Certified Lactation Counselors Staff Mom and Baby Customer Care Team
The majority of the team at Acelleron, one of the Northeast’s leading home medical equipment providers with a focus on respiratory and prenatal/postpartum needs, has obtained the status of Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) through Healthy Children’s Center for Breastfeeding, which states that “CLC certification holders have demonstrated competence in the lactation skills, knowledge and attitudes that are essential to helping women in the United States and have agreed to comply with The Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice code of ethics.”
Currently, 80 percent of the CCS team has obtained their CLC certification. The entire team is expected to be certified by the end of 2018. This includes any new staff members hired in the next six months.
The CCS team has always had an extensive understanding of the different breast pump options that Acelleron carries. They are now able to combine their thorough understanding of the product line with increased knowledge into lactation. This benefits every mother who calls with questions, such as “What is the best pump (for me)? Why are there so many options? How do I use my pump?”
Ordering a breast pump through Acelleron Medical Products (AMP) takes three simple steps: place your order, Acelleron verifies your insurance, you receive your free pump. Now, with Certified Lactation Counselor certification, the Mom and Baby Customer Care Specialist (CCS) Team has made this experience even more supportive and individualized.
Courtney Norberg, processing manager at Acelleron said, “Becoming a CLC has helped me understand new mothers overall. [It] has allowed me to relate to and understand our moms on a more personal level — whether regarding personal issues with feeding or frustration with insurance in the midst of having a newborn.”
“Our employees were very excited when we released this news and offered this program,” stated Jason Canzano, managing director. “They felt more supported and better equipped to help our expecting moms with ordering their breast pump, as well as handling any basic breastfeeding questions. Our organization takes pride in its culture, values and customers. We believe employee development is a key component to delivering on all three of those aspects.”
For more information about Acelleron services or to order a free breast pump through insurance, visit acelleron.com. Also contact Acelleron Medical Products, North Andover, Mass. at 877-932-6327 or visit https://acelleron.com- breastpumps@acelleron.com for more information.
About Acelleron: Acelleron is one of the Northeast’s leading home medical equipment providers with a focus on respiratory and prenatal/postpartum needs. Acelleron, dedicated to delivering the highest standards of care to customers and community, is accredited by the Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP).
Introduction to Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Sponsored by Preferred Home Health Care and Arbor Terrace, January 18
All caregivers, care receivers, and health care professionals are invited to a free dinner and introductory talk about Jon Kabat-Zinn’s “Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR)” program, Thursday, January 18, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Arbor Terrace Shrewsbury, 864 Shrewsbury Avenue, Tinton Falls, N.J., sponsored by Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, Eatontown, and Arbor Terrace Shrewsbury, an assisted living and memory care facility.
Dr. Ken A. Verni, a licensed psychologist and an approved Center for Mindfulness instructor with more than 20 years of experience in MBSR, is the featured speaker. Professor Jon Kabat-Zinn developed MBSR at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in the 1970s. The stress reduction program incorporates mindfulness to assist people with pain and a range of conditions and life issues.
To R.S.V.P. or for more information about Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, contact Lisa Gallicchio, director of community relations for Preferred, at lisa@preferredcares.com or call 732-547-9886 or visit PreferredCares.com
About Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services: Since 1993, 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.
New Jersey locations include corporate headquarters, Main Street, Eatontown; South Orange; Robbinsville; Toms River; Galloway; Elmwood Park; North Brunswick; Wyckoff Road, Eatontown; and Mt. Laurel. Pennsylvania locations include Bala Cynwyd, Allentown, and Bensalem. Visit Preferred at PreferredCares.com for more information.
It’s Holiday Time! Exactly What Can We Recycle in Lakewood?
The holidays are coming and so are a lot of gifts wrapped with ribbons and bows. What can we recycle? Wrapping paper can be recycled; but ribbons, bows, and ornaments go in the trash. Why? The Ocean County Department of Solid Waste Management determines what materials are acceptable for recycling in Lakewood and what is considered trash.
Here are some guidelines for materials that can go in the yellow containers for recycling (Please do not bundle or bag material):
Plastic Bottles, but only if the neck of the bottle is smaller than the base of the container. Some examples of bottles that are acceptable are juice, beverage, shampoo and conditioner, laundry and dish detergent, milk jugs, and condiments bottles, such as ketchup and salad dressing (NO plastic bags. No coffee pods. No Styrofoam. These are NOT recyclable.)
Glass bottles, jars, containers of all shapes, sizes and colors. Empty and rinse all bottles and containers. (Remove all caps, lids, and pumps and throw them in trash.)
