Free Inaugural Blackberry/Wireless B2B Seminar, Networking Event, and Baseball GAme
Business professionals are invited, by invitation only, to the inaugural Blackberry/The Wireless Experience B2B seminar, Wednesday, June 12 at 5:00 p.m., FirstEnergy Park, home of the Lakewood BlueClaws, 2 Stadium Way, Lakewood Township, NJ 08701.
Attendees will get a firsthand look into BlackBerry’s latest operating systems and how Blackberry’s BES server keeps businesses secure regardless of the variety of devices a company uses. The seminar and the baseball game, which follows the seminar, are free of charge. Attendees are encouraged to bring a glove and some extra business cards. Networking starts at 5:00 p.m.
After the seminar, all guests are invited to the Champions Club Suite to watch a baseball game between the Lakewood BlueClaws, a Philadelphia Phillies Affiliate, and the Greensboro Grasshoppers, the Miami Marlins Affiliate. Food and refreshments are included.
Bryan Quackenbush, marketing director of the Wireless Experience, says, “Former New York Yankee all-star and power hitter, Cecil Fielder, will be stopping by the seminar to greet participants.”
To become a guest for this evening of information, networking, and baseball, R.S.V.P. to Lynn Jones, director of small business sales at lynn.jones@thewirelessexperience.com. Space is limited. For more information call Lynn Jones at 570-762-1010.
Eatontown Couple and Business Owners Recognized for Philanthropy
Joel Markel, the founder and president of Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), Eatontown, and his wife Stephanie recently received a recognition award for their long-term commitment to the Homeless Health Initiative (HHI), a volunteer outreach program run by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). PHHC provides home care for individuals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
More than 20 years ago, the Markels sought medical care at CHOP for their son Ryan who later died of liver cancer and other complications. Out of their despair, the Markels decided to help others. At the suggestion of Ryan’s doctors Mark Magnusson and Ken Ginsburg, the Markels created the Ryan Markel Memorial Fund, making a commitment to support a then fledgling program that brought volunteer CHOP medical personnel to a West Philadelphia homeless shelter to give children checkups.
Today, hundreds of HHI volunteers in many disciplines, including doctors, nurses, dentists, social workers, and specialists of all kinds, provide monthly free health and health-related services to children and their families in three emergency housing shelters. PHHC volunteers have formed a partnership with a homeless shelter and have become tutors and mentors. They also donated 30 air conditioners and a new basketball hoop and backboard during the 2012 summer heat wave.
The Markels were recognized at the Palomar Hotel, Philadelphia, during an evening devoted to Advances in Pediatric Medicine, a monthly series that raises awareness of CHOP programs, such as HHI.
Peter Grollman, vice president, Government Affairs and Community Relations at CHOP, praised the Markels’ long dedication to the program, the growth of their financial involvement, and their encouragement of PHHC employees to volunteer at the shelters.
“I feel like each time I contribute a dollar, I know it’s for the good of HHI,” Markel said, “and it continues to be a thank you to Mark Magnusson and Ken Ginsburg and CHOP for the help they provided my family when we really needed it.”
Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI) Earns National Recognition for Patient-Centered Care
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) announced that Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI), Lakewood, has achieved Level 3 Recognition at all three of its sites for Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH), a national program that uses evidence-based, patient-centered processes to focus on highly coordinated care and long-term participative relationships.
The patient-centered medical home is a model of care emphasizing care coordination and communication to transform primary care into “what patients want it to be,” often leading to higher quality and lower costs, and improvement in patients’ and providers’ reported experiences of care.
To receive Level 3 Recognition, which expires March 2016, OHI met key program components in the following areas: written standards for patient access and continuity of care; use of patient feedback materials; appropriate use of charting tools to track patients and organize clinical information; responsive care management techniques with an emphasis on preventive care for individual patients and for the entire patient population; adaptation to patient’s cultural and linguistic needs; use of information technology for prescriptions, test and referral tracking, and coordination with other health care providers; use of evidence-based guidelines to treat chronic conditions; and the measurement and reporting of clinical and service performance.
These key standards OHI met are aligned with the joint principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home established with the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Osteopathic Association.
NCQA President Margaret E. O’Kane said, “The patient-centered medical home raises the bar in defining high-quality care by emphasizing access, health information technology and partnerships between clinicians and patients. PCMH Recognition shows that OHI has the tools, systems, and resources to provide their patients with the right care at the right time.”
