​By TAPinto North Hunterdon Staff
Published April 14, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Reposted from: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/north-hunterdon/sections/police-and-fire/articles/event-raises-money-for-open-cupboard-food-pantry-and-thrift-shop

CLINTON TOWN, NJ - On April 11th, the Red Mill Museum Village hosted a community-wide fundraiser to benefit the Open Cupboard Food Pantry and Thrift Shop. The event raised over $2,500.00. Carol Beader, President of The Guild of Clinton and Chris Phelan, President of The Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce presented a check to Jennifer Tavormina, Executive Director of The Open Cupboard Food Pantry and Thrift Shop. 

Chief Jeff Hedden from the Clinton Fire Department and Chief Frank Setnicky of South Branch Emergency Services, Inc. each received a Proclamation and Keys to the City from Mayor Janice Kovach of Clinton Town. Carol Beader from the Clinton Guild and Chris Phelan from the Hunterdon Chamber of Commerce both presented the chiefs with plaques. The chiefs accepted the awards on behalf of their teams’ heroic actions fighting the recent fire that destroyed The Open Cupboard Food Pantry and Thrift Shop and Walgreens.
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The event was emceed by Dr. D Entertainment and sponsored by the Guild of Clinton, the Town of Clinton, the Hunterdon County Chamber of Commerce and the Red Mill Museum Village.

March Students of the Month
RHEA NAGABHYRU
CLASS OF 2024
​Senior, Rhea Nagabhyru has been a class officer for the past four years. Rhea is a member of National Honor Society, Science Honor Society, English Honor Society, Technical Honor Society, History Honor Society, and the Society of Women in Engineering. She is President of the Research Club and is a mentor and teaching assistant in Biomed. Rhea’s favorite classes she has taken at North Hunterdon have been AP Seminar and Intro to Biomedical Engineering. Next year, she plans on majoring in Biomedical Engineering at whichever college she attends. Rhea is a volunteer EMT at South Branch Emergency Services and a camp counselor in the summer where she earned a Presidential Service Award. She currently has over 1,000 service hours from these two places. Rhea also helps out at her family business, Color Me Mine. Some things Rhea loves about her four years at North were Freshman Field Day, attending the football games, attending the school dances, and the many classes she has taken. She has loved these classes because of the teachers who ran them, friends she made while taking the class, and how interesting the classes were. Rhea says North is a really friendly and supportive community where she was fortunate enough to meet wonderful peers and staff while being able to pursue all her academic interests freely and with excellence.