Park in an effort to have
families spend evenings together in an old fashioned setting. Family
oriented movies would be featured. An opportunity to be together without
the distractions of phones, computers, coaches, and umpires.
We expect anywhere from 500 to 1000 participants. Prior to the film
being shown, we would show a Partnership for Drug Free NJ message to
the audience and transmit a Public Service Announcement stressing the
importance of families spending time together to create a safe and drug
free environment.
- National Night Out
- The National Night Out campaign is an event whose parent organization,
the National Association of Town Watch, sponsors every year. National Night
Out involves almost 33 million people from almost ten-thousand communities
worldwide. The additional purposes of National Night Out are to heighten
crime and drug abuse awareness in the community, to generate support for
crime prevention programs in the community, and strengthen neighborhood
and community spirit.
- The Washington Township Police Department holds National Night Out at
Rock Spring Park on the first Tuesday in August. The department, in collaboration
with the Fire Department, Rescue Squad, vendors and many volunteers is
are able to provide free food and drinks, prizes, other fun activities
and entertainment for the entire family. Photos of the event from the last
several years are available at the Washington Township Police Department
website ( and .
- Project Graduation
- This is a one night event for the graduating seniors of West Morris Central.
Approximately 300+ seniors attend and about 40 to 50 parents chaperone and
facilitate the affair. The graduates are lavished in food and entertainment
right through to breakfast the following morning. This evening provides an
Alcohol Tobacco or Drug free alternative party to the entire class. The program
has proved to be very well received by all and very well supported by the
entire community.
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of the major initiatives at the Long Valley Middle School has been the
V-Free program. V-Free is an initiative that coordinates activities that
are designed to eliminate youth violence, prevent vandalism, and to reduce
the victimization and bullying of youth. This program involves actions
and attitudes that support the establishment of a climate in which students
are free of violence, vandalism, and victimization. The intent is to
challenge every student in the Long Valley Middle School to become V-Free.
A variety of activities are included under the V-Free mantra that provides
student and staff training as well as student recognition. These include
but are not limited to the Prudential Service Awards, Violence Prevention
Week April 2007, Fairview Lakes self-esteem training, Visions in Motion
assemblies, Second Step character education curriculum, and a V-Free
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Student recognition is accomplished through the distribution of V-Free
slips, selection of V-Free students of the month, acknowledging students
on a V-Free Banner, letters of recognition to parents, and the semi-annual
V-Free Recognition Luncheon.
- Women's Issues Group
- A group developed to assist young women in developing appropriate coping
skills, verbalize concerns and access support in a therapeutic and confidential
environment.
- WMC Guest Speaker
- Speakers are chosen to talk with the student population about a variety
of issues related to identity, acceptance and stress that many students
struggle with in todays society.
The goal is to provide information and
support in a educational and fun format so that at risk students can acquire
information and resources to access support and feel as if they are not
alone with their struggles.
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