Family Programs

The H&SA sponsors family programs and conducts entertaining family nights for our school children and their families. Support from our fundraisers allow us to sponsor these programs and events. We welcome volunteers to help plan and run these events. Highlights of our programs and past family nights include:

Helping Hands

The Helping Hand Safety House program, a national program, was adopted in Mountain Lakes in the 1970's and continues today. It is designed to help children who may be in need of assistance while out walking in the neighborhood. To designate a home as a Safety House for children, volunteers are asked to display the Helping Hand placard in their front window whenever they are home. Local school children are instructed to seek out a marked Safety House whenever they are lost, injured, or approached by a stranger. The H&SA solicits the volunteers for Safety Houses, maintains a list of all Safety Houses in the neighborhood, distributes placards, and publishes information about the program to all school children.

Bingo Nights

Suspense, excitement, and prizes, who doesn't like bingo? This all-time favorite event is conducted three times a year at Wildwood. Sign up early as these nights are often "sold out!"

Wildwood Jazz

This wonderful evening of entertainment for Wildwood parents was hosted in 2005. The Wildwood Cafeteria was transformed into a Jazz Cafe, where Wildwood's own Joao Goncalvez performed with his jazz band. Coffee and confections donated by local businesses made the event even more special.

The People Garden

In 2004, Wildwood Cultural Arts hosted an evening of theater in the High School Auditorium, where a touring performance troupe of children performed for our children. Over the years, one or more students from Wildwood have been members of this acclaimed troupe. This performance uses humor and real-life situations to teach lessons about anti-bullying, sharing and caring.