PPAG News
30 Stories for 30 Years: Chapter 25– Giving Hope to Puerto Rico
PPAGer Bill Pascrell, III (BPIII) recently spent 6 hours volunteering with our client Mike Veneziano from Doherty Enterprises to help box food at the Orlando Cares Hope for Puerto Rico event at the...
30 Stories for 30 Years: Chapter 24– Tunnel to Towers 5K
PPAGer Lorna O'Hara recently attended The Stephen Siller Foundation Tunnel to Towers Run, which is held each year, on the last Sunday of September. Lorna and her extended family support the...
30 Stories for 30 Years: Chapter 23– Cigars Under the Stars
PPAGer Lorna O'Hara went out to support the New Jersey State Troopers Superior Officers Association Foundation's first annual fundraiser, Cigars Under the Stars. This thrilling evening of harness...
30 Stories For 30 Years: Chapter 22– Hitting the Books… and the Slopes
Shane Smith, son of PPAGer and active snowboarder David Smith and wife Diana, spent the last several winter seasons as a hands-on instructor on the slopes of the Catskills with the Adaptive Sports...
30 Stories For 30 Years: Chapter 21– Help for Harvey
As Hurricane Harvey brings unprecedented devastation to Houston, Texas and the surrounding area, we are checking in with clients and affiliated groups to see how PPAG can spread the word about their...
30 Stories for 30 Years: Chapter 20- Hunger Doesn’t Take A Vacation
Last Friday, PPAGer Patti McGuire participated in the Fifth Annual "Hunger Doesn't Take a Vacation" along with various community volunteers, from State Farm Insurance agents, members of Angeles...
30 Stories for 30 Years: Chapter 19– Thank You to All Who Donated to Operation Fill-A-Backpack
Thank you to all who donated backpacks and other essential school supplies to make PPAG's first Operation Fill-A-Backpack a huge success. These supplies will go to children in Oaks Integrated...
30 Stories for 30 Years: Chapter 18– Making Back to School Better
Before we know it, kids throughout the region will gear up for their first day of school. Unfortunately, many parents of children in Oaks Integrated Care programs cannot afford new backpacks and...
30 Stories for 30 Years: Chapter 17– The Next Generation
New Jersey Young Democrats recently hosted a two night/three-day immersive program called the High School Leadership Academy in our capital city of Trenton. Per usual, PPAG took a bi-partisan...
30 Stories for 30 Years: Chapter 16– The Rules of the Game
The Second Annual Summit on Sports Betting and Gambling was an integral part of the 31st National Conference on Problem Gambling this past week in Portland, OR. The Summit brought together key...
After 8 Long Years SCOTUS to Hear NJ Sports Betting Case
Recently, in a surprising turn of events, the Supreme Court of the United States announced that it will hear New Jersey's appeal to offer legal sports betting and will be taking a close look at...
30 Stories for 30 Years: Chapter 15– A Race to Do Good
This past Saturday, PPAGer Stacy Arbaugh participated in the 2017 Pineland Striders Independence 10K Race at Shawnee High School in Medford, NJ. This was her 7th consecutive year running this race,...
30 Stories for 30 Years: Chapter 14– Hitting the Ball Out of the Park for Special Needs Kids
Kennedy Kleszics, daughter of PPAGer Tammi Kleszics, plays for the 14U Central Burlington Knights club softball team. Go #6! They volunteered this past Sunday to assist the Challenger Baseball of...
30 Stories for 30 Years: Chapter 13– Spreading Joy For Patients
PPAG kids and their parents were hard at work creating cards to brighten hospital patients' trays during a recent Take Your Kids to work day. PPAGer Sharon Lettiere recently dropped off the fruits...
30 Stories for 30 Years: Chapter 12- Livin’ in the Hall of Fame
An all-star cast took the stage in front of a sold-out crowd at the New Jersey Hall of Fame Red Carpet Induction Ceremony in the Paramount Theater at the Asbury Park Convention Hall last Sunday. An...
30 Stories for 30 Years: Chapter 11- Nurses on the Frontline of Addiction
As Governor Christie declares the Addiction epidemic a public health crisis and compares today's opioid epidemic to AIDS crisis in '80s, the toll of addiction in New Jersey has never been higher,...
30 Stories for 30 Years: Chapter 10- Citizen of the World
Morgan Payne, daughter of PPAGer Maggie Payne, had the opportunity to represent Shenandoah University this past spring break as a part of the Global Citizenship Project trip to South Africa. She...
30 Stories for 30 Years: Chapter 9– Working to End Childhood Cancer
PPAGer Sam Weinstein just shaved his head to help raise money for children's cancer research. The St. Baldrick's Foundation is helping fund childhood cancer research because they believe all kids...
30 Stories for Thirty Years: Chapter 8- Silk City Charity Boxing Event
Thank you to our clients and colleagues who attended last night's 9th Annual Silk City Charity Boxing Event. Over $300,000 was raised for St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Saint Peter's Orphanage and...
30 Stories for 30 Years: Chapter 7– Taking the Plunge for Special Needs Athletes
We are proud of our long-time clients and the members of various Trooper Associations who took the 5th Annual Lehigh Valley Polar Bear Plunge this February 18th. These stalwart PPAG clients took a...