Preferred Home Health Care Presents Elderfest
Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, with headquarters in Eatontown, is presenting Elderfest, a free expo highlighting crafters, free health and wellness screenings, an adult coloring contest* with a first prize of $500, free BINGO, a $100 gift card giveaway every 30 minutes, and more on Thursday, November 2, 2017, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Clarion Hotel, 815 Route 37, Toms River, N.J.
The public will also have a chance to meet syndicated WOBM-AM radio hosts Joel Markel, the president and CEO of Preferred, and Marianne Levy. Rose Garden Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Bill Clanton of Coloring for Life Coloring Books, and Preferred are the sponsors of Elderfest.
Coloring contestants can pick up an official coloring page, designed by Bill Clanton, between 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. any day at the front desk of Rose Garden Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 1579 Old Freehold Road, Toms River, but must submit their entry at Elderfest between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. Winners will be announced at 3:00 p.m. and must be present.
For more information about Elderfest or Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, contact Lisa Gallicchio, director of community relations, at lisa@preferredcares.com or call 732-547-9886 or visit PreferredCares.com
*Contest Rules: Contestants must be 18 years old to participate; use the official, designated coloring page; and submit only one coloring sheet per person. Entrants can only use crayons, colored pencils, or paints on their coloring sheet.
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.
Lakewood Chamber of Commerce Announces the 2017 Citizens of the Year
The Lakewood Chamber of Commerce, which is celebrating its 100th year, has announced the recipients of the 2017 Citizen of the Year awards. The Honorees will be recognized at the annual 2017 Citizen of the Year awards reception, Thursday, November 9, 2017, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Eagle Ridge Golf Club, 2 Augusta Boulevard, Lakewood, N.J.
The 2017 Citizen of the Year Honorees are Mary Pat Angelini, CEO of Preferred Behavioral Health Group; Ian M. Goldman, Esq., founder of I.M. Goldman Legal Group, LLC.; Lakewood Township Municipal Manager Thomas L. Henshaw; Hope Sheds Light and its co-founders Arvo Prima, Ronald R. Rosetto, and Steven L. Willis; and Joel Markel, founder and president of Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services.
Tickets cost $110.00 and include a premium open bar, buffet dinner, and dessert. Kosher food is available upon request.
Sponsorships and advertising opportunities are available, ranging from $200 to $1500. For questions, tickets or sponsorships, contact Denise Esposito, executive assistant of the Lakewood Chamber, at 732-363-0012 or staff@mylakewoodchamber.com
100.1 WJRZ Raises $10, 490 – A Hole-in-One for Our Veterans
Radio station 100.1 WJRZ, a subsidiary of Beasley Media Group, Inc., recently raised $10,490 to benefit New Jersey Veteran’s Network (NJVN) at its 4th annual “Hittin’ the Links” Golf Outing, held at Sea Oaks Country Club, Little Egg Harbor, N.J.
The purpose of NJVN, a 501 (c)(3) charity, is to help New Jersey veterans and their families enjoy a sustainable quality of life by creating a network of Community Veteran Liaisons (CVL) is to identify veterans, and connect them with resources and programs designed to meet their unique needs, such as mental health, substance abuse, housing and employment.
Matt Knight, program director and afternoon drive host, said, “This year’s event was the biggest turnout in our four-year history. To know that we were able to assist LOCAL veterans is a feeling that everyone should be proud of for their efforts, and it wouldn’t be possible without our listeners and sponsors for believing in the cause.”
BMW of Atlantic City was the title sponsor. Supporting sponsorships included Pine Belt Lakewood, Recovery Centers, Boulevard Cigars, Lester Glenn, Cutting Edge Painting Service, Deborah Heart & Lung Center, One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning, Ben Franklin Plumbing, AtlantiCare, NJ Outboards, Manahawkin Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, Pine Belt Cadillac, Steel Pier of Atlantic City, and Hammett’s Landscaping
For more information contact Marie Daley, Promotions Director, at (609) 597-1100 Ext. 204 or Matt Knight at (609) 597-1100 x.203
ABOUT BEASLEY MEDIA GROUP: Beasley Media Group, Inc. 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.
OHI Mobile Medical Unit to Conduct Dental Exams and Flu Shots for Head Start Children
Ocean Health Initiatives, Inc. (OHI), in partnership with the Head Start development program of O.C.E.A.N., Inc., has announced that the OHI mobile medical unit (MMU) will be visiting several local Head Start program sites to provide dental exams and flu shots, specifically for the children in Head Start, a comprehensive preschool program for children ages three to five. The OHI medical unit includes two fully equipped exam rooms for both medical and dental services.