As part of Level 3 Recognition, NCQA will list OHI’s practices and clinicians on its website with a recognition seal for PCMH. NCQA is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA’s Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) is the most widely used performance measurement tool in health care.
For more information about OHI, visit www.ohinj.org. For questions, contact Douglas Clark at 732-363-6655 or promotionsdept@ohinj.org.
About Ocean Health Initiatives : OHI, a federally qualified health center (FQHC), with locations at 101 Second Street, Lakewood; and 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River; and 333 Haywood Road, Manahawkin, provides comprehensive preventative and primary care, including pediatrics, maternal and child health, prenatal, WIC, universal immunizations, and dental health to the area’s uninsured, underinsured, and undocumented residents on a sliding-fee scale, based on an individual’s or family’s ability to pay.
OHI has a bilingual staff available to assist patients and callers. To become a patient of OHI, call a representative in the Call Center at either 732-552-0377, Toms River, or 732-363-6655, Lakewood. Visit www.ohinj.org. for further information.
OHI to Participate in Stafford Township Founders Day “Stafford for Shore, Recovering Together”
OHI (Ocean Health Initiatives), a federally qualified health center (FQHC) with offices in Lakewood, Toms River and Manahawkin, will be joining Stafford Township residents to celebrate Stafford Township Founders Day at Manahawkin Lake Park, Saturday, June 8, 2013, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The theme is “Stafford for Shore, Recovering Together.”
OHI’s MMU (Mobile Medical Unit), a 40-foot handicapped accessible mobile medical van, will be in the parade, which begins at 10:00 a.m. at the firehouse and will proceed down Stafford Avenue, heading north on Route 9 to Oxycocus Road.
Festivities following the parade include opening ceremonies, craft and food vendors, local businesses, entertainment by the Mott’s Creek Pickers, Little Miss Stafford and Little Town Crier Contests, pony rides and games for children. The rain date is June 9.
The public is invited visit OHI’s mobile medical van during Founders Day to get information about its medical services for uninsured and underinsured families in Ocean County.
For information about OHI, call 732-363-6655 or visit www.ohinj.org. For more information, visit www.ohinj.org. For questions, contact Douglas Clark at 732-363-6655 or promotionsdept@ohinj.org.
About Ocean Health Initiatives : OHI, a federally qualified health center (FQHC), with locations at 101 Second Street, Lakewood; and 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River; and 333 Haywood Road Manahawkin, provides comprehensive preventative and primary care, including pediatrics, maternal and child health, prenatal, WIC, universal immunizations, and dental health to the area’s uninsured, underinsured, and undocumented residents on a sliding-fee scale, based on an individual’s or family’s ability to pay.
OHI has a bilingual staff available to assist patients and callers. To become a patient of OHI, call a representative in the Call Center at either 732-552-0377, Toms River, or 732-363-6655, Lakewood. Visit www.ohinj.org. for further information.
Reward and Retention – What Can HR Do? June 2013 Meeting of JSAHR
In the next ten years it will become increasingly harder for organizations to satisfactorily staff to meet the demands of the market. Money will only go so far in attracting and retaining talented staff. But there are a number of other steps we can take to keep our best employees, and most of them don’t cost a cent.
Ron Katz, an HR consultant and adjunct instructor at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations, will outline proven techniques to reward and retain valued staff, five low and no-cost practices that can stem turnover and reward top performers on Thursday, June 13, 2013, at the monthly meeting of The Jersey Shore Association for Human Resources (JSAHR), a Silver Excel award winner of SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management), 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., Jumping Brook Country Club, 210 Jumping Brook Road, Neptune, N.J.
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 HRCI credits. To register, call Kathi Evans, JSAHR administrator, at 732-270-5204 email jsahr.shrm@gmail.com.
JSAHR is collecting items for residents of Moore, Oklahoma, in partnership with the North Carolina Coastal SHRM organization. Attendees are encouraged to bring nonperishable food; baby items, such as food and diapers; store gift cards, or monetary donations to this meeting.
About Ron Katz: Ron Katz consults with HR staff and line managers in a variety of industries. He is the author of Someone’s Gonna Get Hired, It Might As Well Be You! A frequent speaker at HR conferences, Katz helps people see the value in working with people instead of simply managing them.
Katz is an adjunct instructor at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations for whom he has designed and delivered numerous programs for more than 15 years. Since starting his own consulting firm, he has consulted with some of the largest organizations in the world on human resource and management development issues. He volunteers his services near his home in Westchester County, N.Y., leading a job support group for people who are unemployed, starting out, or starting over.
