The CEA/JFI Turkey Trot Page is meant to help Trotters get the most up-to-date event information as w
2021 CEA & Johanna Foods Turkey Trot Challenge
We are happy to inform you that CEA will be able to resume our in-person Turkey Trot this year, but this will be dictated by the current local conditions regarding COVID-19. Join us on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 25, 2021 for the 29th Annual CEA/JFI Turkey Trot. The event is NJ’s original Turkey Trot and consists of a 5K Run & 2M walk that
takes participants through the historic streets of Flemington, NJ. Each year, The CEA/JFI Trot has attracted upwards of 6,000 runners & walkers who help raise funds for CEA’s employment programs that benefit hundreds of individuals with disabilities. Since 1993, we have raised much needed funds to support our mission from the generous support of our sponsors, donors, and runners. The CEA/JFI Turkey Trot has become a family holiday tradition for generations that offers expert and novice runners alike the opportunity to spend time with family, friends, and neighbors, to raise awareness and funding for services that help coach individuals into successful jobs in their community. This event will be a hybrid event that incorporates both in-person and virtual elements:
In-Person Turkey Trot (November 25, 2021): Stay tuned for more information. Virtual Turkey Trot (11/25/21 – 12/2/2021): 5K Run or 2M Walk anywhere you wish.
04/07/2022
Come out to our CEA School's open house on May 4th to learn more about what our school provides our students with developmental and intellectual disabilities. If you are looking for a school that provides quality programming with transitions into job coaching and community employment, we highly recommend attending our open house in person or virtually! If you are interested in more information please message our page and we will promptly reply. We look forward to seeing you all on May 4th!!!
03/16/2022
Please join The CEA School for our spring Open House! Contact Kara Nemeth, our lead school social worker to RSVP or for more information.
Please join us for our spring Open House. Contact Kara Nemeth, our lead school social worker to RSVP or for more information.
03/04/2022
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03/03/2022
The Center for Educational Advancement has the unfortunate news that we will be cancelling our 4th Annual 5K Spring Training Race. Currently we do not have enough participants registered and we are less than a month away. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.
Although we are cancelling one of the 3 major fundraisers that we hold annually, we are excited to announce some new family fun events coming up from CEA later this year. Once the weather begins warming up we will be holding a monthly Family Movie
Night Under the Stars, where families will be able to bring their blankets and chairs to watch current movies on a projector screen located in nature at one of our main locations in Flemington, NJ. We will also be holding some events during the summer and fall involving food trucks, live music, local breweries and more!!! In addition we will also have a few other virtual and surprise pop up events throughout the year. To keep up with all the details and dates of the upcoming events we plan on having this year, please follow Like and Follow our page on Facebook
The Center for Educational Advancement relies highly on our fundraisers throughout the year to support our mission to facilitate career pathways and community employment for students and adults with disabilities. If you are interested in donating to CEA and helping our cause please follow the link below! https://runsignup.com/Race/Donate/NJ/BridgewaterTownship/CEAs4thAnnualSpringTraining5KRun2MWalkHybrid
Support the Center for Educational Advancement and register for our 4th Annual Spring Training 5K/2M Walk (Hybrid) with the link below! Our Spring Training 5k & Walk will be held at Duke Island Park in Bridgewater, NJ on March 19th 2022 at 9:30am. https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/BridgewaterTownship/CEAs4thAnnualSpringTraining5KRun2MWalkHybrid
Proceeds go towards CEA's mission to help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities obtain pathways to community employment!
Spring is a time of new beginnings and growth; a time when nature offers us a glimpse of hope with buds in the trees and flowers starting to poke out of the ground; and a time that renews our faith that things are going to be alright and often inspires us to begin again.
CEA is a not-for-profit organization with the mission to provide pathways to community employment for students & adults with disabilities. We're asking you to join us on March 19th, the day before the first day of Spring, and run your best 5K or walk your best 2M in support of new beginnings and opportunities for individuals with disabilities that want to work.
As we count the days until Spring's arrival, we're continually inspired by the individuals we serve and hopeful that more employment opportunities will begin to emerge for people with disabilities. This event is an opportunity for runners and walkers to partner with CEA in providing Supported and Pre-Employment programs throughout Somerset, Hunterdon and Middlesex Counties. We hope our work inspires you to get more people involved by forming a team or creating your own social media fundraiser!
Your registration and donations will support our most critical operating needs, will enable us to continue serving over 225 families a year with person focused employment strategies, and ensuring that job placements are both meaningful and obtainable for individuals with disabilities regardless of the circumstances
02/22/2022
A film prominently featuring people with disabilities is making history with multiple Academy Award nominations.
