On January 20, 2011, Mary Jane was appointed to the board of Celebrate NJ, http://www.celebratenj.org/, a non-profit that provides supplemental classroom initiatives for students in grades 3 to 8.  The programs engage students in activities that connect them to each other around the state, to the world around them and to their own dreams.  The organization also encourages an appreciation of our State and its accomplishments, e.g., the place where our country's freedom was won and where electric lights first illuminated the world.  Celebrate NJ believes that understanding what came before us encourages a vision of what may lie ahead and our role in shaping it.  Located in Freehold, NJ the organization is headed by a volunteer board and its activities are directed by Karen Hatcher, Executive Director.  It is staffed by volunteers and interns from Rutgers University.