Potential new homeowners are drawn to the township of Millburn/Short Hills for a variety of reasons. When parents are attracted to the township, it often has to do with the Blue Ribbon Award winning Millburn High School, but the appeal for parents does not end there. The remarkable feats achieved by young people in the township of Millburn/Short Hills impresses everyone. One such young person, twelve-year-old township resident Julia Truitt, is particularly impressive.
Truitt has been passionate about domestic and wild animals for as long as she can remember. For the past few summers, Truitt and her friends have organized lemonade stands to raise money for the World Wildlife Fund and have also formed a Save Endangered Animals Club. Truitt discovered that many animal species have become endangered due to habitat loss from the deforestation of trees. Truitt also found that plastic grocery bags, which take up to 1,000 years to degrade, can kill wild animals if they mistakenly think they are food and try to ingest them. Truitt used her own artwork and designed a logo to put on heavy canvas, reusable “green” grocery bags, which were then manufactured by a company called Enviro-Tote. After she had successfully sold bags to family and friends, Truitt sold her green grocery bags, along with plush endangered animals, at the Turtle Back Zoo on Oct. 19th during the zoo’s Pumpkin Patch Festival day. So far, 7th grader Julia Truitt has raised $500. All proceeds from the bags are being given to the Turtle Back Zoo to support their Species Survival Program.
Impressive young people such as Julia Truitt are part of what endears the township of Millburn/Short Hills to potential new home owners.
Shannon Aronson has been investing in real estate for over 8 years. Please call her for a free consultation to discuss local real estate opportunities. Direct: 973-214-0691 / Office: 973-376-0033 x 124 /Shannon@ShannonAronson.com/www.ShannonAronson.com
