Community Involvement
Kevin Kilcommons
I am currently President of the Open Cupboard Food Pantry, Clinton, which is now in the process of relocating from High Bridge. The Open Cupboard is a not-for-profit corporation providing food, clothing and other necessities to those in need in the north Hunterdon region. I have been involved with the Open Cupboard for a dozen years.
I was previously involved in the Immaculate Conception School, Annandale, School Advisory Committee, which later became the School Advisory Council upon approval by the Metuchen Diocese to commence construction of a K through 8 school for just over 500 students. I later became the chairman of this committee. In all, I spent approximately 13 years on this very worthwhile mission.
Finally, I am a charter member of the New Jersey State Bar Association's Mass Disaster Response Team, which has been activated periodically over the last decade in response to natural and man-made disasters, as well as the 9/11 attacks. In addition, I am a former board member of the Hunterdon County Chapter of the American Red Cross (seven years).
Rev. 11/17/09
Bob Shanahan
Scoutmaster, Boy Scout Troop 121, Clinton. . I spend a lot of my free time helping to create future leaders. If run properly, all BSA Troops are led by the boys themselves and Troop 121 is no exception. My job is to make suggestions, and encourage the boys to develop and carry out a program. The boys lead under the supervision of an elected "Senior Patrol Leader," who is usually an older Scout and who is supervised by the Scoutmaster. Knowing it is important that boys have opportunities to learn, I supervise to ensure safety and give feedback, and not necessarily to prevent failure. www.bsatroop.121.org
Vice President, Volunteer Guardianship- One on One, Inc. One on One, Inc. is a non-profit organization which provides volunteers from the community to act as guardians for people who do not have family members. One on One, Inc. provides all the training and resources to support the guardians, whom give the wards more personal attention than they would receive from the State Office of the Pubic Guardians. www.volunteerguardianship.org
Member, Hunterdon Medical Center -Ethics Committee. The Ethics Committee is composed of doctors, nurses, social workers and community members. We are called upon to provide counsel to patients, family members and those in the medical professions concerned with the resolution of unusual or complex medical ethics problems which affect the care and treatment of patients. Issues may involve, but are not limited to, terminal illness and care, quality of life, utilization of scarce or limited resources, the maintenance of life, as well as the definition of life and/or cessation thereof. www.hunterdonhealthcare.org
President Hunterdon County Bar Association. (2010-2011) The Hunterdon County Bar Association is composed of attorneys and judges who reside or practice in Hunterdon County. It provides education and guidance to attorneys in various fields of practice, and acts as a liaison between the bench and attorneys on various practice issues. Most importantly, it organizes and runs various charitable programs for the public, including Law Day/Court Night, Lawyer Referral Service, Mock Trial Competition, Hispanic Outreach, Scholarship and Awards. www.huntcolaw.org
Nicole Voigt
Nicole is an active member and past leader of the Hunterdon County Chapter of the Holistic Moms Network, a national non-profit organization connecting families interested in holistic health and green living. www.holisticmoms.org
Nicole serves on the Advisory Board of the Trillium Foundation for Education and Sustainability, www.trilliumeducation.org. The Trillium Foundation is a non-profit group seeking formation of an alternative education charter school in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Trillium's mission is guided by three commitments: to each learner as an individual, as a member of families and communities, and to the Earth.
Nicole is a member of the First Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hunterdon County (FUUFHC), www.hunterdonuu.org. Nicole has served as chair of the FUUFHC membership committee, served on the hiring committee, assisted with improvements to the Old Stone Church, participated in the Spiritual Practice meditation group, organized fund raisers, published the FUUFHC Cookbook, and has taught Spirit Plan, a Montessori-based spiritual educational curriculum for young children. Nicole was awarded the Golden Flower in 2006.
Nicole is an appointed volunteer member of the Kingwood Township Environmental Commission, www.kingwoodtownship.com, and a member of the New Jersey Association of Environmental Commissioners, www.ANJEC.com.
Nicole teaches Legal 1 and Legal 2 for the Small Business Administration’s New Jersey Small Business Development Center (www.njsbdc.com), at Raritan Valley Community College, www.raritanval.org.
Nicole is the owner and founder of Soaring Moon Books, www.soaringmoon.com, which published My Moving Activity Journal: activities Games, Crafts, Puzzles, Scrapbooking, Journaling, and Poems…for Kids on the Move! 2nd Edition, an all-in-one Scrapbook, Journal and Activity Book that guides kids through a family relocation and entertains them during the busy time of planning a move. Soaring Moon Books also sponsors www.movingkids.net, a website dedicated to connecting relocating families with supportive and helpful resources and information.