Cans: Aluminum cans; soda cans; steel, tin and empty aerosol cans
Paper Products: Steve Hill, the recycling coordinator for Lakewood, said, “In general, the rule for paper products is ‘If it’s clean then it’s green and can be recycled.’ The cleanliness of recyclable material is the premium when our vendors market the material Lakewood provides. For example, if oil or cheese drips onto the pizza box, it no longer can be recycled.”
Cardboard boxes: Corrugated and CLEAN cardboard pizza boxes; empty milk cartons. Please flatten all cardboard boxes. (No wax coated cardboard or paper of any kind.)
Mixed Paper: Magazines, catalogs, paperback books, junk mail, including envelopes, office paper, computer paper, school papers, newspapers plus inserts, brown paper bags, construction paper, colored paper, tissue paper and wrapping paper, greeting cards. (NO shredded paper!)
Nothing Waxed — No waxed paper or waxed cardboard containers.
Below are some materials that do not go in either yellow or green containers!
Bring them to the Ocean County Recycling Center, 601 New Hampshire Avenue, Lakewood (733-244-1716).
Telephone books, hardcover books with the covers removed, paints and oils.
Bulk Trash: Remember you must call for an appointment to have bulk trash picked up. Bulk trash is collected once a month. Items for special bulk trash pickup go on the curb: Any metal, electronics, or appliances.
Expired prescriptions or medications: Dispose of in the receptacle by the Police Department, Lakewood Municipal Building, Third Street.
For more information or questions, call 732-905-3405.
Ocean County owns and operates two recycling centers, one in the northern region of the county and one in the southern region. The Northern Recycling Center is located on New Hampshire Avenue (off Route 70) in Lakewood Township. The Southern Recycling Center is located at 379 Haywood Road (Manahawkin) in Stafford Township. Both facilities close on select county-observed holidays; however, 24-hour resident recycling centers at both sites remain open year-round.
Santa Claus Will Be in Lakewood This Saturday, December 9!
Santa Claus will be parading up Clifton Avenue, Lakewood, to Town Square on Third Street, Saturday December 9, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. The Lakewood High School marching band will lead the holiday parade, followed by choruses and Lakewood scouts from the Lakewood elementary schools; Lakewood High School sports teams and cheerleaders; and Lakewood Township recreation sports teams, and more.
Santa’s elves (students in the Lakewood High School PALS program), the Lakewood Fire Department, and the Lakewood Police Department, will assist Santa in distributing gifts, donated by the Lakewood Recreation Department, to the first 2,000 children age 10 and under.
Besides holiday music, children can enjoy a ride in a horse-drawn wagon! For further information, call Jeff Shapiro, Supervisor of Recreation and Special Events for the Township of Lakewood, 732-905-3405, Ext. 6017.
Annual “Share the Joy” Drive Hosted by Beasley Media Group, 100.1 WJRZ, a Great Success
During its recent 100.1 WJRZ “Share the Joy,” live radio broadcast drive hosted by Beasley Media Group, Inc., community members helped fill a 50-foot tractor-trailer at Perlmutter Family ShopRite, Toms River, with donations of food, clothing, and new, unwrapped toys for Ocean County Hunger Relief and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ocean County, two local charities.
The drive totaled $1,832 cash and checks; $275 in gift cards; 13 pallets of food; 20 turkeys; 13 pallets of clothing; and 375 toys.
100.1 WJRZ Promotions Director Marie (Senkeleski) Daley said, “The Military Club of Toms River North High School volunteered all weekend, boxing up all the donations and lending a helping hand whenever it was needed.
“We also thank Joe D’Ambro and the entire staff at Keller Williams Realty, who delivered a trailer full of donations to the 100.1 WJRZ “Share the Joy” charity drive. In addition, Doug Hynoski, a teacher at Hooper Avenue Elementary School, Toms River, lent his support by hosting a food drive, collecting over 1,200 food items and 12 cases of food from the school’s Food Trucks, Fire Pits and S’mores Night.”
Sue Sedivic, the executive director of BBBS said, “Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ocean County Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ocean County is so grateful for the support of the community and the donations received during ‘100.1 WJRZ Share the Joy.’ The toys we received will be given to our children at our holiday party and to the families so they can put them under the tree for Christmas morning. There are no words for the happiness that 100.1 WJRZ and the community have brought to our children during this holiday season.”
