Bus trip to Holocaust Memorial Museum
National Holocaust Memorial Museum VINELAND -- The South Jersey Holocaust Coalition and the Jewish Federation of Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem Counties are hosting a bus trip to the National Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Feb. 25.
The museum offers excellent materials for classroom use and tours are available on request. Everyone must stay at the museum for the entire tour day. The trip will be for educators and the public. A certificate for six Professional Development Hours (PDH) will be given to those educators participating. The Vineland School District will be granting a Professional Development Day to teachers who apply.
The bus will be leaving the University Center at Cumberland County College, College Drive, Vineland, at 8 a.m. sharp. Arrive no later than 7:45 a.m. Parking locations will be posted on the South Jersey Holocaust Coalitions website -- HolocaustCoalition.simplesite.com. The bus will depart the museum at the 5:30 p.m. closing time and will return to Cumberland County College at approximately 8:45 p.m. Stops will be made at The Maryland House on the trip to the museum and the return trip for refreshments.
Space is limited. E-mail the South Jersey Coalition at holocaustcoalition@gmail.com to register. A $28 non-refundable payment must be made no later than Feb. 22 and reservations will be on a first-come, first-served basis. No entrance fee to the museum will be charged.
Payment must be made to The Jewish Federation, and sent to The Jewish Federation of Cumberland, Gloucester & Salem Counties, 1015 E. Park Ave., Vineland, NJ 08360. Write on the check memo line "DC Trip." Educators requesting PDH certificates should include the name of their school. Do not call the Jewish Federation office to make reservations.