Welcoming Tamara Silva, Upper Camp Girls Director!

Tamara Silva, Stonybrook's new Upper Camp Girls Director, has spent most of her summers at camp. Starting as a camper, she worked her way through the camp ranks with many positions, including junior counselor, group leader and arts n' crafts specialist. Her experience includes both day and sleep away camps, and she immediately felt at home when she joined Stonybrook's camp family last summer. For Stonybrook, Tamara quickly became a strong asset as she added creativity and excitement to the arts n' crafts program and became a go to leader for all things camp! Tamara has two sons, Zach and Drew, who got their first taste of camp last summer and are completely hooked as they eagerly await Summer 2011.

Tamara is a school social worker in the North Caldwell public school system where she works with children who have special needs. She also provides counseling and develops programming within the school. Tamara is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She earned her Master’s Degree in Social Work from Columbia University and her undergraduate degree in psychology from Boston University. Throughout her career, she has enjoyed working with children in a variety of settings.

Tamara is thrilled to join the leadership team and looks forward to meeting all the upper camp girls. She is committed to helping each one of them have a wonderful summer filled with friendships, fun and new adventures!


Congrats to Tamara on her new position- we are all thrilled!



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Heart Warmers Join Cycle for Survival and Fight Against Rare Cancers

http://livingston.patch.com/articles/heart-warmers-join-fight-against-rare-cancers
Roger Black of Livingston knows how it feels to lose a loved one to a rare cancer. His mother Nancy died five years ago – “five years and one month to be exact,” he says. Black graduated from Livingston High School in 1992 and knew Jennifer Goodman Linn, founder of Cycle for Survival, a charity that has raised more than $5 million for cancer research.

“We all live our lives knowing we can do more,” said Black, owner of Stonybrook Day Camp. “This is a local cause. If we don’t get behind this, what do we have?”

Linn has been battling a rare cancer for the past six years. She’s inspired thousands of people to help her in her efforts to support research on rare cancers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Rare cancers are far more prevalent than the term implies – more than half of people with cancer have a form of the disease considered "rare." The list includes pancreatic, sarcoma, uterine, cervical, brain, metastatic melanoma, stomach cancer and all pediatric cancers.

Linn, who was inducted into the Livingston High School Hall of Fame this past fall, attended Hillside Elementary School, where teachers hope to raise $10,000 as they join Cycle for Survival for the first time with a team they call H.E.A.R.T Warmers (Helping to Encourage Awareness of Rare cancers for Those in Need).

Black kicked off their donation drive with a $500 matching grant on Friday afterschool for the teachers’ first $500 raised. He’s giving on many levels, as an LHS alumn inspired to join the Livingston-connected friends already involved, and also as the son of a parent who died from cancer.

Black lives in town with his wife Amanda and their son, Nate, who is named for his grandmother, Nancy Black. She was also treated at Memorial Sloan-Kettering for a rare brain cancer before succumbing to the disease.

Livingston will have a satellite spin on February 12 with the teachers from Hillside spearheading a ride at New York Sports Club. Township residents are invited to join them as riders or donors. You can learn more @ www.cycleforsurvival.org and register to join the H.E.A.R.T Warmers team by using the password Hillside. For more information, email hillsidecycleforsurvival@yahoo.com.



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