Weichert, Realtors will collect toys for distribution to financially and/or physically disadvantaged children within the local communities. Weichert offices will accept donations of new, unwrapped toys through December. Local charities that aid needy children will deliver the toys during the holidays. To make a donation, drop off a new, unwrapped toy at any Weichert office. For more information, contact a local Weichert office.
The U.S. Small Business Administration is searching for outstanding New Jersey small business owners and small business advocates who will be honored during National Small Business Week in May.
According to James A. Kocsi, S.B.A. New Jersey district director, nominations are being sought for New Jersey’s Small Business Person of the Year and for outstanding small business advocates in the areas of minorities, women, veterans, financial services, and home-based businesses. Nominations are also being sought for the Small Business Journalist of the Year award, Small Business Exporter of the Year, Young Entrepreneur of the Year, the Entrepreneurial Success Award — an entrepreneur who received assistance from the SBA and has developed his or her business into a large business, and the Family-Owned Business of the Year.
"Each year the president designates a week to honor and recognize the achievements of the nation’s 23 million small business owners," Kocsi said. "We are looking to individuals, local chambers of commerce, banks, trade associations and other community-based business organizations to submit nominations and sponsor candidates."
On May 7, the SBA will join with the state Chamber of Commerce in recognizing its Small Business Week award winners at the Hyatt Hotel in New Brunswick.
Nominations should be submitted by Dec. 10 to the S.B.A.’s Newark District Office, Two Gateway Center, 15th Floor, Newark 07102. For more information, call Harry Menta at (973) 645-6064 or e-mail [email protected].
CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, has installed new state-of-the-art digital, flat-screen televisions in all patient rooms, and now offers Internet service and movies on demand. Patients can sign up for Internet service or order movies online from the televisions in their rooms. Patients who order Internet service will be provided wireless keyboards to navigate the Web for surfing or e-mail.
CentraState Healthcare System and Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey have partnered to provide enhanced health care services and outreach programs to the community.
"Preparing to return home after a stay in the hospital, nursing home or other healthcare facility an be stressful for patients and their families, who often have many questions about care in the home setting," said Maryann Roper, R.N., director of the CentraState Health Awareness Center.
Combining CentraState and VNA resources will help make the transition to home care as smooth as possible, according to Lucille Richards, vice president of Home Care at VNA of Central Jersey.
For more information, call VNA of Central Jersey, (800) 862-3330, or CentraState (732) 294-2835.
Scott H. Bennett, Ph.D., an assistant professor of history at Georgian Court College, Lakewood, will publish his first book, "Radical Pacifism: The War Resisters League and Gandhian Nonviolence in America, 1915-1963," this December.
According to the press release, "Radical Pacifism" is the first history of the War Resisters League (WRL), an organization founded in 1923 by opponents of World War I that has grown to become the leading vehicle for secular radical pacifism in the United States. The book discusses the social relevance and political effectiveness of organized nonviolence by examining its links to the peace, civil rights, civil liberties, and anti-nuclear movements.
Bennett received his doctorate from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, and currently teaches United States history at Georgian Court College. He is on the board of the Peace History Society and is the book review editor for H-Peace, a new international electronic discussion network. He has published many articles and presented papers on peace history, radical pacifism, nonviolent social movements and World War II conscientious objectors. He is currently working on two other book projects, both involving the correspondence of radical pacifists and conscientious objectors during World War II.
Daybreak Marketing Services was awarded Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) certification by the New Jersey Department of Commerce and Economic Growth Commission. WBE certification requires that the company is owned and managed by a woman or women. Daybreak Marketing is owned by Dawn M. Nakash, Jackson, and recently celebrated its fifth anniversary in business. The company is a member of the Advertising Specialty Institute and specializes in promotional merchandise for corporate clients.
In a ceremony at the mayor’s office, Lakewood Mayor, Marta Harrison, presented a $15,000 loan check to Teon L. Lee to assist him in launching his trucking business.
Lee, the proprietor of ATL Transport LLC, took advantage of an innovative Microloan program created by the town’s economic development agency to assist start-up businesses in Lakewood. Microloans are small business loans of between five and fifteen thousand dollars, which help small companies get off the ground. Teon originally approached Doug Doyle, Deputy Director of the Lakewood Development Corporation (LDC), with his idea. Doyle encouraged him to get in touch with Lakewood Community Services Corporation (LCSC) for help developing and presenting a loan application.
The LCSC, headed by Rabbi Moshe Zev Weisberg, worked closely with Teon to help him develop his business plan and put together a Microloan application. The LCSC is a nonprofit community organization created by members of Lakewood’s Orthodox Jewish Community to assist all residents of Lakewood with a broad spectrum of community services, including economic development and job placement. The LCSC provides extensive assistance to entrepreneurs who are seeking funds to start up or expand their businesses.