Kids & Family
Super Bowl Committee Donates to Newark Boys and Girls Club
Charity disbursing funds to nonprofits affected by Sandy
The Boys and Girls Club of Newark is sharing in $1.5 million in grants donated to nonprofits throughout the state by the NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The money will be distributed by the NY/NJ Super Bowl Committee, which was formed after MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford was chosen as the venue for Super Bowl XLVIII/ The game will be played in February.
The grants will be used to pay for repairs needed in the wake of Superstorm Sandy last year.
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Along with the Boys and Girls Club of Newark, four other clubs will receive funds, as will Jersey Cares, which is repairing playgrounds at hard-hit Shore towns. Other recipients include a Youth Consultation Service facility in Hackensack and a community center in Highlands.
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