SBA Lender Joins Harmony Bank – Heads New Loan Department
Harmony Bank has named Thomas Lilley, Manahawkin, the director of its newly established U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) loan department. Lilley, who has more than 20 years of experience in SBA lending, will oversee the development of Harmony’s SBA lending division and will foster its SBA portfolio growth throughout the state. His office is at Harmony Bank’s headquarters, 2120 West County Line Road, Jackson.
Before joining Harmony Bank, Lilley was a business development officer and SBA lender for TD Bank, Manahawkin. He was a loan underwriter for the CIT Group and a business development officer at Commerce Bank, later acquired by TD Bank.
The SBA loan program provides competitively priced, government-backed financing programs that help small businesses grow and succeed, with advantageous terms not available through conventional financing.
Lilley, born and raised in Union, N.J., graduated from Union High School. He received his B.S. degree in economics from Rutgers University, New Brunswick.
For further information, contact Lilley at 732-276-1352 or tlilley@myharmonybank.com.
About Harmony Bank: Harmony Bank, 2120 West County Line Road, Jackson, was founded in 2008 to provide consumers and small to moderate-sized businesses with banking services in Ocean County and Monmouth County. Harmony opened its second branch at 500 River Avenue, Route 9, Lakewood, in 2010; and a Toms River Branch at 104 Route 37 this May 2013.
Harmony Bank offers a full range of personal banking services, including residential mortgages, home equity and varied consumer loans, direct deposit, overdraft protection, remote deposit capture, IRAs and certificates of deposit. Lines of credit, letters of credit, commercial mortgages, construction loans and term loans are also available to business customers.
Back-to-School-Supplies Campaign–Dr. Rotem and WJRZ Team up to Help BigBrothers BigSisters
Teachers usually tell their students not to waste the summer. The end of the school year, they tell us, is the right time to begin planning for the new school year!
Several organizations are working to make sure that when school bells ring this September, Ocean County Big Brothers BigSisters will start the new school year with the backpacks and supplies they need. Toms River dentist Dr. Ron Rotem, 355 Lakehurst Road, Toms River, through radio station WJRZ (100.1 FM), is kicking-off a back-to-school-supplies campaign this May by filling 50 backpacks with school supplies for BigBrothers Big Sisters.
The public is invited to help. From the mid-June through early September, attendees of the summer concert series in Brick Township and Berkeley can fill large blue WJRZ collection barrels with school supplies.*
BRICK SUMMERFEST SCHEDULE
June 27, Dusk; Drive in Movie: Brave
July 4, 7:00 p.m.; SummerFest Concert: Jimmy & The Parrots
FIREWORKS at 9:00 p.m..
July 18, Dusk; Drive in Movie: Hotel Transylvania
July 25, 7:00 p.m.; SummerFest Concert: Long Live the Beatles
FIREWORKS at 9:00 p.m..
August 1, 6:00 p.m.; Annual Car Show –
August 6, 6:00 p.m.; National Night Out Against Crime and Kids Day Celebration
August 15, 7:00 p.m.; The Bronx Wanderers
FIREWORKS at 9:00 p.m..
August 29, Dusk; Drive in Movie: The Avengers
September 21 (rain date Sept. 22); Kite Fest, at Brick Beach III
Hosted by the Time Capsule Cruisers
BERKELEY SUMMERFEST SCHEDULE
Berkeley Township Sounds of Summer
The Infernos June 26, 6:00 p.m.
The 70′s Project July 10, 6:00 p.m.
Radio Nashville July 24 6:00 p.m.
The Duprees August 21 6:00 p.m.
The Bronx Wanderers August 7, 6:00 p.m.
Berkeley Pride Day Sept. 7, 5:00 p.m.
About Dr. Rotem: Dr. Rotem was graduated from NYU College of Dentistry in 1991. His practice focuses on cosmetic dentistry and conscious sedation. Dr. Rotem belongs to the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He is affiliated with the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, NJ Chapter of the Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, the Dental Organization of Conscious Sedation, the International College of Cranial Mandibular Orthopedics, the American Dental Association, the New Jersey Dental Association, Monmouth/Ocean Dental Society, and the Academy of General Dentistry. Dr. Rotem is an active member of the Crown Council. He is also a member of the Jersey Shore Business Network, Toms River.