Carol Latif of Ocean County Hunger Relief, Toms River, said, “With the help of our dear friends at 100.1 WJRZ, we will be able to assist families who are unable to provide themselves with a Thanksgiving meal for their families. Hunger doesn’t end at Thanksgiving though. The donations that were received will benefit families even after the holidays.”
Matt Knight, program director and afternoon drive host of 100.1 WJRZ, said, “Year after year, 100.1 WJRZ’s listeners come through for local families in need at the holidays during our “Share the Joy” broadcasts, and 2017 was no exception.
“Knowing that the donations benefited their Ocean County neighbors is a driving force behind this food/toy/clothing drive for our listeners, and we’re so proud of everyone for their support and generosity. 100.1 WJRZ’s listeners are dedicated to ensuring that people are able to enjoy the holidays a little bit more than they would have.”
“Share the Joy,” the annual charity collection drive for Ocean County residents, was sponsored by Pepsi, Perlmutter Family ShopRite, Jersey Coast Appliance, AmeriGas, Pine Belt Cadillac, and Pine Belt Nissan, AtlantiCare, Margarita’s Mexican Restaurant, and Seaview Orthopaedics.
For more information, contact Marie Daley, promotions director of 100.1 WJRZ, at 609-597-1100 Ext. 204 or visit http://wjrz.com/2017/10/27/sharethejoy2017/
ABOUT BEASLEY MEDIA GROUP: Beasley Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBGI) is a subsidiary of Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc., which owns and operates 63 stations (45 FM and 18 AM) in15 large- and mid-size markets in the United States. Approximately 19 million consumers listen to Beasley radio stations weekly over-the-air, online, on smartphones and tablets and engage with the Company’s brands and personalities through digital platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, text, apps and email. For more information, please visit www.bbgi.com.
N.J. Health Care Network to Meet December 12
The monthly meeting of NJ Health Care Network, a free organization for anyone in the health care industry, including those who provide ancillary products and services, is Tuesday, December 12, 2017, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, Inc., 145 Wyckoff Road, Eatontown, N.J.
The NJ Health Care Network provides an opportunity to build relationships among health care professionals, market events, and promote business. Meetings take place in a different New Jersey county each month.
For more information about NJ Health Care Network, email Lisa Gallicchio, director of community relations for Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, Eatontown, at lisa@preferredcares.com, call 732-547-9886, or visit www.njhcnet.com for the monthly location and member events.
Candy Buy-back Program Benefits Soldiers Serving Overseas — Winners Announced
Donating that candy stash proves to be easy when it benefits U.S. troops serving overseas who could use a sweet treat from home. For the 13th year, Rotem Dental Care held its annual candy drive and buy-back program, rewarding children with a dollar a pound, up to 10 pounds, for their candy; and giving special prizes to the individual and club that donated the most candy.
Aidan Miller, age 10, Beachwood, won $50 for bringing in 17 pounds of candy, the most by weight. Aidan, a Cub Scout for four years, dressed as Voldemort from Harry Potter, went to two Trick or Treat events, and rode on the Scout float in the Toms River Parade.
When asked if it was difficult to give up his candy, Aidan said, “It wasn’t the hardest in the world when I heard it was going to the troops who can’t come home during the holidays.” Aidan added that he thanks all the soldiers for their efforts.
Students, ages 10 to 11, in the Herbertsville Elementary Early Act Club, Brick, brought in 165 pounds of candy to win the top prize of $400 for the second year in a row. Teachers Cherylan Shea and Debbie Osborne, said they will use the prize money to buy a “buddy bench” for the playground. The buddy bench helps eliminate loneliness and foster friendship on the playground because it used by children who feel as though they need a friend or someone to talk to.
The 20-25 students in the Early Act Club meet once a month and participate in events, such as beach cleanups and community gardening.
Dr. Rotem said, “I have three children so I know how much that Halloween candy means. We all know that the less candy kids eat, the better it is for them. I started the candy buy-back program as an incentive for kids to donate some of their candy and at the same time make Halloween special for our overseas troops.”
Toms River High School North ROTC volunteers helped load 320 pounds of candy for American Recreational Military Service (ARMS) http://www.supportarms.org/.
For further information, call Rotem Dental Care at 732-341-8500.
About Dr. Rotem: Dr. Rotem 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.
Celebrate the 95th Holiday Season of The Strand – We All Should Look So Good at 95!
The celebration of The Strand Center for the Arts’ 95th holiday season hosted by Lakewood Mayor Ray Coles begins at 7:00 p.m. in The Strand Gallery on December 13, 2017.
