A New Journey - A Project of Heightened Independence and Progress

Our New Journey Gift Raffle Raised $2,450.00

This year''''s annual Our New Journey gift raffle raised $2,450.00. A family caregiver of a seventeen year old son with a disability has already been contacted and will be recieving emergency caregiving financial assistance for two months. Other individuals are being considered to recieve help from us.

We thank you for your generosity and support in making this fundraiser a huge success.

All The Best~Anne Ciavaglia McMahon

Garage Sale To Benefit Our New Journey

Shop for bargains while helping to give hope and support to families facing a devastating illness or disability. On Saturday, September 24, 2011 Our New Journey, is holding a garage sale at 180 Oldfield Avenue, Hasbrouck Heights. Stop by between 10am & 4pm to purchase household items, apparel & accessories, books/dvds, holiday items and children’s goods, with all proceeds benefiting Our New Journey.

Our New Journey,a free service,supports caregivers & is funded by individual donors and fundraising activities.

A Note of Thanks

Dear Anne,

Just wanted to share in the great news! Joe was officially approved this week in both the financial and clinical aspects for Global Options. This will allow him to begin his journey to recovery. He will now be able to receive physical, cognitive, and speech therapy and now we can search for a neuropsychologist to assist him in achieving his optimum capacity.

I did not want to miss the opportunity to share in the news and thank you for your support, encouragement and prayers in a time when things seemed blackest for Joseph. May your organization flourish and be blessed as you have been a blessing to us.

Sincerely,

Jane

Indoor/Outdoor Flea Market

Our New Journey will be selling handcrafted items at an indoor/outdoor flea market at the VFW Post 4591, 513 Veterans Place, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ on Saturday, June 4, 2011 from 9:00AM to 4:00 PM. Some of the items will include lace angel ornaments, decorative kitchen towels and neck comfort pillows.

All proceeds will be used to benefit caregivers living with the challenges of illness or disability. I hope you will support us by stopping by and inviting others to attend. If you cannot attend, we will be happy to make arrangements for you to see our inventory to purchase these items.

All the Best~Anne Ciavaglia McMahon

Garage Sale to Benefit Our New Journey

Shop for bargains while helping to give hope and support to families facing a devastating illness or disability on May 21 and 22 during Hasbrouck Heights’ annual Townwide Garage Sale. Anne Ciavaglia McMahon, founder of Our New Journey, a project of Heightened Independence and Progress (HIP) will open her yard at 180 Oldfield Avenue, Hasbrouck Heights to offer household items, apparel & accessories, books/dvds, holiday items and children’s goods, with all proceeds benefiting Our New Journey.

Our New Journey,a free service,supports caregivers & is funded by individual donors and fundraising activities. Townwide Garage Sale maps are available at the Hasbrouck Heights Municipal Offices,at 320 Boulevard.

NJHelps CAN HELP YOU

NJHelps, available through the New Jersey Department of Human Services’ website, is a free and easy tool to guide people on what programs and assistance they and their family may be eligible. After a few basic questions have been answered, NJHelps will direct NJ residents where to go for help and what documentation is needed for each application process. NJHelps can also provide users with contact information and links to valuable resources available throughout the State. NJHelps cannot guarantee that people qualify for these programs. One must still apply for help by contacting and filling out the required forms for each program.

Visit https://oneapp.dhs.state.nj.us/ for more information and to find out what services you may be eligible.

A MESSAGE FROM OUR FOUNDER

April, 2011

Hello All,

Greetings from Our New Journey! Our New Journey is focused on giving hope and help to families faced with the onset of illness or disability.

Implemented in April 2007, Our New Journey has helped more the three hundred and fifty families and continues to receive referrals daily. Assistance is tailored to address individual needs. Support is provided by individuals who have firsthand experience as caregivers, as well as by those who receive care.

Providing assistance and encouragement to the people we serve, Our New Journey is dedicated to working with one family at a time. This personalized service assists caregivers of the elderly and those with disabilities through:

Caregiver peer to peer support
Individual guidance directed toward understanding personal needs
Help with locating available services
Providing limited financial support for direct care assistance

If you or someone you know could benefit from our services, please feel free to contact me at 201-288-2867 or through emailing anne@ournewjourney.org.

All The Best,

Anne Ciavaglia McMahon
Founder
Our New Journey

Our New Journey Handcrafted Items Sale

Our New Journey will be selling handcrafted items at an indoor flea market at the VFW Post 4591, 513 Veterans Place, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ on Sunday, November 28, 2010 from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Some of the items will include lace angel ornaments, decorative kitchen towels and crocheted winter hats.

All proceeds will be used to benefit caregivers living with the Challenges of Illness or Disability. I hope you will support us by stopping by and inviting others to attend. If you cannot attend, we will be happy to make arrangements for you to see our inventory to purchase these items.

All the Best~Anne Ciavaglia McMahon

Greetings from Our New Journey

Hello All~

Our New Journey, implemented April 2007, gives help and hope to families faced with the onset of illness or disability through caregiver peer to peer support; guidance with understanding personal needs; help with locating services; and financing direct care assistance. The funds raised throughout the year help to provide financial assistance for non-publicly funded homecare services. For example, $15.00 can provide one hour of homecare and $135.00, will pay for an overnight respite service.

This summer Our New Journey held a gift raffle raising net proceeds totaling $2043.33. Our winners were:

First Prize, three $100.00 Stop & Shop gift cards to Eileen Goff who generously will be donating the cards to three hip members.
Second Prize, one $100 Stop & Shop gift card to Gloria Liberstein
Third Prize, Cooking Craze Gift Basket to Michael Patlen

On Saturday Sept. 25^th Hasbrouck Heights held Town Day. Our New Journey participated with an exhibit table to promote the services offered by our program. We collected donations and sold handmade crafted decorative kitchen towels and raised $90.00 during this event.

We are truly grateful for all those who supported Our New Journey with these fundraising activities.

Our New Journey is a free service, supported by individual donors and various fundraising efforts. For more information call 201-288-2867.

All the Best,

Anne Ciavaglia McMahon

Help Us Ssupport Our New Journey

June 21, 2010

Greetings! I hope you are doing well and have some exciting plans for the summer months ahead.

Our New Journey is launching this year''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''s next fundraising effort, a gift raffle. The raffle includes three prizes. First Prize is a $300.00 Gift card to Stop & Shop, Second Prize is a $100.00 Gift card to Stop & Shop, and Third Prize is a Cooking Craze gift basket ($75.00 value). The tickets are $2.00 each and there are 10 tickets in a book. The raffle drawing will be held on September 4, 2010 at the VFW in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ.

The monies raised last year to benefit Our New Journey provided one night of respite care per week for a caregiver for 9 months, emergency homecare to delay a nursing home placement, emergency utility assistance for one family and shower services for one onsumer twice a week for 7 months.

I''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''m asking for your help in selling these tickets. If you are able to offer your support, please let me know how many books you will need or if you have any ideas on ways to sell our tickets. Also, email me your mailing address, so I can confirm that our records are up to date.

Thank you for your anticipated support. I look forward to hearing from you.

All the best~Anne Ciavaglia McMahon