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The Toms River High School North
Nautical Star Theatre Company
proudly presents Aida. Set in ancient Egypt, Aida is the
dramatic tale of two people whose
love for each other attempts to
overcome the war between their
countries. The show is rated PG-13
for adult situations. Shows are
Thursday, January 26,
Friday, January 27, and Saturday,
January 28. All shows are
at 7 pm and tickets are $5 each.
Theatre is located on the Toms River
High School North campus, 1245 Old
Freehold Road, Toms River, NJ. For
tickets, please call Katherine
Muller at 732.505.5705 or email her
at kmuller@trschools.com
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ReClam The Bay’s 2012 Community
Speakers Program Now Available
ReClam The Bay has announced that
Certified Shellfish Gardener
speakers are now available to speak
to groups of all ages throughout
Ocean County. The current problems
being experienced by Barnegat Bay
are well known to local residents.
ReClam the Bay presentations can
address these problems through a
variety of presentations so that all
can understand the issues.
Certified Shellfish Gardener are
members of ReClam The Bay who have
completed the course of study
offered by the Rutgers Cooperative
Extension of Ocean County Barnegat
Bay Shellfish Restoration Program.
The ReClam The Bay Speakers
program can be contacted by phone
the Rutgers Cooperative Extension at
(732) 349-1152, and speakers can be
made available 7 days a week for
groups of 15 or more. There is no
fee for this service, but of course
an honorarium to help fund the work
of ReClam The Bay is always
welcomed.
ReClam the Bay is a
local non-profit environmental
organization, and the volunteer arm
of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension
of Ocean County Barnegat Bay
Shellfish Restoration Program, that
promotes environmental involvement
and education in a constructive and
helpful way. Together we grow and
maintain millions of baby clams and
oysters. As we grow seed clams and
oysters to stock our local bay we
teach everyone how important and
fragile the shellfish population and
our environment really is.
More
info: www.reclamthebay.org, or call
the Rutgers Cooperative Extension at
(732) 349-1152.
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“FONDUE IT” TO RAISE MONEY FOR
DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS PROGRAM
Enjoy a delicious Fondue meal at
Anthony’s Café, 63 Main Street in
Toms River, and help raise money for
the Displaced Homemakers Program of
Ocean County.
When you order
off the Fondue Menu on
Thursday, February 16; Friday,
February 17; and Saturday, February
18, Anthony’s Café will
donate 20% of your total check to
the Displaced Homemakers Program.
When you place your order, simply
say that you are there for the
Displaced Homemakers program
fundraiser. Donation funds will be
used for client programs.
The
“Four Course Delight” Fondue Menu
includes appetizer, salad, entrée,
and dessert for just $34.95 per
person. A La Carte dining options
include cheese fondue, salad,
entrees, and dessert. A children’s
menu is available. BYOB is
permitted.
The Displaced
Homemakers Program of Ocean County
is a program of Career, Employment &
Counseling Services at Ocean County
College. The Displaced Homemakers
Program provides free services to
individuals who have lost their
primary source of income due to
separation, divorce, disability, or
death of the primary family provider
and helps them become economically
self-sufficient.
To learn
more, contact the Displaced
Homemakers Program at Ocean County
College, 732-255-0400, ext. 2297, or
visit www.ocean.edu/career.htm.
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February is Black History Month
and the Ocean County College Office
of Multicultural Services is
celebrating!
The theme for 2012 is “Black Women
In America: History and Culture.”
All events are held on the OCC Main
Campus, College Drive, Toms River,
NJ. All events are open to the
public.
Thursday, February 23
at 2:00 p.m., Sensing African
American Spirituals, Room A117, Arts
& Community Center. Carolyn Watts
will sing African-American
spirituals and Karin Gargone, OCC
Instructor of Humanities, will
accompany on piano. Admission: FREE.
Tuesday, February 28 at 12:00
noon, Closing Ceremony and Lowering
of the Black Flag will be held at
the Flag Pole, Campus Mall. Music,
readings, and light refreshments to
follow in the Solar Lounge, College
Center. Admission: FREE.
Saturday, March 3 at 7:00 p.m., 12th
Annual Gospel Extravaganza, Arts &
Community Center Theatre. Admission:
$10 adults, $7 students and seniors.
Tickets can be purchased at the
Student Life Office located in the
College Center.
For information, call 732-255-0400,
ext. 2465.
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UPCOMING RECITAL FEATURES
AFRICAN-AMERICAN SPIRITUALS
In honor of Black History Month,
Ocean County College will celebrate
with a special musical presentation,
Sensing African American Spirituals
on Thursday, February 23 at 2:00
p.m. in Room A117, Arts and
Community Center, OCC Main Campus,
College Drive, Toms River, NJ.
Admission is free and open to the
public.
Hear one woman’s
expression of African American
culture through the singing of
spiritual songs born from her
people’s experience. Carolyn Watts
will sing and narrate. Karin
Gargone, OCC Instructor of
Humanities, will accompany on piano.
