Kids & Family
The Phoenix Center Receives $30,000 Grant from Columbia Bank
Columbia Bank Foundation presents $30,000 grant for security upgrades at the Phoenix Center.
Pictured in photo (l-r) l-r: Abdullah K., Mohamed A. (Phoenix Center students), Thomas J. Kemly (CEO, Columbia Bank), Julie Mower (Executive Director, The Phoenix Center), Makai C. (Phoenix Center student), Amy Dupuis (Executive Director, Columbia Bank Foundation)
On October 2, 2018. Thomas J. Kemly, Columbia Bank President and CEO, and Amy Dupuis, Executive Director of the Columbia Bank Foundation, visited The Phoenix Center in Nutley, NJ, to present $30,000 grant for security upgrades to the school’s entrance and visitor management system.
Find out what's happening in Belleville-Nutleyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
According to Executive Director Julie Mower, M.A. Ed., “We are so grateful for the generosity of Columbia Bank whose donation will go toward updating the security of our main entrance and visitor management. This upgrade will include enhanced video surveillance, intercom system and a more secure waiting area.”
Of the grant, Kemly says, “We are proud that the Columbia Foundation is able to assist The Phoenix Center in renovating their entry foyer. The Phoenix Center is always investing in the school and always improving it. While there is a lot of need, The Phoenix Center does a great job with maintaining a state-of-the-art facility. Right now the Columbia Foundation is the third largest corporate charity in New Jersey, and we are very happy to make meaningful donations for people who really deserve the support.”
Find out what's happening in Belleville-Nutleyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
About The Phoenix Center
The Phoenix Center is an accredited non-profit, private school that serves nearly 150 students ages 5-21 with autism, multiple disabilities, behavioral and intellectual disabilities and cognitive impairment, from roughly 60 districts in 8 New Jersey counties.