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Shop Local this Holiday Season at FJCC Boutique Event

Be Here Now Yoga is selling doTerra essential oils at The Flemington Jewish Community Center Nursery School’s Holiday Boutique on Sunday, November 5th, from 11am to 4pm. The event will feature a large collection of local crafters, artisans and other vendors, with a wide selection of unique gift ideas including handmade soaps, hand painted scarves, candles and more. Stop by the Be Here Now Yoga’s booth and enter to win essential oil products.

Light refreshments will be available for purchase during the event.  In addition to the wonderful shopping, the FJCC Center Series will be hosting a Children's Concert at 1pm, performed by the West Side Woodwind Quintet.

Jane Wasserman, FJCC Nursery School Director explains, "The FJCC Nursery School is so excited to support local businesses, artists and crafters. We are thrilled to open our doors and welcome the public to our beautiful facility for a relaxing day of shopping and fun."

The FJCC Nursery School offers programs for children ages 2-5 and welcomes families of all faiths.  FJCC is located at 5 Sergeantsville Road, Flemington. For more information, visit Facebook.com/FJCCNurserySchool or FlemingtonNursery.com. Call Jane Wasserman at 908-782-2794.

For more information about the event, email [email protected]. For more information about the performance please visit FlemingtonJewishCenter.org/Blog/Get-Involved/Center-Series/

 

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Tick Talk

Spring officially sprung on March 21. We have turned our clocks ahead. We are looking forward to warm winds, sunny skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. The daffodils and tulips have recently bloomed and we are just starting with the yard work that comes with the warmer weather.  Sadly, another season has started ramping up.  Tick season.

•             The best form of protection is prevention. Educating oneself about tick activity and how our behaviors overlap with tick habitats is the first step.

•             According to the NJ DOH, in 2022 Hunterdon County led the state with a Lyme disease incidence rate of 426 cases per 100,000 people. The fact is ticks spend approximately 90% of their lives not on a host but aggressively searching for one, molting to their next stage or over-wintering. This is why a tick remediation program should be implemented on school grounds where NJ DOH deems high risk for tick exposure and subsequent attachment to human hosts.

•             Governor Murphy has signed a bill that mandates tick education in NJ public schools. See this for the details.  Tick education must now be incorporated into K-12 school curriculum. See link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2023/sept/27/TicksandTick-BorneIllnessEducation.pdf

•             May is a great month to remind the public that tick activity is in full swing. In New Jersey, there are many tickborne diseases that affect residents, including Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Powassan, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis.

•             For years, the focus has mainly been about protecting ourselves from Lyme disease. But other tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Central Jersey. An increase of incidence of Babesia and Anaplasma are sidelining people too. These two pathogens are scary because they effect our blood cells. Babesia affects the red blood cells and Anaplasma effects the white blood cells.

•             Ticks can be infected with more than one pathogen. When you contract Lyme it is possible to contract more than just that one disease. This is called a co-infection. It is super important to pay attention to your symptoms. See link.

https://twp.freehold.nj.us/480/Disease-Co-Infection

A good resource from the State:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/tickborne.shtml

 

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