Sometimes it is a mother who has to choose between meat and toothpaste,
or a family who recently lost all they had in a fire, or a child who needs a new backpack for school,
or the high school senior who wants to feel like a queen for one night along with her peers, or the
woman who just left an abusive relationship and has to start afresh. There is always a need. Always!
Judy Braverman ( Magyar Bank), Jay Castillo (President of Magyar Bank Charitable
Foundation) Natasha Rodgers (SWS Organization) and John Fitzgerald (President/CEO of Magyar Bank)
Township resident Alyssa Sutton, right, poses at the event she helped organize to benefit the Simuel Whitfield Simmons Organization. From left, Mayor Arlene Johnson of Livingston, Kathy Veloric and Gary Russikoff, front row; Natasha Rodgers, Founder of SWS Organization, Florian Suserman, Jeff Rosen, Jason Hagman, Claudia MacDermott, and Matt Glass, back row.
Both groups are chapters of Business Networking International and met to celebrate a philosophy that "Givers Gain."
Florian Suserman, president of Strategic Connections, explained, "'Givers Gain' is the idea that when we focus our attention on helping others, we will be the prime beneficiary by feeling better, and yes, likely seeing some business return down the road."
The two groups turned their giving to the Simuel Whitfield Simmons Organization, whose mission is to help families become more self-sufficient by supporting them with a consistent life support system. Members of the groups collectively contributed more than $3,400 and donated enough clothes to fill a van after the event.
Left: Natash Rodgers CEO/Founder with Dr. Cornel West
Right: SWS Youth (Josh Faust, Giovanni Faust, Dr. Cornel West, and Jaylin Rodgers) at the McCarter Theater attending the conversation with Ben Vereen and Dr. Cornel West
Natasha Rodgers Jaylin Rogers, Carl Bampoe (Asare' Den), Sierra Rodgers with Ben Vereen ( Fetch Clay, Make Man McCarter Theater) at Magic 98.3
Natasha Rodgers and Nicole Ari Parker at the Restoration Brunch
Natasha D. Rodgers
Recipient of the
Women Who Make Magic Award
NJ Advocacy to End Homelessness Congressional Reception in Washington DC.