Award for homeless work: An Atlantic City woman was honored last week for her work with homeless women with $50,000 and the Russ Berrie Making a Difference Award.

Sister Patricia Prendergast runs Adelaide’s Place, a daytime respite center that seeks to provide a safe space for homeless women who learn life skills and work with social workers and health care professionals to rebuild their lives and find permanent housing. She is one of 10 people to receive this year’s award.

Prendergast and the other recipients were celebrated Friday at Ramapo College of New Jersey, where they received a total of $152,500.

Established in 1997 by the late Russell Berrie, the award honors New Jersey residents whose outstanding community service and heroic acts have made a substantial impact on the lives of others. A total of 430 honorees have been awarded since its inception, receiving more than $4 million for their work.

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The Sea Isle City Garden Club’s 2025 flower sale fundraiser will take place Friday and Saturday at Dealy Field.

Spring flower sale: The Sea Isle City Garden Club’s annual flower sale fundraiser will take place from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Dealy Field, 6108 Central Ave. Flowering plants will be sold in flats, hanging baskets and pots. Herbs also will be for sale.

Garden club volunteers will be on hand to answer questions. Payment is cash or check only. Proceeds will benefit the club’s charitable efforts. For more information, call 609-263-1157.

West Cape yard sale: The West Cape May Borough Wide Yard Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, rain or shine.

Sellers should register at Borough Hall or by emailing or .

Buyers can visit westcapemay.us for a master list of yard sale properties, which will be posted the day before the event.

Flags of Liberty: More than 100 families and hundreds of supporters will gather at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and Wildwoods Convention Center to honor deceased veterans by unfurling their casket flags at the annual Flags of Liberty event at 10 a.m. May 23.

The ceremony will begin at the Wildwoods Convention Center turnaround entrance, in front of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, before moving to the Boardwalk, where participants will honor their heroes by holding up a chain of unfurled American flags.

To conclude the event, veterans will assist the Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement & Development Authority with its Unlocking of the Ocean Ceremony, kicking off Memorial Day weekend at the shore.

Each family that registers will receive a commemorative Flags of Liberty T-shirt featuring their loved one’s name and logo of branch served, and a Flags of Liberty pin. Registration is $30 and covers the cost of the shirt and pin. For more information, email .

Spring crafts and auction: The Estell Manor Historical Society will host a spring craft fair and silent auction May 31 at the Root Cellar Tavern, 38 Tuckahoe Road.

The event, which will feature food, music and vendors, is rain or shine and will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The drawing for the silent auction will start at 2 p.m.

Food truck fest: More than 35 food trucks will line the streets during the 10th annual Hammonton Food Truck Fest from 4 to 9 p.m. June 7.

This year’s festival will feature a new KidZone, with live music from the Dan Keiser Trio, games, crafts and activities for kids and families. The Whitewalls will headline the main stage along with a DJ. The Beer Garden, sponsored by Kramer Beverage and Mudhen Brewing Company, will return with craft beverages from Mudhen, Three 3’s, Snouts and Stouts, and Blue Rascal Distillery.

“Our downtown is the perfect setting for an event like this,” said Cheri Caravano, a longtime volunteer and head of the Food Truck Fest Planning Committee. “From a few trucks in a parking lot to shutting down streets for thousands of guests, we’ve come a long way. This is going to be our biggest and best yet.”

Limited edition 10th anniversary T-shirts will be available at downtownhammonton.com/FTF10 through May 30.

On the dean’s list: Kaydence Oakley, of Wildwood, made the dean’s list for the fall 2024 academic term at Kean University in Union. Oakley is studying exercise science — pre-athletic training/physical therapy.

Kean’s dean’s list recognizes undergraduate students who have completed at least 12 credits and achieved a grade-point average of 3.45 or higher.

Art Depot Director Penelope Cake, left, and volunteer Terri Schuck display some of the arts and crafts materials donated to the Villas store.

Sustainable crafts: The Art Depot Creative Reuse Center in Lower Township has saved more than 10,000 pounds of materials from ending up in a landfill by reselling the donated arts and crafts.

“We are so proud to have kept 5 tons of perfectly good arts and crafts materials out of the landfill, by taking it into the Art Depot to use in our classes and offering it for resale,” said arts educator and founder Penelope Cake.

The nonprofit store at 1301 Bayshore Road sells fabric and sewing supplies, yarns and knitting supplies, beads and other jewelry making items, paints, tiles and wooden items.

Art Depot is an initiative of the nonprofit Center for Community Arts in Cape May.

The store is open for sales and donations from noon to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.

New borough clerk: Stone Harbor Borough Council has appointed a new borough clerk. Jeanne M. Parkinson succeeds Emily Dillon, who accepted a similar position in another municipality last month. Parkinson, who will take office May 19, will manage public records, public meeting agendas and legal notices, overseeing municipal elections and ensuring legal and regulatory compliance in all municipal functions, according to a borough news release.

Parkinson served as city clerk in Millville for nine years through 2024. Earlier this year, she was appointed deputy clerk in Ocean City.

“She has demonstrated exceptional skill in managing public meetings with precision and respect for parliamentary procedure, overseeing elections with integrity, and ensuring full legal compliance in all municipal functions,” Council President Jennifer Gensemer said.

Parkinson called it “an honor and privilege to serve.”

“I look forward to providing the governing body, residents, and visitors with transparency, respect, and unwavering integrity,” she said. “I am truly grateful for this opportunity.”

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