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Mission Statement
The Outpost in the Burbs is a nonprofit outreach organization dedicated to building community through music, community service, and cultural programs.
We Are Unique
The Outpost in the Burbs, located in Montclair, is unique in northern New Jersey. It's a place to enjoy live music on Friday nights during the fall, winter and spring, and it's an organization that offers opportunities to serve others in the community. And all of this takes place thanks to our volunteers, about 100 of them.
Since its inception in 1987, the Outpost has produced more than 350 concerts by internationally known folk artists -- Judy Collins, Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman, Richie Havens, J.D. Souther, Dar Williams -� and more than 50,000 people have attended. Outpost volunteers have donated more than 35,000 hours of their time through our programs affiliated with Habitat for Humanity, Toys for Tots, Human Needs Food Pantry of Montclair, Community Food Bank of N.J., Dress for Success and the soup kitchen staffed by Outpost volunteers at Christ Episcopal Church in East Orange that feeds some 75 people twice a month.
A Brief History
In the Spring of 1987, a group of young adults, meeting Sunday nights in the library of the First Congregational Church of Montclair, decided to open a coffeehouse as a means of drawing others into their group. The name "Outpost" was selected because it suggests a place that offers hospitality to those exploring the frontiers of their own lives and of society.
For more than 20 years, the Outpost has been a place where people have enjoyed great folk music, found new friends and been exposed to personal growth opportunities trough volunteerism and community service.
The Outpost website details both the concert schedule and the activities calendar -- a mix of volunteer opportunities in the area and community-building activities such as hiking, touring and day-trips.
To expand the scope of its Mission, the Outpost broke its formal legal ties with the First Congregational Church in the spring of 2001, becoming a nonprofit corporation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Funding
The Outpost receives all of its income from sales of concert tickets and promotional items and individual, foundation and corporate donations.
Board of Trustees and staff
Gina Auriemma
Jolynda Burton
Chris Kunstadter
Al Mercuro
Jim Mortenson
Cindy Stagoff
Steve Cutaia, Executive Director
Advisory Board
Paul Colby
Pete Fornatale
Jerry Fried
Lucy Kaplansky
Maura
Kennedy
Pete Kennedy
John Platt
Ed Remsen
A message from the Outpost Board of Trustees
These are challenging economic times, not just for our patrons, but for the Outpost as a non-profit organization as well.
Over the years the Outpost Board has offered our community top-quality music as well as a supportive environment in which to make new friends and positive difference in the world we share. Now we're asking to show your support with a tax-deductable gift to the Outpost. Help us continue to thrive and grow as a community, presenting more great concerts with top-quality artists and expanding community service opportunities and cultural and social activities.
While a check is always welcome at the Outpost, we realize that is not always convenient routine for many folk. So, we've made giving even easier! Donating to the Outpost through JustGive.org is now only a few mouse clicks away. JustGive.org is a charitable organization like the Outpost and provides receipts, donation summaries and a secure way to give. Think of all the postage, time and paper saved!
You have our heartfelt thanks!
