The Connections Bernards Ridge Edition Sept/Oct/Nov 2025

AUTUMN’S ALLURE EAT, DRINK & CELEBRATE PAGE 25 theconnectionsnj.com Hall of Fame Award Making a Difference Award Leadership Award With your help we will provide scholarships to 950 K-12th grade NJ children this year! Celebrate Excellence in Leadership and Education at the Tri-County Scholarship Fund 44th Annual Awards Dinner Tri-County Scholarship Fund's (TCSF) 44th Annual Awards Dinner will bring together over 900 guests in support of scholarships for financially disadvantaged students across Morris, Passaic, and Sussex counties. This year's honorees exemplify leadership, generosity, and a steadfast belief in the power of education. Mike Goldman, President and Chief Operating Officer of NFP, is a respected business executive with passion for expanding educational opportunity. John and Joanne Harrington, of the multi-generational, New Jersey family run business, Harrington & Sons Construction, are well known for their long-standing dedication to community causes and for their donated capital improvements to many schools and churches. The evening will also recognize Jocelyn Grahame, Office Managing Partner for McKinsey & Company in New Jersey, for her leadership and the firm's impactful pro-bono strategy support, which has meaningfully advanced TCSF’s mission and strengthened philanthropic initiatives across the Garden State. The mission of TCSF is to provide partial scholarships to financially disadvantaged New Jersey Kindergarten -12th grade children so that they can afford to attend quality, safe, accredited and independent schools that allow students to reach their full potential. • 39,000 scholarships awarded since 1981 • 950 students receiving scholarships this school year • 82% of scholarship recipients are racially diverse, representing the demographics of their communities. • The average scholarship family earns annual household income of $34,500, but ALL sacrifice to pay their share of the school tuition. • The results speak for themselves: 100% of TCSF high school seniors go on to college or military careers, and return to lift up their own families and communities. 44th VISIT US FOR FALL DAYS AT THEFARM! 122 OAKDALE ROAD, CHESTER, NJ (908) 879-7762 WWW.RIAMEDEFARM.COM WED-MON, 9 AM - 5:30 PM Weekends Apple Sling Shot Beer | Food | Live Music Slushies | Soft Serve Tractor Rides PhotoOps 54 Varieties of Apples Pumpkins on the Vine Daily You-Pick Apple Cider Donuts FarmStore Kids Corn Maze Pies

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