Host Your Club Meetings Here!
2010
07.08
07.08
The Greenable Woodbridge Museum isn’t just here to teach the public about sustainability, it is also here for civic engagement. The museum provides a free meeting space with plenty of room to accommodate your group. The Mom’s Club did just that and their meeting in the museum was a huge success. Their children had fun interacting with the exhibits, as seen below, and the moms got down to business.
If your club is in need of such a space just contact us through the website and we will help you set up a day and time to hold your meeting!
Opening Evening Photos
2010
06.30
06.30
The evening before the Greenable Woodbridge Museum of the Future’s ribbon cutting, we held a small, private opening to celebrate the completion of the museum with those who worked so hard to bring this concept to life. Below are several photos of the exhibits and people enjoying them:
Woodbridge was the 2009 Champion of the Sustainable New Jersey program. For more information about how Woodbridge won, stop in the museum and visit the Sustainable New Jersey exhibit!
Hours of Operation
2010
06.21
06.21
The Greenable Woodbridge Museum’s hours of operation have changed to better convenience its visitors. The new opening and closing times are:
Monday – Friday: 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Sunday: 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Thank you.
Grand Opening Posters and Banners Go Up at the Mall
2010
06.03
06.03
Publicity is really ramping up for the Grand Opening —
This is a photo of the marquee on Route 1 (viewed from the southbound lane).
Floating All Our Boats… Opportunities to Make a Difference in Woodbridge
2010
06.02
06.02
With Stan Kaczmarek, PE, Executive Director of the WISER Corps
Map and Directions
2010
06.02
06.02
The Woodbridge Center mall is located on US Route 1, at the intersection with Gill Lane and Woodbridge Center Drive. Scroll down for Public Transport. The Museum is located on the Upper Level in the JCPenney wing. If you need assistance prior to the opening, please call 908-581-8418 or 973-204-0005.
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Via Public Transport (from NY Penn Station):
Train – Northeast Corridor - Direction: Trenton Transit Center
Service run by NJ TRANSIT RAIL
Depart New York Penn Station
Arrive Metuchen (51 mins)
Bus – 810 – Direction: 810 Woodbridge Center – exact fare
27 mins to make transfer
Service run by NJ TRANSIT BUS
Depart Main St. & Woodbridge Ave.
Arrive Woodbridge Ctr. & Woodbridge Terr (18 mins)
Walk to 444 Woodbridge Center Dr, Woodbridge, NJ 07095
(About 1 min)
The Museum is located on the Upper Level in the JCPenney wing. If you need assistance prior to the opening, please call 908-581-8418 or 973-204-0005.
Grand Opening Program
2010
06.01
06.01
Saturday, June 12, 2010 is our Grand Opening day, starting with the ribbon cutting at 10 a.m., followed by a full day of programs and events.
The current program schedule is listed below. Please bear in mind that we are always looking for additional partners, volunteers, interns, sponsors, exhibitors, event organizers, and eventually a paid staff for the Museum. If you are interested, please email admin@greenablewoodbridgemuseum.org.
Beginning with the official ribbon cutting from 10-12 with Mayor John McCormac, accompanied by singer-songwriter Kathy Moser, we plan to have several special events during the day, including presentations, entertainments, and celebrations.
Program schedule:
10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Opening ceremonies, including the official ribbon cutting from 10-12 with Mayor John McCormac, remarks by various dignitaries, and entertainment by singer-songwriter Kathy Moser
11:30 a.m.: Valerie Montecalvo, President, Bayshore Recycling: Industrial Recycling and Soil Remediation
12 noon: Fred Profeta, Deputy Mayor for the Environment, Maplewood: Sustainable Jersey
1 p.m.: Debra Italiano, Principal, Merintra: Food Matters
2 p.m.: Patricia Boswell, Founder and CEO, Safonique LLC: Sustainable Consumer Products and Packaging
3 p.m.: Dr. Jeana Wirtenberg, Senior Advisor, External Relations & Services, Institute for Sustainable Enterprise, Fairleigh Dickinson University: Transitioning to the Green Economy
4 p.m.: Showing and discussion of Annie Leonard’s The Story of Stuff, with Julia Curtis
5 p.m.: Robert Benjamin, Greenwords; Matt Polsky, Senior Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Enterprise; and Jonathan Cloud, Director, Sustainable Business Incubator, Fairleigh Dickinson University, discuss A Sustainable Growth Strategy for New Jersey.
6 p.m.: Sai Sankar, Chief Research Engineer, School of Automotive Enterprise Studies, Fairleigh Dickinson University: Training the Next Generation of Auto Technicians for Alternative-Fuel Vehicles
7 p.m.: Omar Solh (IA-AIA, UIA, LOEA, B Arch M Arch), internationally renowned architect: Sustainable Architecture and Technology Innovation.
8 p.m.: Eric Russell: The Future of Water.
Additional activites:
- Douglas Cohen, The Inspired Futures Campaign and Chair – Resource Council, National Youth Initiatives, US Partnership for the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (via Skype) and Elyssa Serilli, Green Collar Futures: Inspired Futures Hands-On Education Demonstration
Opening Exhibits:
- Greenable Woodbridge and Sustainable Jersey
- Bayshore Recycling
- Woodbridge Artisans Guild
- HSBC Bank
- RSR Electronics
- Institute for Sustainable Enterprise, Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Woodbridge Reads
- Liberty Science Center
- Middlesex County VoTech (reception desks and living walls)
- Rainforest Alliance
- Steele Kellogg AIA
- Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education
- Borders Books Green Reading Corner
- How Long Does Your Trash Last? (Liberty Science Center)
- Woodbridge Schools
- Petra Solar
- Middlesex Water Company
- Cradle to Cradle
- Save Our Wetlands (Enviroscape)
- Green Energy Innovations
- General Growth Properties
- US Partnership for Youth
- A Plus International
— and many more to come!
Letting People Know about the Museum
2010
05.23
05.23
Bob Dombowski and Jonathan Cloud spent the day on Saturday, May 22, handing out Citibank tote bags and information on the Museum at the Woodbridge Citibank location in Woodbridge.
I created the display board for the event, with the past and future photos of Bayshore Recycling, some of the posters we’ve been using, and a couple of new ones:
I also created simple business cards that my information on the front, and the following message on the back:
We handed out materials and spoke to more than a hundred people coming into the bank, and in a few cases were able to speak to them in depth about the programs and the concept. Certainly this is the kind of thing we need to do more of to get the word out, and I believe we can use the display in other locations as well just to get people interested. Let us know if you have suggestions for it.
We Need Your Help with the Museum of the Future
2010
05.19
05.19
We have less than [20] days until the opening of the Greenable Woodbridge Museum of the Future in the Woodbridge Center mall.
We’re asking for your help in making the opening a successful event, and contributing to the Museum as an ongoing educational and entertainment experience for residents and visitors. Please contact us or call Lori Sandler at 973-204-0005 if you can volunteer, contribute materials, or have suggestions for us.