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3/18/2005 - The Sound of Music
This page contains Bonnie Brae official press releases. For more information,
please contact Debora Montgomery, Public Relations Manager at Bonnie Brae, via
phone at 908-647-4700 or via email at
dmontgomery@bonnie-brae.org.
3/18/2005 - The Sound of Music LIBERTY CORNER, NJ, March 18, 2005 - Thanks to a very generous grant of $5,000
from the Fred C. Rummel Foundation, a new music program has filled the Bonnie
Brae campus literally with the “sound of music.” A newly formed drum corps, the
Bonnie Brae Knights, has been equipped with new drums, drum sticks, and color
coordinated uniforms.
To date, the Knights have performed at both the Bernards Township Holiday Parade
and Bonnie Brae’s own formal Tartan Ball. These performances were warmly
received by Bonnie Brae supporters and members of the surrounding community.
On April 7th, the Bonnie Brae Knights will perform the pre-game show at the
Continental Arena before the New Jersey Nets vs. New York Knicks basketball
game. The success of the Knights and the Bonnie Brae music program is directly
related to the on-going support of the Fred C. Rummel Foundation.
In the past, the Fred C. Rummel Foundation has provided funding for a much
needed improvement of Bonnie Brae’s kitchen facilities. The Fred C. Rummel
Foundation supports non-profit human service, health care, and educational
organizations throughout New Jersey through competitive grants awarded
semiannually. The Foundation is located at 316 Lenox Avenue, Ste 2C, Westfield,
New Jersey. For more information, please call Annmarie Puleio, Executive
Director, 908-317-8600.
Bonnie Brae is a private, nonprofit, JCAHO accredited residential treatment
center and special education school founded in 1916 and located in Bernards
Township, New Jersey. The 100-acre campus is currently home to 80 residents, age
11 to 18. Most of these children have been referred by the Division of Youth and
Family Services and arrive at Bonnie Brae after an average of eight out-of-home
placements including juvenile shelters, foster homes and psychiatric hospitals.
Bonnie Brae helps these children and youth to reclaim their full life potential
and return to their homes, communities and society as independent,
self-sufficient and productive citizens. For more information, visit our web
site at www.bonnie-brae.org or call
908-647-0800.
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