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River Edge Program Offers Children With Special Needs 'Chance At Normalcy'
RIVER EDGE, N.J. — Anna Villa-Bager of Old Tappan and Sarah Melone of Tenafly believe children with special needs require a specific environment to achieve their full potential.
With that as the guiding principle, the two friends founded MarbleJam Kids, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, in 2007.Today, they have a 4000 square foot center in River Edge, NJ offering programs and services 6 days a week.
Villa-Bager, 50, is a former creative producer and broadway performer while Melone, 45, is a physical therapist. The friends are both mothers of children with special needs which helped spark the…