Imagine Gifted $15,000 to Support Mission

Imagine: A Center for Coping with Loss located in Mountainside, was recently awarded a $15,000 unrestricted gift for best efforts towards sustainability by Sax LLP, a leading accounting, tax and advisory firm, during its first annual Founder’s Award event which celebrates the good work of local nonprofits.
Stuart Arnold, Imagine’s Board Chair and the organization’s representative at the event walked away with a $15,000 check to support Imagine’s mission to provide free year-round peer support groups for families and children who are dealing with loss due to death or a life-altering physical illness.
When receiving the check, Stuart Arnold stated, “We’ve come a very long way, and we serve hundreds of families now with our support services for children who are grieving and who need a place to feel comfortable, safe and warm … and a place where they can relate to people who are going through a similar situation.  Thank you for helping us, because the work we are doing changes the trajectory of young people’s lives.”
“When I first saw the application for Sax’s Founder’s Award I was hopeful because sustainability is something we’ve been focused on since day one of our founding,” said Mary Robinson, Imagine Founder and Executive Director who wrote the winning essay. “However, when I heard there were over 180 applicants I knew it would be tough to stand out among so many other worthy not-for-profit organizations.”
Continuing, she added, “When we heard the news from Stu that we were selected we were thrilled! It was so incredibly validating of our focus and philosophy, and we know in our hearts our mission is one worth sustaining”.
About Imagine: A Center for Coping with Loss
Imagine: A Center for Coping with Loss provides free year-round peer support groups for children ages 3 to 18 who have lost a parent or sibling, with concurrent groups for parents and guardians. Free support groups are also available for young adults 18 and up who have lost a friend, sibling, or parent. Imagine also provides in-home support and support groups for children and teens who have a family member living with a life-altering physical illness. For more information about Imagine, facility tours are offered three times a month. Tour dates and more information can be found by visiting imaginenj.org or calling 908-264-3100. They are located at 224 Sheffield Street, Mountainside, New Jersey.