Media Advisory: NJIT Students Help Surflight Theater in Beach Haven
WHAT: The NJIT bus deposits daily some two dozen NJIT students adorned in bright yellow t-shirts at Long Beach Island’s long-standing and beloved Surflight Theater, ravaged unfortunately by Sandy. The students are performing not Shakespeare, but light construction work plus cleaning up and tending to small repairs. For over 60 years, Surflight has been home to local actors and actresses as well as students getting their feet wet in the world of community theatre.
WHEN: March 22, 2013, from about 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
WHERE: Surflight Theater, 201 Engleside Ave., Beach Haven.
WHO: Surflight: Tim Gilligan (tmg4359@njit.edu, 760-712-5260); Cory Higgins (cory@jettylife.com, 609-290-6305).
HOW: Call Sheryl Weinstein, 973-596-3436, to set up interviews.
BACKGROUND: Not long after Sandy struck, NJIT’s Alternative Spring Break was conceived to help municipal, social service, community and/or faith-based groups recover from the devastating hurricane. Targeted clean-up was to include beachfronts, parks, buildings and more. Assignments include cleaning up beaches and/or parks; deconstructing homes (i.e., pulling out wall boards, shoveling mud out of basements); building new structures; finishing work such as painting or simple carpentry; and survey work such as collecting data and information. To date, some 600 volunteers have signed up. For more information, call 973-642-7831.