OHI Dentist Dr. Patricia Gibbons will be conducting the dental exams. Dr. Gilbert Fleischer, Chief Medical Officer of OHI, will be giving the flu shots.
Children who do not have insurance, are self-pay patients, or recipients of Medicare plan A, can receive a flu shot at no cost through the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program, a federally funded program offered at OHI.
The OHI mobile medical unit will visit Head Start Program Sites in
Toms River: Ocean County College, 1 College Drive Mon. Oct. 16 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Manchester: 2950 Wilbur Avenue Tues. Oct. 17 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Berkeley: 264 First Avenue Tues. Oct. 17 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Brick: 503 Adamson Road Mon. Oct. 23 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Barnegat: 1 Ocean Avenue Tues. Oct. 24 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The comprehensive OHI dental services, offered at its Lakewood, Toms River, and Little Egg Harbor health centers, include general dentistry care, routine checkups, cleanings and screenings, fluoride treatments, sealants, extractions, removal of decayed teeth, X-rays, and treatment of gum disease. Flu shots can be administered by appointment at all health centers by calling 732-363-6655.
For questions about the MMU, contact Kyle Fannan, marketing development associate, at 732-719-1570 or Lydia Sledge, health clerk with Head Start at 732-569-3635 Ext. 100. To make an appointment or to confirm dates, times, and locations of the mobile unit, call at 732-363-6655. For information about OHI or to make an appointment, call 732-363-6655 or visit www.ohinj.org.
About Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI): OHI, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) federally qualified health center (FQHC), has six health centers, a Mobile Medical Unit, and two school-based wellness programs in Ocean County. OHI health centers are at 101 Second Street, Lakewood; 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River; 333 Haywood Road, Manahawkin; Manchester, 686 Route 70 , Lakehurst; 798 Route 539. Building 3, Little Egg Harbor; and 1608 Route 88, Suite 207, Brick. The school-based wellness programs in Lakewood are in the Clifton Avenue Elementary School, 625 Clifton Avenue; and Lakewood High School, 855 Somerset Avenue, Suite A. The Lakewood, Little Egg Harbor and Manchester health centers have pharmacies.
OHI provides comprehensive primary and preventative health and dental care to Ocean County’s uninsured, underinsured, and insured populations. A sliding-fee scale is available, based on an individual’s or family’s ability to pay. Services include family and internal medicine, dental, pediatrics, women’s health, behavioral health and social services, podiatry and pharmacy 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 COO Jonathan Herman to Be Honored by Alma Mater
The University of Rhode Island (URI) Alumni Association is awarding Jonathan Herman ‘99, the COO of Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services (PHHC), Eatontown, its prestigious Distinguished Achievement Award in recognition of his support, time and charitable works, Saturday, October 14, 2017 at the Newport Marriott, Newport, Rhode Island.
Jonathan said, “I was once told, ‘Only a life lived for others is a life worth living.’ I am very lucky that Preferred Home Health Care allows me to do exactly that – live a life for others.”
Among his many charitable works, Herman and PHHC recently awarded four $500 scholarships to benefit New Jersey and Pennsylvania undergraduate nursing students. In memory of his parents, he and his wife Alene established the Arthur and Helen Herman Scholarship Fund at URI to provide financial support for students who have lost one or both parents. The Hermans recently gave $4,000 each to three students from this scholarship fund.
Herman also donated $25,000 to name an advising center at the Harrington School in honor of his journalism professor Linda Lotridge Levin, and he gifted $2,500 for a bench behind Ranger Hall named in honor of his parents. To honor his grandmother Lily Markel, a Holocaust survivor, he gave $25,000 to URI Hillel.
According to the URI Foundation, Herman has also been generous with his support and time for his alma mater. “He has spoken to URI communication classes, sharing insights about his career and experience. He hired two Harrington School students to work as interns at his Massachusetts-based company, Acelleron Medical Products, a durable medical equipment company. After they graduated, they were hired as employees at the company, which focuses on respiratory, prenatal, and postnatal devices geared toward the needs of infants, children, and new and expectant mothers. As a member of the Harrington School Executive Advisory Board, Herman has volunteered his time to mentor a communication student.”
South Jersey magazine, South Jersey Biz, and NJBIZ, all business publications, have recognized Herman as one of their top young business professionals for his professionalism, accomplishments, leadership, vision, and community service.
Jonathan became inspired to help others during his traumatic childhood. When both his parents died at a young age from cancer, his maternal uncle and his wife, Joel and Stephanie Markel, welcomed Jonathan and his brother Russell into their home. The Markels also faced tragedy when their second son Ryan passed away from cancer shortly before his first birthday.
It was during these trying times that Jonathan realized the value of good support systems, ranging from family to caring organizations. To this day, Jonathan remains grateful and indebted to all those who helped him.
