Athena Award to be presented at luncheon

The 2004 Nominees for the Athena Award presented by the Western Monmouth Chamber of Commerce sit together before the Oct. 14 Athena Tea at Georgian Court University in Lakewood.  Back row, (l-r) Jeff Callahan, Diane Turton, Jayne Carr, Sally Mollica, Barbara Nymick; front row, (l-r) Cheryl Cummings, Amy Mallet, Natalie Kober-Dallenbach and Roberta Sheridan. The 2004 Nominees for the Athena Award presented by the Western Monmouth Chamber of Commerce sit together before the Oct. 14 Athena Tea at Georgian Court University in Lakewood. Back row, (l-r) Jeff Callahan, Diane Turton, Jayne Carr, Sally Mollica, Barbara Nymick; front row, (l-r) Cheryl Cummings, Amy Mallet, Natalie Kober-Dallenbach and Roberta Sheridan. The Western Monmouth Chamber of Commerce will hold its 19th annual Athena Award luncheon Nov. 12 at 11:30 a.m. at Our House Restaurant, Howell.

The special luncheon will feature a keynote presentation by state Sen. Ellen Karcher, a candle-lighting to honor the nine nominees for the Athena Award, and the award presentation of the person voted the Athena recipient. The award is presented to a person who has made a difference in the lives of women in the western Monmouth community.

The nominees are Jeff Callahan, the Sandler Sales Institute; Jayne Carr, the Freehold Center Partnership; Cheryl Cummings, Brookdale Network; Natalie Kober-Dallenbach, Provident Bank; Amy Mallet, Personals by Design; Sally Mollica, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; Barbara Nymick, Provident Bank; Roberta Sheridan, JCP&L; and Diane Turton, Diane Turton Realtors.

The 2004 Athena Award corporate sponsors are CentraState Healthcare System, Georgian Court University, Greater Media Newspapers, and SK Visions. Tickets are $40 per person and may be ordered by calling the chamber, (732) 462-3030.