6 May 2010 - Ocean Chamber News Ocean Chamber News Ocean Township Chamber of Commerce 2010 CALENDAR OF EVENTS We are still planning events for 2010, and will keep you updated. Your advance registration/reservation is requested and always appreciated. Executive Board President Nick Blanda Vice President Kathy King Treasurer Teri Sciamarelli Business Manaer Penny Daniels Direct general Chamber questions and requests for applications to the office at 732-660-1888 or email [email protected]GOTCC 2002 Bellmore Street, P.O. Box 656, Oakhurst, NJ 07755 Tel.: (732) 660-1888 • Fax: (732) 660-1688 Board Members Mike Beson Nick Blanda Peter Calafiore Stu Chavis Rob Collins Nick Gardone Raj Gupta Hortense Jatlow Kathy King William Larkin Jacqueline Leiva Tom Madden Teri Sciamarelli Marie Siciliano Kim Sommerville Maria Sporn Luisa Vroman Lois White Greater Ocean Township Chamber of Commerce Welcome New GOTCC Members Andrew J. DeSarno A.E. of Elberon • Brian J. Woodruff Burke & Manna Real Estate of Ocean • Canon Business Solutions of Burlington Don Chucho Mexican Restaurant of Ocean Dr. Lawrence J. Menditto of Ocean • eMarketier.com of Wayside EmbroidMe of Oakhurst • Fences by Dente of Neptune Fiore Funeral Home of Oakhurst • Grossman’s Deli & Grill of Oakhurst Howard Caplan, CPA of Ocean • Keeping It All Together of Ocean Liberty Insurance Agency of Millstone • Millennium Broadcasting Panera Bread of Ocean • Pittenger Realty of Neptune City Pro Form Action Marketing of West Long Branch • Raio’s Salon & Spa of Ocean Rumson Fair Haven Bank & Trust Co. of Oceanport Takara Steakhouse of Ocean • The Lake House of Loch Arbour Townsmen Properties of Asbury Park • Transformations for Women of Ocean MAY Thursday, May 20th, 5:30 p.m. Business Card Exchange Location: Millenium Radio NJ (The Point, 101.5, etc.) 2401 Route 66, Ocean Meet & Greet Radio Personalities, followed by Social Media “Bootcamp” • Cost: $10 Members; $15 Non-members Wednesday, May 26th, 5-8 p.m. 22nd Annual Business & Retail Expo Sheraton Eatontown Hotel • 6 Industrial Way East, Eatontown JUNE Tuesday, June 1st, 8 a.m. Board Meeting at Chamber office Wednesday, June 9th, 11:30 a.m. Annual Installation & Awards Luncheon Location: Deal Golf & Country Club 1 Golf Lane, Deal • Cost: $35 Members; $40 Non-members Thursday, June 24th, 5:30 p.m. Business Card Exchange Location: TBA • Cost: TBA JULY Tuesday, July 6th, 8:00 a.m. Board Meeting at Chamber office Thursday, July 15th, 8:00 a.m. Breakfast Meeting Location: Panera Bread 1100 Highway 35 South, Ocean Topic: TBA • Cost: TBA AUGUST Tuesday, August 3rd, 8:00 a.m. Board Meeting at Chamber office Thursday, August 26th, 5:30 p.m. Business Card Exchange Location: Mister C’s Beach Bistro Ocean & Allen Avenue, Allenhurst Cost: TBA
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6 May 2010 - Ocean Chamber News
Ocean Chamber NewsO c e a n T o w n s h i p C h a m b e r o f C o m m e r c e
Ca lendarof Events
JANUARYTuesday, January 5th, 6 p.m.Board Meeting at Chamber office
Tuesday, January 12th, 5:30 p.m.Business Card Exchange
Location & Cost: TBA
Friday, January 15th, 11:30 a.m.Annual Meeting & Installation Luncheon
Location: TBA
FEBRUARYTuesday, February 5th, 8 a.m.Board Meeting at Chamber office
Thursday, February 11th, 6 p.m.Following the BCE, enjoy “Man of LaMancha”
Hosted by: Axelrod Theater100 Grant Avenue, Deal
Cost: TBA
We have some exciting events alreadyplanned for 2010 –
Pancake Breakfast & Flower Sale in May; annual Golf Outing inthe Fall, and our 22nd Annual Business & Retail Expo will be heldon Wednesday, May 26, 2010 at the Sheraton Eatontown Hotel.More details will follow........
