
Van Donation
New Jersey American Legion State Commander Robert Newell, right, presents a 2021 Chrysler Pacifica AWD van to Cheryl Bade, left, and Shawn Hopkins, both with the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, at Turnersville, N.J., Feb. 13. The van, which is part of Newell’s Department Project, will provide Veterans Haven North resident transportation to appointments, train stations, bus stops, and shopping. The project, which has raised more than $117,000 for the three New Jersey State Veterans Homes, as well as Veterans Haven North and Veterans Haven South; has been a joint effort with the New Jersey American Legion Auxiliary, the Sons of The American Legion, and also private donations from individuals and corporations.

iPad Donation
On June 18, 2020, the Passaic Valley Elks presented Christine Caratozzolo, Recreation Supervisor, Menlo Park Veterans Memorial Home with 8 iPads, cases and headphones included. This most generous donation will allow the Recreation staff to connect more families with their loved ones through video chats each day.

Snack Donation
Allie Matthews and Frank Ott from the New Jersey Region of the American Red Cross present Snack Bag Care Packages for the residents at New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park, Edison, N.J., to Christine Caratozzolo, the Home’s Recreation Supervisor May 21, 2020. 67 New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are assisting the Home’s staff, in caring for the residents during the COVID-19 crisis. More than 900 Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen are assisting the citizens of New Jersey in the fight against COVID-19.

PPE Donation
From left, New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park staff members Shabiha Sheikh, Pharmacist, Eileen Seaboldt, Medical Assistant, Susan Omoregie, Nurse Practitioner, and Johnny Albuquerque, Pharmacy Technician, accept a donation of personal protective equipment from Humbled by YOUR Service, May 14, 2020, in Edison, N.J. Humbled By YOUR Service donated 250 surgical masks, 30 face shields, 20 yellow gowns and a monetary donation towards food for the staff to the Home.

Tablet Donation
The SSGT Joseph D’Augustine Memorial Fund, in conjunction with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, donated 50 tablets to the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park in Edison, N.J. April 29, 2020. Nicole D’Augustine-DeLaura, right, and her father, Anthony D’Augustine, third from left, donated the tablets in the memory of their fallen brother and son, to enable the Recreation Department staff at the Home to connect more residents to their loved ones electronically during the global coronavirus pandemic.