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We feel good about doing good
MCSOG is starting the new year off with a bang! We are committed to fostering relationships with the community by partnering with local causes we believe in.
Here’s a sampling of the types of organizations we have been collaborating with and donating to … it’s sure to warm your heart :)
The American Cancer Society is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem. We are proud to help out such a great cause!
The Seeing Eye has its headquarters located right in Morristown, NJ! The Seeing Eye's mission is to enhance the independence, dignity and self-confidence of people who are blind, through the use of specially trained Seeing Eye® dogs.
Project Home of Cranford is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose fundraising dollars go solely to Cranford family care association, inc. Project Home’s fundraising dollars assist Cranford families who are in danger of losing their Cranford residences due to crisis situations, such as job loss or catastrophic illness. Now, more than ever, is a great time to donate to this organization as we deal with the repercussions of COVID-19.
Girl Scouts Heart Of New Jersey
The mission of Girl Scouts Heart Of New Jersey is to make sure that Girl Scouts builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. MCSOG has hosted several glassblowing workshops in collaboration with the GSHNJ, exposing these wonderful girls to a new creative outlet. If you are interested in bringing your own troop in to blow glass, please contact us through the “ Groups” tab on our website.
The mission of Rescue Haven Foundation is to save dogs and give them a chance at a new life through providing foster homes for abandoned dogs. Just as this group nurtures the emotional health of their pups, we hope to nurture the creativity of these awesome people through the art of glassblowing!
The Pingry School is located in Millburn, NJ. The mission of The Pingry School is to foster in students a lifelong commitment to intellectual exploration, individual growth, and social responsibility. MCSOG donated to the school’s annual operating budget. We wanted to support their phenomenal arts program! Fine Arts programs have the potential to facilitate the development of empathy, creative problem-solving, and collaboration among students!
The Morris County School of Glass’ very own Studio Manager, Hannah Muller, is the President of the Child Crisis Center Uganda (CCCU). To show our support for Hannah and her special project, we sponsored a fundraiser for the CCCU at our Winter Open House on February 10, 2019 and again on February 16th, 2020.
Fighting Children’s Cancer Foundation
This amazing non-profit provides needs-based financial assistance to families struggling with pediatric cancer. MCSOG will be fully sponsoring a day of glassblowing for some of these brave kids who are battling cancer. We hope that this fun day out will provide a bright spot for the kids and their families.
The Camp Nejeda Foundation enhances the lives of people with type 1 diabetes and their families through education, empowerment, camaraderie, supportive programs, and fun. What more can we say? Glassblowing is all about fun and camaraderie, and we are excited to provide the opportunity for this group to experience glassblowing first hand.
*To sponsor or inquire about hosting an event with MCSOG, please email: info@mcsog.com*
Turtle Back Zoo is a facility of the Essex County Parks Department. The zoo is funded by the County of Essex as a service to the residents of the County and the surrounding areas. The Zoological Society of NJ, Inc. is the fundraising branch of Turtle Back Zoo. The Society is a not-for-profit organization that helps to raise funds for improvements to Turtle Back Zoo.
CTC Academy is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that provides educational and therapeutic services for students with a diverse array of developmental disabilities through our collaborative educational program and support services for students and families.
Green Meadow is an international learning community that prepares students to meet the world as healthy, confident global citizens, creative and collaborative innovators, and leaders.
Amazing Facts About Glass
Brought to you by the Glass Geeks at MCSOG
Did you know that ...
1. Glass is not a liquid or a solid.
Glass is a formed by heating a mixture of dry materials to a viscous state, then cooling the ingredients fast enough to prevent a regular crystalline structure. As the glass cools, the atoms become locked in a disordered state like a liquid before they can form into the perfect crystal arrangement of a solid.
Being neither a liquid nor a solid, but sharing the qualities of both, glass is its own state of matter. Glass is an amorphous solid.
2. The “recipe” for glass is relatively simple.
Soda lime glass, the most common type of glass has only three ingredients, that can be easily found at your local garden center or hardware store.
To make glass … take 75% silicon dioxide (sand), 15% sodium oxide (soda ash), and 10% calcium oxide (lime), mix them together, heat to 2,100 degrees until molten, add color, blow and enjoy!
3. There are two sources of naturally occuring glass.
When lightning strikes sand, the sand is melted or vaporized, leaving behind amorphous glass tubes called fulgurites.
Obsidian is an igneous rock occurring as a natural glass. It is formed by the rapid cooling of viscous lava from volcanoes.
4. Glass is good for the planet.
Glass bottles and jars are 100% recyclable and can be recycled endlessly without any loss in purity or quality. The energy from recycling one glass bottle can power a computer for 30 minutes.
5. New Jersey has a rich glass blowing history.
Glassmaking started in Alloway, New Jersey in 1739. The quality of southern New Jersey’s sand was crucial to establishing a glassmaking center. New Jersey had such good, clean sand that it was actually imported to other glass manufacturers. At the turn of the 20th century, the peak of production, there were 90 glass factories in New Jersey
