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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Maplewoodian: Podcast with Christine Ebersole

Acclaimed singer/actress talks about helping to raise funds to refurbish the CHS auditorium.

  Maplewoodian's Joe Strupp has a very entertaining podcast with Tony-award winning singer/actor -- and proud Maplewood resident -- Christine Ebersole on his blog. Ebersole is the honorary chairperson for the Achieve Foundation's "Take a Seat" Campaign, which Patch wrote about in December. The campaign is seeking to raise funds to completely upgrade the Columbia High School auditorium. In the podcast, Ebersole said it was "divine intervention" that brought her and her family to Maplewood, and that the town "redefines what family is." Ebersole said that she and her husband have three children adopted from three different countries, and they have always felt welcomed and embraced in Maplewood. She also talked about her decision to become …

Friday, December 21, 2012

Donate to "Take a Seat" at CHS this Holiday Season

Achieve Foundation is raising funds to renovate the Columbia High School auditorium to its former glory.

  Still looking for a holiday gift? Here’s something that is local, meaningful and will impact generations of South Orange - Maplewood students for years to come.   Since 2010, the Achieve Foundation has been partnering with the South Orange -Maplewood School District (SOMSD) in the Take a Seat (TAS) campaign to renovate the Columbia High School (CHS) auditorium. Donors can choose to honor or dedicate a seat to someone – a teacher, family member, coach, principal, graduate, or a group or organization -- to contribute to the fundraising effort.  The $1.3 million project will upgrade features of the 85-year-old performance hall while restoring it to its former splendor, according to Achieve. The campaign aims to raise enough to fill the gap …

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