I wanted to make sure that I expressed my gratitude.  My son participated in the SPARK program for the second session.  The first day when I asked him how his day went, he replied "awesome"  - I knew this was a great choice.  This was really quite an amazing experience for him. He talked about everything on and on an spent a lot of time at home working on his projects.  You set the bar really high for summer camps.  Thank you for an amazing summer camp,

S. Genty

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8-31-2009

Thank you very much for the large package of Project Sunshine craft kits from Rutgers SPARK.  Project Sunshine empowers a volunteer corps of over 10,000 to bring programming to over 60,000 children and their families, in medical facilities across the U.S. and five international satellite sites:  Kenya, China, Canada, Israel and Puerto Rico.  We are deeply appreciative of your contribution.  Its impact will register in so many lives and the craft kits are being sent out to hospitals by the end of the day!

Best,   Cailin,   Project Sunshine

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8-21-2009

On behalf of the South River Board of Health, we would like to thank you for the cards, cosmetics and toiletries donated by your organization.  The cards will be hung up at our Food Bank for all our clients to enjoy and the cosmetics and toiletries will be appreciated by the families.

Debra Jones, Borough of South River

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8-15-2008

Thanks for providing a wonderful experience of a "summer camp" for my daughter.  She had a fantastic six weeks of SPARK!  Thanks to everyone for all their hard work and efforts in making SPARK an environment of learning, growing and just having fun!  After all - isn't that what kids are supposed to do?  We are looking forward to SPARK 2009!

With much gratitude,

       The Noonan Family

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8-15-2008

I'd like to thank the SPARK team for all of their efforts to provide a wonderful program.  We've tried a number of camps & this one has been our daughter's favorite.  I realized it's not easy to run a program and keep the interest of teenagers - so you should be proud of your camp.  We plan to be back next year.

SPARK Parent
Arlene

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  Email to the VP of Continuous Education & Outreach

I want to thank you for the new SPARK summer program that was held on Cook Campus. My seventh grade son participated in the second session. It was truly an excellent program, and the staff made it a program that my son is looking forward to for next summer already. The course selection was very comprehensive and the classes were well taught.

Most of all, the experience of participating in a program on Rutgers campus was awesome for my son. I saw a huge growth in self confidence and assurance in my shy boy. The staff and TA's interacted on a mature level that contributed to the atmosphere of learning, both intellectually and socially. They encouraged him to participate in activities and discussions on a higher level, which made him love every minute he spent there. I heard similar comments from other parents, and from my colleagues whose children also attended.

Thank you for offering this wonderful program in 2007. I hope you continue to give our children the opportunity to participate and grow in 2008.

SPARK Parent 
Linda