The presentation, part of the
“Tower Recitals” series, is
sponsored by the OCC School of
Languages and the Arts. For more
information, contact Karin Gargone
at 732.255.0400, ext. 2109, or
kgargone@ocean.edu.
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Peoplelink (non-profit
organization) announced that Host
families are needed.
Event_Details: A group of Japanese
students are coming to Toms RIver to
improve their English and exchange
culture with Americans. We will be
learning English at th Toms River
Library and need families for these
students to stay while they are
here. Host families will get $20 a
day to help and the students will be
here March 15th-26th. Contact Lisa
Stubenrauch for more information
732-575-6611
lisa80nj@yahoo.com
Here are some responsibilities for
host families.
1.To provide the
student with meals.
2.To provide
the student with his/her own bed.
The visitor may share a room with a
host family sibling of the same sex.
3.To provide conversation with the
student and allow him/her to
participate fully as a family
member.
4.To provide
transportation to and from the study
center, which can include walking,
biking, carpooling, or taking public
transportation.
Contact: Lisa
Stubenrauch; Phone: 732-575-6611;
Email: lisa80nj@yahoo.com
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Atlantic City Bus Trip
Fundraiser -
The Family Support
Program of 21 Plus is hosting a
fundraising bus trip to Showboat in
Atlantic City. With the purchase of
your ticket, you will get $30 of
slot play from Showboat!! Open to
the public (must be 21 or older).
DATE: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25,
2012
TIME: 10AM TO 6PM (Arrive
early, as the bus will be leaving
promptly)
COST: $40
MEETING
PLACE: 310 Main Street, Toms River,
NJ 08753
Mail your
registration to 21 Plus, 252
Washington Street, Toms River, NJ
08753 ATTN: Loren Gudzak. Questions?
Call 732-240-3118 or fsc@21plus.org
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OCEAN TV 20 FEATURES ALL NEW
EPISODES OF “THE BEST YEARS”!
Four new episodes of
Ocean TV 20’s hit show “The Best
Years” are featured from February
through May.
In February,
news correspondent Desiree Berenguer
reports on tax programs for seniors
in Ocean County … show host Sandy
Levine speaks with TV director Ralph
Bertini, an adventurous man who
sails, hang glides, and once filmed
inside Three Mile Island … Leslie
Terjesen from the Ocean County
Health Department gives tips that
could help save a life during a
heart attack … director Ralph
Bertini and executive producer
RoseAnn D’Urso take a trip to see
Lucy the Elephant, the Shore’s most
beloved pachyderm … and motivational
speaker Maria Robinson takes “Just a
Minute” to tell us how to start life
fresh every day. Shows air on
February 2, 3, 8, 12, 15, 19, 23,
24.
In March, news
correspondent Desiree Berenguer
reports on the latest news in Ocean
County … show host Sandy Levine
speaks with Linda Gyimoty about
United Way’s 2-1-1 program … The
Financial Physician is in the house
with a prescription for choosing a
financial planner … executive
producer RoseAnn D’Urso visits
Grounds for Sculpture, a museum park
dedicated to contemporary sculpture
… and motivational speaker Maria
Robinson takes “Just a Minute” to
tell us how to turn life’s negatives
into positives. Shows air on March
1, 2, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 29, 30.
“The Best Years” airs on Ocean
County College’s TV station OCEAN TV
20 on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.,
Fridays at 1:00 p.m., Wednesdays at
6:30 a.m., and Sundays at 6:00 p.m.
and can be seen on Comcast of Toms
River and Long Beach Island channel
20, and in northern Ocean County on
Verizon FiOS channel 24.
“The
Best Years” can also be seen on
Brick Township Television channel
20. Check local listings for dates
and times on the Brick channel.
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American Cancer Society’s 4th
Annual Tides of Change Gala, Casino
Night,
March 23, 2012, 6PM to 12Midnight,
Woodlake Country Club in Lakewood,
N.J.
Tickets $150.00 per person
This is American Cancer
Society’s (ACS) premier fund raising
event for Ocean County. It is a fun
filled evening of dancing, dining,
top shelf bar choices and casino
games.
The Gala Mission is to
raise money to support ACS fight
against cancer in Ocean County and
to honor individuals, groups and
organizations that have made
significant contributions in the
fight. The Honorees for 2012 are
Joseph P. Coyle – Humanitarian,
Southern Ocean Medical Center; Brian
Hatfield- Young Entrepreneur, By
Design Landscapes; Members of the
Point Pleasant Beach Fire Department
– Volunteer of the Year; and
Investors’ Bank – Corporate
Visionary.
Besides tickets
there are journal advertisements,
sponsorships, and billboard
advertisements available. For
further information please contact
Madalaine Rice at 732-818-3517 ext.
2313, madalaine.rice@cancer.org or
Robin Mandell at 732-818-3517 ext.
2316, robin.mandell@cancer.org.
Also you can visit us on Facebook at
Tides of Change Gala, 4th Annual.
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Driver
Volunteers Needed
The Monmouth County
Association for the Blind is requesting
Driver Volunteers on an as needed
basis in the Toms River area;
to assist members get to their
dinner meetings and then home.
