2019 Turning Leaves
Wednesday, October 16th
Brooklake Country Club, Florham Park
Wednesday, October 16th
Brooklake Country Club, Florham Park
Who We Are
Preschool Advantage is a non-profit organization established in 1995 whose mission is to provide tuition for eligible children to attend our partner preschools. For the 2018-2019 school year we are funding tuitions for 85 children to one of 23 carefully selected partner preschools in Morris and Somerset Counties.
Why Our Mission Is Important
By the age of three, children from lower income families are already developmentally behind their more affluent peers. Research shows the most efficient and effective way to equalize that shocking gap is to give children a quality preschool education so they can enter kindergarten ready to learn and succeed. As adults, children who attend a quality preschool are better educated, interact better with others, are healthier, and have higher economic productivity than those who don't get that opportunity. There are thousands of families in New Jersey who cannot afford to provide their children with early education. Preschool Advantage is committed to addressing the need, one child at a time.
Recent Highlights
- Preschool Advantage saw saw new and old friends in the Bernardsville community at Penguin Ice Cream
- Our 2nd Family Fun Day was sponsored by M&T Bank and held at the spacious YZONE in Cedar Knolls, and the weather cooperated!
- The Preschool Place and Kindergarten in Bridgewater collected over $170 in "Change for Children"
- Jay Weisman of the Legacy Philanthropy Group provided a volunteer training session on "How to Be an Ambassador"
- Our annual Board Retreat was held on at our partner preschool, Union Hill Church Preschool, in Denville
- Preschool Advantage Golden Acorn awards were granted to the FM Kirby Children's Center, Hillside Preschool, Hearts and Hands Preschool, and All Saint's Academy
- The Preschool Director's Luncheon was held at Temple B'nai Or this year.
- The National Honor Society of Bernards High School raised over $400 for Preschool Advantage at their "Trivia Night" fundraiser
- Once again, Preschool Advantage was the recipient of children's books from Pi Beta Phi
- A great friend raiser was held at the home of Kate and Craig Annis in Morristown.
- Another "Meet and Greet" night was held, this time at Toys with Love in Chester.
- The Peck School's "Pasta for Preschool" Event raised over $11,000.
- Millburn Middle School's "Students Standing for Students" once again raises money for preschool tuition.
- Turning Leaves Annual Benefit funds 33 students!
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