02/22/2022
A new theme park designed to bring the iconic show "Sesame Street" to life will have a host of accommodations in place to welcome children with disabilities when it opens soon.
02/22/2022
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The Center for Educational Advancement is proud to announce some exciting new fun and educational groups that will be held virtually each month of the year!! On the last Tuesday of every month, including tonight 2/22we will hold a Virtual CEA Community Q&A Meeting, where key staff will take their time to explain all of the services we currently provide as well as projects we are currently starting to help us in our mission to facilitate career pathways and community employment for students and adults with disabilities. Please follow the link below :
Monthly CEA Community Q&A
Tuesday, February 22 · 7:00 – 8:00pm
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/cxh-myvf-ipm
Or dial: (US) +1 256-581-5439 PIN: 498 645 749 #
There will be a Q&A at the end of our presentations for you to get a chance to ask the question that will help you better understand what we do here at CEA.
In addition, throughout the year we will also have special guest educational speakers to come and speak with about important topics when it comes to individuals with disabilities working in the community and in the current workplace!
And to keep things fun we will have virtual trivia night from time with gift card prizes to the individuals with the highest score. We will also have some new in person and hyrbid/virtual events coming up later in the year so make sure you continue following CEA for all the most up to date information!!
See you all tonight at our second Virtual CEA Community Q&A Meeting!!!
02/11/2022
Support the Center for Educational Advancement and register for our 4th Annual Spring Training 5K/2M Walk (Hybrid) with the link below! Proceeds go towards helping individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities obtain pathways to community employment! https://runsignup.com/Race/NJ/BridgewaterTownship/CEAs4thAnnualSpringTraining5KRun2MWalkHybrid
Spring is a time of new beginnings and growth; a time when nature offers us a glimpse of hope with buds in the trees and flowers starting to poke out of the ground; and a time that renews our faith that things are going to be alright and often inspires us to begin again. CEA is a not-for-profit organization with the mission to provide pathways to community employment for students & adults with disabilities. We're asking you to join us on March 19th, the day before the first day of Spring, and run your best 5K or walk your best 2M in support of new beginnings and opportunities for individuals with disabilities that want to work. As we count the days until Spring's arrival, we're continually inspired by the individuals we serve and hopeful that as more people have access to more employment opportunities will begin to emerge for people with disabilities. This event is an opportunity for runners and walkers to partner with CEA in providing Supported and Pre-Employment programs throughout Somerset, Hunterdon and Middlesex Counties. We hope our work inspires you to get more people involved by forming a team or creating your own social media fundraiser! Your registration and donations will support our most critical operating needs, will enable us to continue serving over 225 families a year with person focused employment strategies, and ensuring that job placements are both meaningful and obtainable for individuals with disabilities regardless of the circumstances.
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2020 CEA & Johanna Foods "Flock to Flemington" Turkey Trot Virtual Challenge
The CEA Turkey Trot is celebrating the 28th anniversary of this Thanksgiving Classic this year in an unusual way, to match the unusual year we have all been having. With the unwelcome arrival of COVID-19, we are taking the Turkey Trot on the road--all roads--and creating the Turkey Trot Experience. We invite everybody to join us as we celebrate the 28th Annual Turkey Trot as part of a Virtual Challenge event.
Each year thousands of proud Turkey Trotters have gathered in Flemington to run and walk up an appetite for the Thanksgiving holiday festivities while helping raise awareness and much-needed funds for CEA's employment programs that benefit hundreds of individuals with disabilities each year. Since 1993, over 89,000 people have participated in the events. This year we invite you to continue this holiday tradition, with friends and family members, and join the Turkey Trot Virtual Challenge. Flight One will depart from eight locations on October 12, 2020 and will give participants 45 days of online fun to record their times and distances as they travel (the distance) from as far away as Plymouth, MA or Williamsburg, VA to as close as Morristown, NJ or Philadelphia, PA or one of several other points along the way to Flemington, all associated with our Colonial and Revolutionary past. Flight Two, for the faster “fliers” will depart all starting towns on November 1, 2020. The object is for everyone to Flock to Flemington and enjoy a virtual Thanksgiving together this year in anticipation of returning to the streets and running or walking as a group once again very soon.
The CEA/Johanna Foods Turkey Trot is the largest such event in NJ. Together we can make it the largest in historic America and help people with disabilities who have been particularly hard hit by job and opportunity losses in the pandemic crisis find new community employment opportunities in 2021. On behalf of those we serve, Thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving Season.
