Lakewood Chamber on the Move!
The Lakewood Chamber of Commerce will be moving into new offices on the second floor at 681 River Ave, (across from the hospital) on April 1, 2015.
Chamber Executive Director Robert Gazic said the board felt the chamber should be in a more central location, closer to businesses. Gazic said, “I think it’s very important for our chamber to be more easily accessible for our 300 plus members.”
The Lakewood Chamber has been located on Route 70 West, Lakewood, since 2000. The chamber phone number will remain the same (732-363-0012).
For more information, contact Robert Gazic or Denise Esposito, executive assistant, at 732-363-0012 or staff@mylakewoodchamber.com or visit www.ourlakewoodchamber.com.
Planning Your Workforce – April JSAHR Meeting
What exactly is workforce planning? Who does it? Learn the basics of workforce planning as a tool for strategic business development on Thursday, April 9, 2015, at the monthly meeting of JSAHR (The Jersey Shore Association for Human Resources), from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., Jumping Brook Country Club, 210 Jumping Brook Road, Neptune, N.J.
The goal of this session will be to explain workforce planning as a tool for strategic business development for all levels of HR professionals. John Baldino, a human resources industry veteran of 23 years will explain the drivers behind securing talent both internally and externally. He will discuss the issues of retirement, promotion, attrition and market growth as influencers; and explain the marriage of talent management and workforce planning. A case study will help to anchor these concepts and provide concrete assimilation.
The registration fee, including a full buffet breakfast, is $30.00 for JSAHR members; $40.00 for nonmembers; $25.00 for those in-transition, and $10.00 for full-time students. This program is pending recertification credits PHR/SPHR through HRCI and PDCs for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP. JSAHR is a Gold Excel award winner of SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management).
To register, email jsahr.shrm@gmail.com or call Christine Higgins, JSAHR chapter administrator at 732-701-7155.
About John Baldino: John Baldino is experienced in recruitment, on-boarding, performance management, employment law, compliance, leadership development, succession planning and sales training. Baldino is able to assess bottom-line performance indicators and guides clients toward corrective adjustments. Baldino founded Humareso to strategize with companies to develop plans to manage talent, recruit for skills’ gaps, assess markets for growth, develop long-range succession plans and influence a culture of enthusiastic buy-in.
Stock Picks by Local Business Men Net $34,000 for Melanoma Foundation
Three local men formed a team in the Portfolios with Purpose (PwP) competition, finished first place in the Novice class, and raised more than $34,000 for American Melanoma Foundation.
Team members Jonathan Herman, COO of Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), Eatontown; Mitchell Weitz, Hoboken, who works for Barclays, a multinational banking and financial services company; and Craig Hoffer, Toms River, an employee at PHHC, entered the stock-picking contest after Weitz heard about PwP on CNBC.
Herman said, “The three of us always wanted to invest together and this competition allowed for that to happen. It took a lot of time – a lot of unspectacular preparation (reading) for spectacular results.”
Portfolios with Purpose, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose motto is “Invested in Giving,” is an annual virtual stock selection competition in which players of novice and professional experience pay a nominal entry fee to choose a five-stock long-term portfolio. (Wikipedia.org) Contestants who maintain top-performing portfolios for one year, donate the total of all entry fees to a charity of their choice.
Weitz said, “We chose the American Melanoma Foundation given the impact that the disease has had on Jonathan’s family and scores of other families. We are elated that PwP presented us with a fun and exciting way in which to contribute to this cause. To be honest, we are still pinching ourselves to make sure it’s not a dream.”
Although it was a team effort, Weitz said, “My partner Jonathan Herman was instrumental in our success. He chose Intermune as one of our five initial holdings.”**
Jim Hiltner, director of charity relations for PwP, noted that his organization relies on a network of participants, colleagues and investors to spread the word about the contest. Visit portfolioswithpurpose.org for more information.
Herman, who represented his team, was honored recently at the PwP Awards Night in New York.
** Herman shared some of his team’s hits and misses. “As for the stocks that worked, we went long (bought) Intermune. We picked this biotech stock at $15 and Roche bought it for about $75. We also went long (bought) Macquarie Infrastructure around $53. It closed the year near $80. We went short, meaning we bet for the stock to fall, the data and communications company Neustar at $50 and then closed the position at $25 for a 50 percent gain.