Executive Board
Pres identCarol DiCola
Vice Pres identNicholas Blanda
SecretaryKathy King
TreasurerTeri Sciamarel l i
Board MembersMike Beson
Peter Calaf ioreStuart Chavis
Rich DominguezCarol ForresterLeona Fundler
Christ ine HanlonHortense Jat lowWill iam Larkin
Scott Mil lerMarie Sici l ianoGene Talar icoLuisa Vroman
Greater Ocean Township Chamber of Commerce
Direct general Chamber questions
and requests for applications to the office at 732-660-1888
Welcome New GOTCC MembersAndrew J. DeSarno A.E. of Elberon • Brian J. Woodruff
Burke & Manna Real Estate of Ocean • Canon Business Solutions of BurlingtonDon Chucho Mexican Restaurant of Ocean
Dr. Lawrence J. Menditto of Ocean • eMarketier.com of WaysideEmbroidMe of Oakhurst • Fences by Dente of Neptune
Fiore Funeral Home of Oakhurst • Grossman’s Deli & Grill of OakhurstHoward Caplan, CPA of Ocean • Keeping It All Together of OceanLiberty Insurance Agency of Millstone • Millennium Broadcasting
Panera Bread of Ocean • Pittenger Realty of Neptune CityPro Form Action Marketing of West Long Branch • Raio’s Salon & Spa of Ocean
Rumson Fair Haven Bank & Trust Co. of OceanportTakara Steakhouse of Ocean • The Lake House of Loch Arbour
Townsmen Properties of Asbury Park • Transformations for Women of Ocean
MAY
Thursday, May 20th, 5:30 p.m.Business Card Exchange
Location: Millenium Radio NJ (The Point, 101.5, etc.)2401 Route 66, Ocean
Meet & Greet Radio Personalities, followed bySocial Media “Bootcamp” • Cost: $10 Members; $15 Non-members
Wednesday, May 26th, 5-8 p.m.22nd Annual Business & Retail Expo
Sheraton Eatontown Hotel • 6 Industrial Way East, Eatontown
JUNE
Tuesday, June 1st, 8 a.m.Board Meeting at Chamber office
Wednesday, June 9th, 11:30 a.m.Annual Installation & Awards Luncheon
Join us for Casino Night!An exciting, fun-filled evening
of games and gifts!
Dear Chamber Members:
We have been very busy coming up with new ideas, new committees and are working hard to make the Chamber a resource for your business, a way to meet new clients, make a few new friends and a way to stay con-nected to the community.
The following is a brief synopsis of what’s been gong on in your Cham-ber:
Financial news: We operate the Chamber on a very tight budget, just like any other business. We do our best to keep the cost of our events to a minimum to encourage participation and community involvement. Sev-eral of our large events are coming up and the proceeds of those events is what keeps the Chamber afloat, so we really need your support.
Our Business Manager, Penny Daniels, has been out of the office due to an illness. She is on the mend and we hope Penny is back in the office soon. In the meantime, we have been fortunate to have the assistance of Kim Blanda. Kim has been instrumental in keeping the office running smoothly. We truly appreciate her efforts.
The office sends e-mail blasts frequently containing our calendar of events and the calendar is published monthly in Ocean Today. In case you have missed those opportunities to see what’s going on, here’s a list:
May 20 at 5:30 - Chamber Members and guests are invited to the Mille-nium Radio (The Point, 101.5) at 2401 Route 66, Ocean. Meet and Great Radio Personalities. Food and Beverages will be provided by our hosts and the theme for the evening is Social Media Bootcamp – Networking. Please call the Chamber office to make your reservations. This is a free event, so we hope to see many of you there.
Our Business Expo is May 26, at the Sheraton. Sponsorship opportunities are available, but selling fast. Contact the office for further details. We have booths available, but space is limited. Look for our e-mail blasts and advertisement in this edition of Ocean Today.
The Annual Meeting of the Membership will be combined with our Schol-arship Luncheon and Awards Program this year. The event will be an el-egant lunch at the beautiful Deal Golf & Country Club. The date is June 9 and begins on at 11:30.
Other fun-filled events are being planned, so please look for our e-mails and read Ocean Today monthly.
Mark your calendars for Our Annual Golf Outing that will be held on Sep-tember 27 at Deal Golf & Country Club.
We are in the process of updating our web-site and thank you for your pa-tience. Thanks to our intern Diana, from Monmouth University, we have recently created a Facebook page and encourage you to become a fan. Please use our Faceboook page as another source of information regard-ing our events.
Thanks for taking the time to read our condensed meeting minutes. We look forward to seeing all of you at many of our upcoming events and as always, we welcome your suggestions and encourage your participation.