Tickets cost $100.00 each and include light fare, an open bar, entertainment, and a gift basket auction, all of which will benefit The Strand. Journal ads range from $150 to $750. Sponsorships include marquee recognition, ad journals, and gala tickets.
Designed by world-renowned theater architect Thomas Lamb, The Strand Center for the Arts, 400 Clifton Avenue, Lakewood, N.J., opened in 1922. Pearl Bailey, Dionne Warwick, Milton Berle, Ronnie Spector, Taylor Swift, George Carlin, and many, many more have entertained the public on its stage since its grand opening.
Today The Strand is home to such organizations as the Atlantic City Ballet, Children’s Community Theatre Company, Exit 82 Theatre, among others, and is the hot spot for the finest tribute bands and original artist performances.
R.S.V.P. to Heidi@strand.org. Mail checks payable to Strand Ventures, Inc. at The Strand Center for the Arts, 400 Clifton Avenue, Lakewood, NJ 08701 Attn: Heidi DeFabritus.
For online tickets, visit https://clients.ticketbiscuit.com/Strand/BuyTickets.aspx?EID=322419 For more information visit the website strand.org or call the box office at (732) 367-7789, Ext. 216. The box office is opened on Fridays 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. and two hours before every show.
About The Strand Theater The historic Strand Theater, 400 Clifton Ave., Lakewood, was designed by world-renowned theater architect Thomas Lamb in 1922 and is listed on the N.J. and National Register of Historic Places. The Strand offers year-round entertainment in plush, air-conditioned surroundings. It is a perfect venue to showcase comedians, musicals, dinner theater, stars from television and movies, and legendary musical entertainers. The reception gallery includes a catering facility for 80 people, a dance floor, and restrooms. It is ideal for theater-in-the-round, smaller events and receptions.
Re-Ignite Your Passion for Your Work – December 14 HR Meeting
Do you remember why you went into Human Resources? Do you get a pit in your stomach every Sunday night, knowing Monday morning is just one sleepless night away?
Attendees of the monthly meeting of JSAHR (The Jersey Shore Association for Human Resources), open to the public, will learn a process to rekindle their passion and guide others in their organizations to do the same on Thursday, December 14, 2017, from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., at the 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 guests and those in-transition, and $10.00 for full-time students. Sponsorship for this meeting is still available.
Register online at jsahr.shrm.org/events or email admin@jsahr.org or call Christine Higgins, JSAHR chapter administrator, at 732-701-7155.
JSAHR, a SHRM affiliated chapter, is a Platinum Excel award winner of SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management.) This program is pending one (1) SHRM and one (1) HRCI (Human Resource Certification Institute) recertification credit. www.hrci.org
About the Speaker: Claire Chandler, president of Talent Boost, has more than 20 years of experience in corporate and consulting roles, ranging from communications and marketing to leadership development. She has extensive experience in organizational development and effectiveness, and works with companies and individuals on tapping into their unique talents to achieve success.
Endowment Created by Rotem Dental Care to Honor Outstanding Marketer
Joanne Reynolds, the founder of Reynolds Marketing & Media Services in 2001, had a wealth of experience, having worked in both cable T.V. and radio before starting her own agency. Well-known in Ocean and Monmouth counties, she put together marketing campaigns, integrated programs, innovative promotions, and creative concepts for clients and nonprofits, with well-negotiated media buys and events.
This past October Joanne Reynolds lost her battle with pancreatic cancer. One of her clients, dentist Dr. Ron Rotem of Rotem Dental Care, Toms River, has created The Joanne Reynolds Marketing Scholarship, an endowment at the Ocean County College Foundation, with an initial gift of $10,000 that will be awarded to a motivated, deserving student who has demonstrated the drive, desire, and work ethic to make a difference in the field of marketing and/or business.
Dr. Rotem established this memorial scholarship to honor Joanne Reynolds, for “the legacy of a professional brand builder, and an inspirational marketer who embodied the importance of a professional edge, moving brands from good to great.
“Joanne took care of us for almost 20 years, always looking out for our best interests. She was a trusted friend who will be greatly missed.”
Donations to the Joanne Reynolds Marketing Scholarship can be made payable to the Ocean County College Foundation, with the MEMO: Joanne Reynolds Scholarship. Mail checks to OCC Foundation, One College Drive, P.O. Box 2001, Toms River, NJ 08754.
The Ocean County College Foundation distributes over $500,000 in scholarships annually, and has provided over $15 million in scholarships and special program funding since its formation in 1967. For more information call Kenneth J. Malagiere, executive director, of the Ocean County College Foundation at 732-255-0492 or Kmalagiere@ocean.edu