Not every pick was a winner. “We went long Atwood Oceanics around $50 and it closed the year around $30. It’s an oil service company and fell along with the price of crude.”
The Lakewood Shuttle Takes Route
After nine years of planning, the Lakewood Township Community Shuttle or “L,” a public transportation system, finally began rolling through Lakewood on March 17. As part of its mission to increase mobility and reduce carbon emissions in Lakewood, Lakewood Township is providing the L bus service with vehicles that came from a Federal Transit Administration grant administered by NJ Transit.
Committeeman Meir Lichtenstein, who first proposed a public shuttle in 2006, said, “I believe that mass transportation is going to be vital for the continued growth of Lakewood. Our goal is to get these buses on the road, to get them as full as possible and as successful as possible so that we can prove to all the different agencies involved that Lakewood is going to make good use of this system. Once the buses get rolling and once people see the transportation system is actually being used, we’re hoping to build on it.”
Mayor Isaac Akerman noted that besides Meir Lichtenstein, Committeemen Ray Coles, Michal D’Elia, Menashe Miller, and Robert Singer, now Senator Singer, had worked to make this system a reality. “We could not have possibly done this without the lobbying skills and the caring of BMG, who pushed for us to get this grant and also contributed on their own to make sure this project happens.”
Steven Reinman, the director of economic development and industrial development, said, “Through the offices of Congressman Chris Smith and the initiative of senior staff at Beth Medrash Govoha (BMG), Lakewood Township received a federal grant of one million dollars to purchase nine buses to be used for public transportation. If our initial efforts prove successful, we will be able to expand the number of routes and the number of shuttle buses.”
The L began March 17 with two routes. One is a loop from Central Avenue (Route 528) to the downtown area; the other service will pick up the Job Link route serving the Lakewood Industrial Park that had been suspended.
The L is available for everyone in the community to ride. Service animals and persons with portable oxygen tanks are permitted to ride the bus. Upon request and with an advance notice of 48 business hours, routes may deviate daily up to a two-block radius for a fee of $2.00 each way.
This service, however, is free for seniors and individuals with disabilities. Schedules will be distributed at the Municipal Building, Third Street, Lakewood; the library, and local businesses and educational institutions.
For more information, call 732-994-4087 or online@lakewoodshuttle.com
Your First Mud Run – A Family Event with a Little Mud Thrown in Vendors and Sponsors Needed
The Foundation of Specialty Hospitals, 500 River Avenue, Lakewood, is sponsoring Your First Mud Run, a family event (ages six and up) and obstacle race with a little mud thrown in, on Sunday, May 17 at 1075 Stephenson Avenue, Oceanport (formerly Ft. Monmouth). Check-in begins at 9:00 a.m. and the first Run Waves begin at 11:00 a.m.
Register online at www.shnjf.org. Click on Events and then Registration. The fee is $45.00 until March 31; $50.00 until April 30; and $55.00 until May 17 with a $5.00 discount for online registration. Winners will receive medals.
Contact Lisa McGowan, the marketing and communications coordinator for Acute Care Health System, at 732-778-5907 to reserve a vendor table for $100.00 or to become a sponsor. Sponsorships range from $500.00 to $3,000.00.
AcuteCare Health System is considered the leader in developing long term acute care hospitals, known as LTACHs. Specialty Hospital of Central Jersey, an affiliate of AcuteCare Health System, is a “hospital-within-a-hospital,” designed to provide long term acute care to patients with complex medical conditions whose average length of stay is usually 25 days or more. All proceeds will benefit patients’ families and loved ones with expenses not associated with insurance, such as lodging, transportation, and food, among other necessities.
Board members of Specialty Hospitals of New Jersey Foundation are Rose Widdis, Leonard Allen, Susan Zambrano, Mary Pat Napolitano, Deacon Eugene Somma, Margaret Penta, Annmarie Lisa, Peggi Shader, Dina Wegrzyniak, Lisa McGowan and ad hoc member Violeta Peters.
For further information, contact McGowan at 732-778-5907.