Sincerely,
Kathy
Katherine A. King, SecretaryGreater Ocean Township Chamber of Commerce
8 May 2010 - Ocean Chamber News
Get Ready for the 22nd Annual Business & Retail Expo at the Sheraton Eatontown Hotel
WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 2010, 5-8 p.m.
With 60+ exhibitors, food & door prizes, this Expo has something for everyone! For additional information,
please contact our Chamber office, 732-660-1888.
Garry Glisson, Catering Manager with Adam Lookner, General Managerof the Panera Bread Ocean location at Expo 2009.
Monmouth County Freeholder, John D’Amico (D), addressed 24 local business professionals about his current and future goals for the county at the Greater Ocean Township Chamber of Commerce’s bi-monthly breakfast meeting.
The meeting was held on Thursday, April 22, 2010, beginning at 8 am in the Culi-nary Education Center in Asbury Park. Freeholder D’Amico spoke at the conclu-sion of the event, from 9 to 9:30 am.
The main issues discussed during the Free-holder’s speech were those regarding the Departments of Health, Education, Human Services, and Economic Development. Human services seemed to be a primary concern among audience members, as there were numerous inquiries about such policies, including low-income and section 8 housing and aid to those who have been laid off from jobs.
Mr. D’Amico’s opening remarks outlined his duties and responsibilities as a free-holder, which he said include dealing with the vastness and complexity of Monmouth County government. He attributed such
intricacy to the wide variety of issues that emerge daily, naming waste disposal, wa-ter supply, court facility maintenance, and upkeep of county roads as just a few of the major concerns.
Two major programs, Mr. D’Amico ex-plained, have been implemented for local businesses, Business Connect and the Of-fice of Business Advocacy.
The Freeholder noted the success of BizConnect, which serves small business owners with technical support. “We have terrific people in Monmouth county and Freehold who offer and provide technolog-ical assistance to small businesses to help them use technology to their advantage,” Mr. D’Amico said.
Healthcare administration reform, through the Freeholder’s direct efforts, has saved Monmouth County $2 million. Addition-ally, layoffs, online auctions, and depart-ment consolidation contributed to a 2010 budget of $143 million, a 1.3 percent increase from 2009, according to Mr. D’Amico.
Economic tribulations were addressed by the Freeholder, who called for stimulation in order to create more jobs. The closing of Fort Monmouth was used as an exam-ple. “There are serious problems with Fort Monmouth, the economy is down, and we are at the risk of losing many jobs…we really need to work toward an economic recovery,” Mr. D’Amico said.
Also discussed was Monmouth County’s newly formed Youth Advocacy Program, which Mr. D’Amico said serves a variety of children, from court-involved, abused, or neglected youth to those with disabili-ties.
The Freeholder seemed pleased with county education systems, noting what he referred to as a positive review of High Technology High School in Lincroft, N.J. “High Tech High School was ranked the fourth best high school in the country,” Mr. D’Amico said.
Principal of the Culinary Education Cen-ter, Michael Sirianni, spoke prior to the serving of the main course, an omelet, sau-sage, pancakes, and home fried potatoes,
which was prepared and served by a team of culinary students. He introduced each of his students, recognizing their separate contributions to the Chamber Breakfast Meeting.
Kathy King, Vice President of Business Development of Central Jersey Bank in Oakhurst and Executive Secretary of the Greater Ocean Township Chamber of Commerce, introduced the Freeholder at the conclusion of breakfast, listing Mr. D’Amico’s career highlights as a Mon-mouth County politician. Some prior offices held include two terms as Coun-cilman in Oceanport, two terms as Mon-mouth County Freeholder, one year as a New Jersey Senator, and Judge of the Su-perior Court of New Jersey.
To find out more about the Freeholder’s plans and policies, and to receive informa-tion about Monmouth County, please visit the county website at www.visitmonmouth.com.
Freeholder John D’Amico Speaks at Chamber Breakfast MeetingDiana Cappelluti, Intern, Greater Ocean Township Chamber of Commerce
“Everyone enjoyed the authenticMexican treats, delicious Margaritas and networking
at our May 11th Business Card Exchange at Don Chuchos Los Caminos In Ocean Township.”
And “The Japanese cuisine served at Ocean’s TakaraSteakhouse for our April Business Card
Exchange was a hit, too!
Wednesday, May 26th, 5-8 p.m.22nd Annual Business & Retail Expo
at the Sheraton Eatontown Hotel
With 60+ exhibitors, food & door prizes, this Expo hassomething for everyone! For additional
