Name: Operation Holiday®: Every Day is Christmas at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ
Start: 2025-12-19T09:00:00-05:00
Location: Operation Holiday® Christmas Event

Operation Holiday® Christmas Event

EVERY DAY IS CHRISTMAS 
December 23, 2025 | FDU, Madison, NJ

Operation Holiday invites you and your family to attend one of the largest “Every Day Is Christmas” celebrations in the country. With over 6,000 toys, music, games, activities, community resources, photos and SantaLand, Mrs, Claus, and this is a day designed for joy, dignity, and togetherness. You MUST REGISTER AND HAVE FREE TICKETS.<figure><img id="OH Tickets (English).jpg" data-image="OH Tickets (English).jpg" data-src="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/27212147/20251218/024750/oh-tickets-english___18144748731.jpg" data-sizes data-srcset /></figure>Operation Holiday® specializes in these types of events to focus on low-income, underserved, the homeless and food-insecure, however, our event is Statewide and welcome everyone to join the festivities. 
🎄 Free admission 
🎄 Fun for children, teens, and adults 
🎄 A full day of holiday magic for the entire family
Free tickets are required. 
Register here or scan the QR code: 
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Local Event: Operation Holiday®: Every Day is Christmas at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ

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EVERY DAY IS CHRISTMAS 
December 23, 2025 | FDU, Madison, NJ

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Operation Holiday®: Every Day is Christmas at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ

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Come out to Cody Arena at the Turtle Back Zoo on Friday December 19th at 8:30pm to watch Park Hockey take on the Chatham Cougars for a great cause.
Bring a new, unused stuffed toy to the rink.&nbsp; The moment a team scores the first goal of the game, let those teddy bears fly!&nbsp; Fill the ice with stuffed animals that will be collected and donated to RWJ Barnabas Health for children staying at the hospital during the holiday season and beyond.&nbsp;
Lets pack the stands, bring the bears, and fill the rink with kindness!
Spread the word. Bring the hype.&nbsp; Bring a friend.&nbsp; Toss a bear.&nbsp; Make a difference.

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Kevin Hines, who survived a suicide attempt from the Golden Gate Bridge at age nineteen, shares his story &amp; how his journey can offer hope.<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kevin-hines-belonging-in-the-age-of-loneliness-tickets-1976500504214?aff=news" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Reserve Your Seat&nbsp;Here</a>
The Forum on the Green explores one meaningful theme, inviting experts, storytellers, and neighbors to join us in honest conversation. Our inaugural series is titled “Belonging in the Age of Loneliness,” a topic that resonates across generations, backgrounds, and life experiences. We hope you’ll join us as we learn, listen, and grow together.
Belonging in the Age of Loneliness
On January 8, we welcome Kevin Hines, who survived a suicide attempt from the Golden Gate Bridge at age nineteen. Kevin will share his story: what led him to that moment, how he found healing and purpose, and how his journey can offer hope and guidance to others facing similar struggles.
Many of us experience loneliness or social isolation at some point in our lives. Moves, job changes, health challenges, divorce, loss, or distance from loved ones can quietly chip away at our sense of connection. For others, the constant pull of digital devices—social media, gaming, endless entertainment—creates the illusion of connection while keeping us at arm’s length from meaningful relationships. Over time, these experiences can subtly erode our wellbeing and widen the gap between the connection we desire and the connection we actually feel.
The Presbyterian Church in Morristown hopes to explore this growing reality by inviting speakers with lived experience, insight, and expertise to help us better understand the roots of this loneliness: its causes, its impact, and the ways we can begin to address it both individually and as a community. Throughout the season, we will host three conversations, each approaching the topic from a different angle.
Doors open at 6:45 PM EST

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Pioneer Production is excited to announce a special, limited-engagement run of Heidi Schreck's "What the Constitution Means to Me," coming to Morristown in early 2026. The play will run for five performances only, on January 31, February 1, 6, 7, and 8, 2026, at the Stage at Fellowship Hall, located at 50 South Park Place in Morristown.
Pioneer Production's Artistic Director, Dan Vissers, will direct Schreck’s boundary-breaking play that breathes new life into our Constitution and imagines how it will shape the next generation of Americans. Fifteen-year-old Heidi earned her college tuition by winning Constitutional debate competitions across the United States. In this hilarious, hopeful, and achingly human play, she resurrects her teenage self to trace the profound relationship between four generations of women and the founding document that shaped their lives.
The performance will feature veteran Pioneer performer Miriam Salerno in the role of Heidi. Previous Pioneer roles for Salerno include Sugar in Tiny Beautiful Things, Bella in Lost in Yonkers, Annette in God of Carnage, and Beth in Dinner with Friends. The cast also includes Ben Weisman as Legionnaire and Ashlee Vissers as the Debater.
As a bonus, patrons will be greeted with a special live preshow cabaret performance by Jade Delos Santos, who starred on the Pioneer stage earlier this year as Joanne in Jonathan Larson's RENT. Delos Santos will open the evening with a USO-style show that features a selection of classics from the 20th century.
Dates: January 31, February 1, 6, 7, 8 Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm, Sundays at 3 pm.
Venue: The Stage at Fellowship Hall (Morristown United Methodist Church), 50 South Park Place, Morristown, NJ.
Tickets: <a href="https://www.pioneerproductionscompany.org/seasontickets/Constitution" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.pioneerproductionscompany.org/seasontickets/Constitution</a> 
Price: $25 for General Admission and $30 for VIP seating 
Don’t miss the chance to experience the play that The New York Times called “an act of civic engagement.”

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