News and updates from the Friendship Circle of Livingston, NJ Blog

A Taste of Heaven: FCNJ/LifeTown Gala 2024

It was a night of mixing and mingling for donors, volunteers and families, honorees and their guests at the Friendship Circle Banquet 2024, held May 20 at LifeTown in Livingston. The evening celebrated all...

Israeli Heroes Visit LifeTown

Grieving and recovering from the trauma of October 7 and the aftermath, a delegation from Israel came to the United States to share their stories – to mourn, grieve, and heal together as they...

Road Safety Speeds Up at LifeTown

Gift from Lithia Motors and DCH Audi Millburn enhances pedestrian-safety curriculum For individuals with special needs finding a safe and comforting locale to learn and practice pedestrian safety can be a challenge. Many roads...

Shabbat Spirit at LifeTown

The only thing better than sharing Shabbat with your family is to share it with the hundreds of people who make up the Friendship Circle’s extended family – children, parents, staff, volunteers and community...

Mega Mitzvah Mania 

LifeTown transformed into Mega Mitzvah Mania on December 25. On a day when so much is closed and finding activities can be a challenge, LifeTown was the answer for so many families, providing everything...

Beading Bracelets for Buddies

Just before Chanukah, Molly Sommer and Alyssa Benbassat, sophomores at Morristown-Beard School, dreamed up a project to benefit the Friendship Circle and pique the interest of their peers. The Friendship Circle presidents decided to...

Non-stop Fun with Friends: Winter Camp 2023

There was Jessie Kohn, lit up and singing along with musical entertainer Bobby Doowah. Max Nathan was so excited to get into the pool, bobbling about in the water with the most contented expression...

Miracle of Lights in the Night Sky

Chanukah launched with a spectacular drone show in the night sky over LifeTown in Livingston on December 7. A countdown set the stage as 150 drones rose into the air. Flying in sync, loaded...

Real Life, Real Skills, Open Shoppes

Emerging from the beauty parlor with a new hairdo and freshly painted nails, Alexandra and her friend Olivia headed to the pet shop. “Oh my gosh, this has been fantastic,” said Alexandra’s mother, Andrea...

GOA Challah Bake

Friendship Circle’s own Esty Grossbaum, Junior Division program director, led a challah bake for ninth graders at the Golda Och High School on October 27.  “We knew Esty would be able to infuse a...