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Financial Resources Federal Credit Union’s Food Drive Benefits Four Food Pantries

In 2010, nearly 49 million Americans, or 32.6 million adults and 16.2 million children were not sure where their next meal was coming from.  Right now, millions of Americans are struggling with hunger. These are often hard-working adults, children and seniors who simply cannot make ends meet and are forced to go without food for…


2012 Women’s Expo Is Magic – A Fantastic Day of Fashion, Food, Fitness, and Fun

Enjoy fashion, food, fitness, prizes and more at the 11th Annual Women’s Lifestyle Expo, a 100.1 Magic radio event sponsored by Deborah Heart and Lung Center (www.deborah.org), Saturday, February 18, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Pine Belt Arena at Toms River North High School, 1245 Old Freehold Road, Toms River.  Admission is free….


CRA Hosts a LinkedIn Seminar

So you have a LinkedIn account.  Now what?  Are you using it? Are you getting any business from it? Tony Popowski, manager of public relations for Grass Roots Marketing, Eatontown, N.J., is presenting “So I’ve Joined LinkedIn…Where Are My Sales?” to CRA (Corporate Resource Alliance) members and their guests, Tuesday February 21, 2012, at 8:30…


Chronic Knee Pain? You May Have a New Option

Dr. Manuel T. Banzon, a  board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute (AOSMI), Freehold and Monroe townships, performed a new procedure at CentraState Healthcare called Subchondroplasty™, a minimally invasive surgery for osteoarthritic knee pain caused by chronic bone marrow edema (BME). Subchondroplasty is considered a new treatment for an overlooked cause of knee pain. This procedure…


Financial Resources Federal Credit Union Sponsors Children for the Holiday

The employees, board of directors, and supervisory committee of Financial Resources Federal Credit Union, with headquarters in Bridgewater, N.J., made sure that 30 local children, who have been separated from their families, had a gift to open this holiday. The children were identified by age and gender though CASA SHaW (Court Appointed Special Advocates of…


OHI Gives Kids a Smile — February Is National Children’s Dental Health Month

Several dental professionals at OHI (Ocean Health Initiatives, Inc.) are offering their services free of charge in recognition of the American Dental Association’s Give Kids a Smile program, now celebrating its 10th year. Children’s Dental Health Month focuses on raising awareness about the importance of dental care and provides oral health education to all children…


Have a Heart–OHI Is Hosting a Dinner Dance to Support Healthcare Services

OHI (Ocean Health Initiatives), an Ocean County federally qualified health center, is hosting “Make a Healthy Difference, ” its 2nd annual Valentine’s Day cocktail hour, dinner dance and silent auction Friday, February 10from 6:00 to 11:00 p.m. at Eagle Ridge Golf Club, 2 Augusta Boulevard, Lakewood, N.J.  Tickets are $100 per person. The proceeds will…


UEZ Provides $20,000 Grant to Lakewood First Aid

Lakewood Mayor Menashe Miller and Patricia Komsa, executive director of Lakewood’s Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ), presented a $20,000 grant toward the purchase of a new ambulance to Mordy Berger, captain of Lakewood First Aid Squad, and Ralph Lasry, president of the Lakewood First Aid Squad. Komsa said, “This grant came from the UEZ Zone Assistance Fund, administered by the…


Everything HR Needs to Know about Hiring a Veteran — Feb. JSAHR Meeting

Ever consider hiring a veteran? The February meeting of JSAHR will focus on tips for effectively recruiting, hiring and retaining military veterans, including workplace strategies for employing military spouses and engaging their families.  Learn the top ten reasons to hire veterans, keep reservists, and take advantage of tax incentives, among other information. Sherrill Curtis, who…


Growing Your Business – Free UEZ Business Seminar

The Lakewood Development Corporation, the administrative arm of the Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ), is offering the public a free small business seminar “Growing Your Business,” Wednesday, February 8, 2012, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Conference Room C, the Lakewood Municipal Building,231 Third Street,Lakewoo The workshop, given by business executives and members of Ocean County…