Compassion Art Project Deadline ReSet for May – A Chance to Pay Forward $1000
If have an opportunity to teach or talk to children about compassion at home, in school, or in your places of worship, join Rotem Dental Care, Toms River, in a local initiative to make the world a better place through compassion.
Rotem Dental Care is extending the deadline to submit art boards drawn or painted by area children ages 7 through 14, depicting what the word compassion means to them. The art project will be judged this May and the child who submits the winning compassion art piece will win $1000 donated by Rotem Dental Care for either their class, or place of worship, or a charity of their choice.
Comcast spotlight, the first partner of compassionate Toms River, donated more than 500 canvas art boards (9×12), a project of Charter for Compassion, which is striving to activate the golden rule around the world.
It’s a great way for parents, teachers and clergy to help area children learn the meaning of compassion. And if ever there was a time to teach our children the meaning of compassion, it’s now.
Pick up the art boards at Dr. Rotem’s office, Rotem Dental Care, 355 Lakehurst Road, Toms River. For more information, call contact Dr. Rotem at 732-341-8500 or visit CompassionateTomsRiver.org. COMPASSION…IT’S A GOOD THING!
Assembly Republican Leader to Speak at Ocean ELC Meeting
Jon Bramnick, the Assembly Republican Leader, will discuss important issues pertinent to business Friday, March 20, 2015, from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. at the monthly meeting of the Ocean ELC (Employees Legislative Committee), Clarion Hotel & Conference Center, 815 Route 37 West, Toms River, N.J.
ELC meetings, open to the public, are designed to inform the business community about important legislation, provide face-to-face opportunities with key government officials, and encourage dialogue between business and government.
The registration fee, including a buffet breakfast, is $20.00. To register, contact Elizabeth Cahill at ecahill@firstenergycorp.com or call 609-656-2600. Checks made out to Ocean ELC can be mailed to Julie Holman, Chairwoman of Ocean ELC, 150 West State Street, Trenton, N.J. 08608. In the event of inclement weather, call 609-656-2600 for meeting cancellation information.
About Jon Bramnick: Assemblyman Jon M. Bramnick is an attorney in the law firm of Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas and Woodruff He received his B.A. in political science from Syracuse University and his J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law. He has served in the General Assembly from 2003 and has been the Republican Leader since 2012.
About ELC: Employer Legislative Committees
The ELCs, established by NJBIA in 1959, are independent, local organizations representing all 21 counties. At each meeting, legislators, cabinet members or local officials will discuss important issues pertinent to business. Attendees also receive a briefing from one of NJBIA’s government affairs experts on legislative and regulatory issues affecting employers.
About NJBIA: The New Jersey Business & Industry Association, Trenton, N.J., provides information, services and advocacy to its member companies in order to build a more prosperous New Jersey. NJBIA is the nation’s largest statewide employer association. Its members, as a group, employ more than one million people and represents every industry in the state, including contractors, manufacturers, retail and wholesale businesses, and service providers of every kind. Visit www.njbia.org for more information.
OHI Joins World Read Aloud Day 2015
OHI (Ocean Health Initiatives), a federally qualified health center (FQHC), will celebrate the power of words by participating in World Read Aloud Day, March 4, 2015, at its Ocean County sites.
Bilingual OHI employees will be reading an assortment of children’s books at various times throughout the day to patients in the waiting rooms at 101 Second Street, Lakewood; 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River; 333 Haywood Road, Manahawkin; and Lakehurst Circle Center II, 686 Route 70 Lakehurst.
Every year on the first Wednesday of March, World Read Aloud Day calls global attention to the importance of reading aloud and sharing stories. World Read Aloud Day is an initiative of LitWorld.org, an organization dedicated to motivating readers all over the world and providing books and resources for underprivileged communities.
For more information, contact Douglas Clark at 732-719-9026 or email PromotionsDept@ohinj.org.
World Read Aloud Day is now celebrated by over one million people in more than 80 countries and reaches over 31 million people online. For information about World Read Aloud Day, visit http://www.litworld.org/wrad
About Ocean Health Initiatives
OHI is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) federally qualified health center (FQHC) with locations at 101 Second Street, Lakewood; 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River; 333 Haywood Road, Manahawkin; Lakehurst Circle Center II, 686 Route 70 Lakehurst; a health center within the Clifton Avenue Elementary School, 625 Clifton Avenue, Lakewood; and a Mobile Medical Unit.