Since he began working at PHHC in 2005, Herman has helped its growth and development by expanding the company to locations throughout New Jersey and in Pennsylvania. He was instrumental in the acquisition of Acelleron, a durable medical equipment company, which services most of New England, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
Herman, who serves on the state board for the March of Dimes, is the nonprofit’s state business spokesman. The Emmanuel Cancer Foundation (ECF), a charity that focuses on serving children with cancer and their families named Herman and Alene their 2014 Humanitarians of the Year. Herman has raised more than $34,000 for the American Melanoma Foundation by coming in first place in the stock competition Portfolios with Purpose.
Herman earned a B.A. in journalism with honors from the University of Rhode Island. Before joining Preferred in 2005, Herman worked on Wall Street for six years at Salomon Smith Barney and then at a capital management firm.
Tickets cost $100.00 each. For more information about tickets or sponsorships, contact Samantha Rodrigues at srodrigues@uri.edu or 401-874-4536.
For more information about Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services, career opportunities or training programs, contact Lisa Gallicchio, director of community relations, at lisa@preferredcares.com, call 732-547-9886, or visit PreferredCares.com.
About Preferred Home Health Care: 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; or contact Lisa Gallicchio, director of community relations, at 732-547-9886 or lisa@preferredcares.com.
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.
OHI Is Offering Flu Shots at All of Its Health Centers
Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI), a federally qualified health center in Ocean County, is offering flu shots for 2017-18 through appointments at all six of its health centers. Schedule flu shot appointments by calling 732-363-6655 or at www.ohinj.org.
OHI accepts and will work with most insurances. For adult patients without insurance, the regular flu shot costs $20 dollars and the high dose for seniors costs $30. Through the program Vaccines for Children (VFC), a federally funded program, children without insurance, are self-pay patients, or who are recipients of Medicaid Plan A can receive a flu shot at no cost.
OHI health centers offer preservative free, latex free, and egg-free vaccinations. The flu shot usually takes two weeks to take effect, so getting a flu shot now will protect people when the flu reaches the height of its season and help stop the spread of the flu virus.
Dr. Gilbert Fleischer, Chief Medical Officer of OHI, reminds everyone that influenza is a serious disease that can affect everyone at any age and can lead to major health issues, such as hospitalizations and even death. The CDC (Center for Disease Control) recommends everyone six months or older get a flu shot before the end of November. Additionally, everyone should consider getting the flu vaccine, especially the elderly, and those with chronic lung or heart disease.
For questions about the flu shot program, contact Kyle Fannan, marketing development associate, at 732-719-1570.
About Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI): OHI, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) federally qualified health center (FQHC), has six health centers, a Mobile Medical Unit, and two school-based wellness programs in Ocean County. OHI health centers are at 101 Second Street, Lakewood; 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River; 333 Haywood Road, Manahawkin; Manchester, 686 Route 70 , Lakehurst; 798 Route 539. Building 3, Little Egg Harbor; and 1608 Route 88, Suite 207, Brick. The school-based wellness programs in Lakewood are in the Clifton Avenue Elementary School, 625 Clifton Avenue; and Lakewood High School, 855 Somerset Avenue, Suite A. The Lakewood, Little Egg Harbor and Manchester health centers have pharmacies.
OHI provides comprehensive primary and preventative health and dental care to Ocean County’s uninsured, underinsured, and insured populations. A sliding-fee scale is available, based on an individual’s or family’s ability to pay. Services include family and internal medicine, dental, pediatrics, women’s health, behavioral health and social services, podiatry and pharmacy 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.
Polese-Grosso Named CEO of Family Planning Center of Ocean County
Gina Polese-Grosso, Toms River, has been named CEO and president of the Family Planning Center of Ocean County, 290 River Avenue, Lakewood. As CEO, Polese-Grosso will be in charge of the overall management of the agency and supervision of the professional staff. She will also provide leadership in the development of programs, and organizational and financial plans.
Before joining the Family Planning Center, for 35 years Polese-Grosso did grant writing, program implementation, and program and fiscal management throughout Ocean County for Preferred Children’s Services and Preferred Behavioral Health.
Polese-Grosso, a graduate of Brick Township High School, earned an A.A. with a concentration in sociology from Ocean County College; a B.A. in psychology from Montclair State University; and an M.S.W. from Rutgers University in individual, group and family therapy. She also is a certified school social worker, a licensed clinical social worker, and a certified clinical supervisor in social work.
