Charisma Salon will donate 20 percent of all profits to the Louise Stewart Scholarship Fund during the week of Feb. 22. An educator in the classroom as well at the salon for 25 years, Stewart lost her battle with ovarian cancer in 2002. The scholarship fund was established by her family to provide assistance to students at East Brunswick Vo-Tech. Charisma Salon is on Route 9 south in Marlboro. For more information, call (732) 536-9497.
TLC Family Chiropractic, Howell, will hold its Patient Appreciation Day Feb. 12. Patients treated on that day will be encouraged to contribute their patient fees to the Oklahaven Children’s Chiropractic Center in Oklahoma City, which specializes in restoring health to severely ill children.
Each year, Oklahaven sponsors a fund-raising event in February called “Have-A-Heart.” The event provides an opportunity for chiropractors to educate their patients about the benefits of chiropractic while at the same time supporting a nonprofit organization. When patients donate their fees, hearts are displayed throughout the office to show their support of Oklahaven. Oklahaven does not receive federal, state or United Way funding and depends on sliding-scale patient fees and the generosity of people from around the world who support a drug-free approach to children’s health.
TLC Family Chiropractic is located at 1200 Route 9 south in Howell. For more information, call (732) 409-3445.
“Women and Money,” a workshop offering advice to women on how to take control of their finances, will be held Feb. 10 from 7-9 p.m. at Our House Restaurant, Route 524, Howell. Both the dinner and program are free of charge. For more information and reservations, call Lynette at Primerica, (732) 845-0006.
Central Jersey Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners will hold a dinner meeting Feb. 16, 6 p.m., at Main Street Bistro, Freehold. Olympic medalist and motivational speaker Bonnie St. John will present “Succeeding Sane: The New Way to Win.” St. John, an amputee at age 5, pursued her dream of becoming a competitive skier despite having only one leg. The cost to attend is $30 for member and $35 for nonmembers, and reservations are required. For details and reservations, call Jackie Rutberg, (732) 291-4613.
Monmouth-Ocean Chapter of the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners will host a dinner meeting Feb. 24, 6 p.m., at the Sheraton Eatontown, Route 35 at Industrial Way, Eatontown. The topic is “Guerrilla Marketing and the Seven-sentence Marketing Plan for Small Businesses.”
Ellen Silverman of Ellen Silverman Associates LLC, Pluckemin, Somerset County, will discuss the “guerrilla marketing approach” for small businesses — low-cost, high-impact strategies that can be implemented for fast results.
Prospective NJAWBO members are invited to attend. The cost is $35 for member sand $40 for nonmembers, and reservations are required by Feb. 18. For details and reservations, call Marianne Gepp, (732) 775-8900.
MG Institute LLC, Freehold, will offer seminars on asset protection at the Western Monmouth Chamber of Commerce, 17 Broad St., Freehold. Attendees may earn two insurance continuing education credits or two accounting CPE credits.
“Personal Asset Protection” will be offered Feb. 23 from 5:15-7:15 p.m., and “Commercial Asset Protection” will be held Feb. 23 from 7:30-9:30 p.m.
“Long-term Care Insurance and Long-term Care Benefits for Veterans will be offered Feb. 26 from 8:30-10:30 p.m., and “New Jersey Medicaid Rules” will be offered Feb. 26 from 10:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
The fee for each program is $43, or all four for $146. To register, e-mail register@mginst.com; fax (732) 845-2143; or call (732) 409-3209.
Century 21 Mack-Morris Iris Lurie announced that two sales associates at the Marlboro office have been named Sales Associates of the Month for their industry achievements in listing and sales for the month of January.
Betty Laboska led the office in listings for the second consecutive month. Laboska qualified for the New Jersey Association of Realtors Circle of Excellence Sales Award at the silver level from 2000-2003. Laboska has also received the Centurion Award, the highest level of achievement within the Century 21 system, for her sales record.
Ann Marie Sgroi led the office in sales for the month of January. Sgroi is an accredited buyers representative (ABR), and a member of the Business Networking Group in Freehold.
Coldwell Banker’s Manalapan-Marlboro office, 335 Route 9, Manalapan, is holding a food drive for the Open Door food pantry, Freehold, during the month of February. For more information call (732) 462-4242.
PEP (People Empowering People) — for business owners and professionals in the Monmouth County area — meets on the second Monday of each month. There is no cost to attend, and refreshments are served at the meetings. For more information, call Sandy Franco, (732) 863-9955..