The lifelong Norfolk resident, generous philanthropist and dedicated volunteer died Saturday at her home. She was 84 and had lived with Alzheimer’s disease for years, her son said.
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CASA of Union County taps new executive director
Updated Mar 01, 2021;
Posted Mar 01, 2021
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Union County has named Mariel S. Hufnagel of Eatontown executive director.Courtesy CASA of Union County
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Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Union County has named Mariel S. Hufnagel of Eatontown executive director. The nonprofit recruits, trains, supervises and supports community volunteers to advocate for abused, neglected and abandoned Union County children placed in foster care or residential facilities and awaiting a safe and permanent home.
“The board and staff consider ourselves fortunate to have found a leader with such deep passion for and commitment to children living in foster care,” said Dr. Ron Silver, president of the CASA of Union County Board of Trustees. “Combined with her prior post as a nonprofit executive director, numerous leadership certifications and her doctorate degree underway, Mariel is we
Janet Stoddard has worked and volunteered for decades with abused children, special-needs kids, struggling readers and families seeking housing, but her newest interest is the first to require putting on a chef’s hat and adopting the title of “lasagna mama.”
“The things I was involved with in the community all came to an abrupt halt with COVID,” she said. “This is a great way to still be involved in a safe and meaningful way, help out a neighbor and share your love.”
Stoddard, a Woodland Park resident, is one of 1,500 volunteers across the country who have joined a COVID-inspired brigade called Lasagna Love. The grassroots effort started last April with San Diego mom Rhiannon Menn, who in 2019 began penning her thoughts on motherhood on her Be Good to Mama website.
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