Polese-Grosso has served on the Ocean County Children’s Intra Agency Coordinating Council, the Children’s Systems Review, the Ocean County Youth Service Commission, the Youth Standing Committee of the Workforce Investment Board, Ocean County PACADA (Provider Advisory Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse), and Ocean County DART, a drug and alcohol coalition. She is a board member of the Ocean Partnership for Children, serving as the vice chairwoman, HR chairwoman, and a member of the executive committee.
For more information call 732-364-9696 Ext. 107 or visit fpcoc.net.
About the Family Planning Center of Ocean County (FPCOC): The Family Planning Center offers confidential services to women, men and adolescents, including exams, birth control, natural family planning information and education, testing and treating of sexually transmitted infections (STI), free HIV testing, free pregnancy testing for adolescents and uninsured new patients, colposcopy and cryotherapy, emergency contraception for uninsured individuals, free STI testing for those 29 and younger, and free Pap screening for uninsured.
The usual hours of operation are Lakewood: 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday; 9:00 a.m. -4:30 p.m. on Wednesday and Friday. In Manahawkin: 12:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
October 12 HR Meeting on Diversity and Inclusions
Diversity and inclusion as perceived through the eyes of an eight-year-old to the experiences of a ninety-four-year-old—how alike or different are they? Attendees of the monthly meeting of JSAHR (The Jersey Shore Association for Human Resources), open to the public, will view the film “Embraceable You”; interact with the Geri Delevich, the director of the film; and discuss the role of diversity and inclusion in their workplaces on Thursday, October 12, 2017, from 7:45 to 10:00 a.m., at the Jumping Brook Country Club, 210 Jumping Brook Road, Neptune, N.J.
“Embraceable You,” filmed in New Hope, Pennsylvania, tells the stories of the town’s embrace for diversity and inclusion. The film is designed to help viewers gain insights and explore the importance of diversity and inclusion.
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 Speakers: Toni Bonjavanni, vice president of Human Resources with Prudential Individual Life Insurance, is a member of the PRIDE Business Resources Group at Prudential, the director of Diversity and Inclusion for the Southern Chapter of Society of Human Resources (JSAHR) group, and a member of Garden State Equality. Bonjavanni holds an undergraduate degree in education from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., and an MBA in management from St. John’s University, New York.
Geri Delevich is an elected official on the New Hope Borough Council and is running for the office of Mayor of New Hope, Penn. As an elementary teacher for 33 years, Delevich saw the value in respecting students, and their individual talents and perspectives. Delevicvh was awarded the Human Rights Campaign Equality Award for her work in landmark non-discrimination ordinances supporting equality for all in the borough of New Hope, Penn. Delevich was one of the founders of the volunteer organization HOPEE – Helping Other People Everyday. She is the producer of a documentary honoring senior members of New Hope.
N.J. Health Care Network to Meet October 10 at Thomas Edison State University
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, October 10, 2017, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Thomas Edison State University, Prudence Hall, 11 West State Street, Trenton, N.J. Ivy Rehab Physical Therapy is the food sponsor.
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.
Lakewood Township Recreation Department Announces Its Fall Schedule
The Lakewood Recreation Department has released the 2017 schedule of its fall recreation programs, including soccer, wrestling, open gym nights, and adult programs. All sport programs begin the week of September 25, 2017.
Fall co-ed instructional and league soccer play is Monday and Wednesday evenings for children ages 4 – 12. The schedule for each age group is Monday, 6:00- 7:15 p.m. for children ages 4, 5, and 6; and 7:15 – 8:30 p.m. for 7 and 8 year olds. Wednesday from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. is for 9 and 10 year olds; and 7:45 – 9:00 p.m. for children 11 and up.
Fridays are reserved as make up time in case of rain. Follow the Monday and Wednesday schedule. Register at the John Patrick Sports Complex, Vine Street, Lakewood. The registration fee is $10.00. Players are asked to bring a personal soccer ball to practice.
Students in grades 1 – 12 will learn the skills, conditioning, discipline, and techniques of “Escape” wrestling in the Lakewood High School wrestling room, Thursdays from 6:30–8:00 p.m. The registration fee is $10.00. For questions or concerns, contact Coach Oscar Orellana at 732-216-7188 or email escapewrestlingclub@gmail.com.
Open Gym for high school students and up will be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. and includes basketball, volleyball, weight room, and indoor track. The fee is $2.00 for each visit.
Students in grades 9 -12 must have a parental waiver form.
Only the instruction is free for adult arts & crafts, jewelry making, crocheting, programs, beginning October 16 at the Lakewood Community Center, Fourth Street. Bring your own supplies. Instruction includes Jewelry Making, Mondays, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Crochet, Tuesdays, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Arts and Crafts, Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Listen to WOBM for cancellations. For more information, call the Lakewood Recreation office at 732-905-3405 or visit www.lakewoodtwpnj.org.