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Dept/ Agency: Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Senior Services
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Accepting a Gift
Gift: Connect + Create Community Lunch Program
Purpose: The purpose of the gift is to provide a free monthly lunch program and workshops for women, teen girls, and gender-expansive youth ages 12 and older at Hayes Park West Center of Hope.
Entity Name: Butterfly Dreamz
Entity Address: 105 Lock Street, Suite 309,Newark, New Jersey 07103
Gift Value: $17,250.00
City Contribution: N/A
Other Funding Source/Amount: N/A
Contract Period: February 28, 2026 to April 25, 2026; June 27, 2026, to December 26, 2026
Additional Information:
Butterfly Dreamz, a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation would like to provide pro bono services of a monthly Connect + Create Community Lunch Program with a value of $17,250.00 for 10 months.
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WHEREAS, Butterfly Dreamz, a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation, 105 Lock Street, Suite 309, Newark New Jersey 07103, would like to donate pro bono services of a monthly Connect + Create Community Lunch Program at Hayes West Center of Hope by providing Complimentary meals, Creative Arts-Based Wellness Workshops, culturally Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) activities, Peer Mentoring and Leadership Development, Intergenerational Community Building, Mental Health Resources and Referrals, Program Staffing and Promotional Materials and Outreach services at a value of Seventeen Thousand, Two Hundred Fifty Dollars and Zero Cents ($17,250.00), for the period of February 28, 2026 to April 25, 2026 and June 27, 2026 to December 26, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the Director of the Department of Recreation, Cultural Affairs & Senior Services desires to accept the pro bono services of the monthly Connect + Create Community Lunch Program at Hayes West Center of Hope and acknowledge the donation; and
WHEREAS, Butterfly Dreamz fully understands and agrees that it is n...
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