*SCHOOL SUPPLIES BEING COLLECTED
Boxes of 24 regular Crayola crayons
Large (fat) Elmer’s glue sticks
Small Elmers glue sticks
Elmer’s glue 4 oz.
Safety scissors
Covered pencil sharpeners
Marble composition books (100 sheets)
Boxes of #2 pencils
Pencil pouch with zipper
Erasers
Dry Erase markers (BIC Great Erase Bold)
Supply box (no more than 2 ¼” high) must fit in desk
Folders with 2 bottom pockets – hard plastic vinyl
Construction Paper – 9X12 – assorted colors
Scientific calculators
Loose- leaf paper
Notebooks- 1 subject
Notebooks- 3 subjects
Notebooks -5 subjects
Blue pens
Black pens
Colored markers –fat and thin
Colored pencils
White out tape and liquid
Highlighters
Rulers (dual function-standard and metric)
Sharpies
Flash drives
Index cards 3 x 5 and 5 x7
Binders 1” and 3 “
Binder subject dividers
Sticky Notes
Clear report covers
X-large book socks
Lunch-bags
OHI to Participate in Latino Community Springfest and Health Fair
The public is invited to take advantage of free blood pressure and blood glucose screenings and monitoring in OHI’s mobile medical van during the Latino Community Springfest and Health Fair, Lakewood Town Square, Clifton Avenue, Lakewood, Saturday June 1, 2013, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The 40-foot handicapped accessible mobile medical van will park on Clifton Avenue.
During the Latino Community Springfest and Health Fair, an event designed to support the Spanish community of Ocean County, OHI, a federally qualified health center (FQHC), will distribute information about its medical services for uninsured and underinsured families in Ocean County.
Other exhibitors include Ocean County agencies, organizations, local churches, nonprofit organizations, and community groups. The Health Fair will feature health information, and include food, prizes, and entertainment.
For information about OHI, call 732-363-6655 or visit www.ohinj.org. For information about the Latino Health Fair, call Monica at 732 415-8368.
For more information, visit www.ohinj.org. For questions, contact Douglas Clark at 732-363-6655 or promotionsdept@ohinj.org.
About Ocean Health Initiatives : OHI, a federally qualified health center (FQHC), with locations at 101 Second Street, Lakewood; and 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River; and 333 Haywood Road Manahawkin, provides comprehensive preventative and primary care, including pediatrics, maternal and child health, prenatal, WIC, universal immunizations, and dental health to the area’s uninsured, underinsured, and undocumented residents on a sliding-fee scale, based on an individual’s or family’s ability to pay. OHI has a bilingual staff available to assist patients and callers. To become a patient of OHI, call a representative in the Call Center at either 732-552-0377, Toms River, or 732-363-6655, Lakewood. Visit www.ohinj.org. for further information.
Howell Resident Named Marketing Executive for Preferred Home Health Care
Lisa Gallicchio, Howell, N.J., has been hired as a marketing executive responsible for community relations and brand development by Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), Eatontown, a company that provides home care for individuals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Before joining PHHC, Gallicchio was a senior account executive for Greater Media, New Jersey for more than 10 years, representing two radio stations in the Monmouth and Ocean county business communities.
Gallicchio is a board member of Howell Chamber of Commerce and the Lakewood Chamber, for which she serves as a co-chairwoman of the Education and Scholarship Committee. Gallicchio is also a member of the Fashion Show fundraising committee for Caregiver Volunteers of New Jersey, the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, and the New Jersey Broadcasters Association.
Gallicchio graduated from Rutgers University with a B.A. in Liberal Arts, with a concentration in Labor Management. She also received an A.A. (Associate of Arts degree) in Business Administration from Brookdale Community College. Gallicchio was named Citizen of the Year in 2011 by the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce.
Business Speed Networking – Jersey Shore Business Leaders Invite You
Jersey Shore Business Leaders is hosting “Business Speed Networking,” a round robin of fast-paced one-on-one business introductions, Tuesday, May 21 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at The Tuscan House, 1250 Hooper Avenue, Toms River, N.J. Registration is $20.00, open to the public; and includes, pizza and pasta, a cash bar, and networking.
Space is limited so please pre-register by Friday, May 17, 2013. To register, email JerseyShoreBusinessLeaders@gmail.com or call Arielle Bandes, Woodlake Country Club, at 732-278-4834. Find JSBL on www.facebook.com/ JerseyShoreBusinessLeaders and on Twitter at twitter.com/JSBLNetworking.