OHI provides comprehensive primary and preventative health care to Ocean County’s insured, uninsured and underinsured populations. A sliding-fee scale is available, based on an individual’s or family’s ability to pay. Services include pediatrics, maternal and child health, prenatal, WIC, universal immunizations, behavioral health, dental, family medicine, internal medicine, OB/GYN, podiatry and social services.
OHI has a bilingual staff available to assist patients and callers. To become a patient of OHI, call 732-363-6655. Visit www.ohinj.org for further information.
Preferred Home Health Care Hires Director of Nursing for Its Brick Office
Mary Barbes, Whiting, N.J., has been named the director of nursing of the Brick Township office of Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), with headquarters in Eatontown. As the director of nursing, Barbes is responsible for directing the staff and clinical supervisors, overseeing patient care services in the home, and making sure all services are coordinated.
Prior to joining PHHC, Barbes was the director of nursing at Carousel Home Care, Freehold, where she handled the day-to-day operations and supervised a team of clinical and nonclinical health care professionals.
Barbes holds an Associates of Science degree in nursing (1994) from Ocean County College, Toms River. She earned a B.S. (2010) and an M.S.in nursing (2012) from Kean University, Union, N.J.
Barbes is certified in ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support), BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support), and EKG interpretation. She is a member of the American Nursing Association (A.N.A.) and is a member of the Staffing Committee of Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus, Lakewood, N.J.
For more information about Mary Barbes or PHHC, contact Lisa Gallicchio, director of community relations, at 732-443-8100.
About Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services:
Since 1987, Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), 45 Main Street, Eatontown, N.J., has provided a wide range of medical and non-medical home health care services from pediatric to geriatric care throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania. PHHC is accredited by CHAP (Community Health Accreditation Program), an accrediting organization for the home health care industry.
Preferred works collaboratively with physicians, hospitals, nursing homes and facilities to ensure a smooth transition to one’s home. In-house services include skilled nursing care for infants, children, adults, and seniors; personal care services, including bathing, grooming, dressing, feeding, etc.; private duty nursing services; and at-home physical therapy, among others. All of the care can be provided in-house and is coordinated by registered nurses, with clinical supervision available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Visit Preferred at PreferredCares.com for more information.
How to Prevent People from Pushing Your Buttons – March JSAHR Meeting
What is the real reason people get angry? How can we prevent others from making us angry? Learn three simple steps to avoid blowing up and what the best option is for controlling anger.
Janet Pfeiffer, an international speaker and award-winning author, will present “How to Prevent People from Pushing Your Buttons” on Thursday, March 12, 2015, at the monthly meeting of JSAHR (The Jersey Shore Association for Human Resources), from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., Jumping Brook Country Club, 210 Jumping Brook Road, Neptune, N.J.
Pfeiffer will give attendees he keys to maintaining serenity even under the most challenging conditions, including the highly effective techniques to reduce the frequency, intensity and duration of anger; the three root causes of anger; and how to respond to challenging situations and people. JSAHR is a Gold Excel award winner of SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management).
The registration fee, including a full buffet breakfast, is $30.00 for JSAHR members; $40.00 for nonmembers; $25.00 for those in-transition, and $10.00 for full-time students. This program is pending recertification credits PHR/SPHR through HRCI and PDCs for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.
To register, email jsahr.shrm@gmail.com or call Christine Higgins, JSAHR chapter administrator at 732-701-7155.
About Janet Pfeiffer: Janet Pfeiffer, an international inspirational speaker and award-winning author is a Fortune 500 consultant, globally syndicated radio host (Anger 911), and TV personality, having appeared on CNN, Fox News, Lifetime, ABC News, among others.
Pfeiffer is N.J. State certified in domestic violence issues and works with battered women. She specializes in healing, anger and conflict, and creating inner peace. She’s also a contributor to the Dr. Phil Show and an adjunct instructor at County College of Morris. Pfeiffer is the author of eight books, including the highly acclaimed The Secret Side of Anger and her latest book, The Great Truth. Pfeiffer presented this workshop at the 2014 GSC Annual Conference and earned outstanding ratings for her presentation.