The meetings are held in Wall
Township, the second Monday of
every month between 6pm-8pm. Volunteers
are invited to stay for dinner.
Anyone interested assisting the
Association for the Blind, please
call Lucy at 732-280-6655 or email
lucyjb@optonline.net.
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Please visit
the website for the TRMACDD --
(Toms River Mayor’s Advisory
Committee on Developmental Disabilities).
The site is: www.trmacdd.com.
Our committee provides advocacy
and assistance to people with
developmental disabilities and
their families. The TRMACDD meets
monthly at town hall and the meetings
are public. We encourage people
to attend our meetings and can
contact the committee by going
to our website. Our website also
offers links to providers of important
services for people with disabilities.
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Monmouth/Ocean
County Adoptive Family Support
Group
Our group meets the 3rd Friday
of every month at 7:30 PM in the
Spiritual Center of St Mary's
Church.
For more information: Liz 732-473-9113
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The
Mothers' Center of the Jersey
Shore helps you make
the most out of being a mother!
We offer activities and friendship
for both moms and their children.
We plan a fun filled calendar
each month of activities for all
ages, including some mom only
events! We are a registered non-profit
group that serves Ocean County
and southern Monmouth County.
We offer a one month trial membership
so that you can come learn more
about us. For more information
please visit us at www.mcjs.org.
Families
Anonymous Toms River
is an international Twelve-Step,
self-help program for parents,
grandparents, other family &
friends concerned about a loved
one's use of mind-altering substances
or behavior problems.
Families Anonymous
meetings are open to all. No dues
or fees are required, and we use
first names only at meetings to
preserve individual anonymity.
Visitors are welcome. Group meets
every Tuesday evening at 7:30
PM at St. Andrews United Methodist
Church, 1528 Church Road, Toms
River.
For further information, contact
us at (732) 864-0548 or via email
at
FamAnonTR@Comcast.net
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Safe
Harbor Outreach Center
is located at 600 Atlantic City
Blvd. (Rt 9) in Beachwood. Along
with a food pantry, we host several
support / recovery groups. These
groups include help for the separated
& divorced (Divorce Care),
for those grieving a death (Grief
Share) and for people struggling
with all types of addictions and
compulsions (Checkpoint). Narcotics
Anonymous is a welcome addition
at our center, meeting here three
afternoons a week. Being a ministry
of Shore Vineyard Church in Beachwood
the center is run solely on donations.
Therefore all our services are
provided free of charge. If you
would like more information on
any of our services, please stop
by or call 732-244-3888.
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Local businesses---take advantage
of The
Arc Employment Center,
located in the Lakewood Industrial
Park, 150 N. Oberlin Ave., Suite
8.
The 18,000 sq. ft. facility can
help area businesses with Assembly,
Sorting, Labeling, Stuffing, Packaging,
Tagging, Warehousing, and more!
The Arc of
New Jersey in Ocean County provides
advocacy and direct care
programs to individuals with mental
retardation and other developmental
disabilities and their families.
More information: (732)
363-6677.
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The American Cadet Alliance
has openings for a limited number
of young people age 12-17 to join
the Military Cadets of New Jersey,
which includes NAVALCADETS, MARINE
CADETS, and ARMY CADETS. For further
information, contact the unit’s
recruiting hotline at (732) 202-1382
between the hours of 9 am to 7
pm. For further information on
the American Cadet Alliance, go
to WWW.MILITARYCADETS.ORG
Ocean
County Amateur Radio Emergency
Service (ARES).
Provides alternate
means of communication in times
of emergency or disaster.
The site
also contains links to weather
information.
Jersey
Shore Amateur Radio Society (JSARS)
VHF Traffic Net, amateur radio
classes and more.
Community
Services Inc. of Ocean County
Nutrition Sites, Meals on
Wheels. Call 732-367-1400
for information.
Foodbank
of Monmouth and Ocean Counties
Ocean
County Historical Society.
Monmouth,
Ocean, Middlesex Passenger Rail
Line project. This
project
is looking for public support.
Call the Monmouth Ocean Development
Council for more information:
732-223-6632.
T.E.A.C.H.
Local organization with the following
mission: "...a group of
concerned families in which cancer
has affected one or more of our
family
members and are researching to
find the reason for the high incidence
of
cancer in our communities."
Recovery,
Inc., is a self-help
mental health group that meets
every Monday
evening at 7:30PM in the Presbyterian
Church of Toms River (1070 Hooper
Avenue, corner of Hooper and Chestnut).
It is a non-profit, community-
based organization, founded in
1937. Our goal is to help people
with
nervous and emotional disorders
reduce their suffering and improve
their
mental health.
CONTACT of OCEAN COUNTY
is a 24-hour Crisis Intervention
hotline
(732-240-6100) and Resource Center,
which provides a safe place for
callers
to talk about their problems with
anonymity and confidentiality.
Come out and learn "effective
listening skills" and join
a wonderful team of
people who are always there for
the callers. PLEASE CALL
732-240-6431 FOR
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT UPCOMING
TRAINING CLASSES.
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