Barry Tobias (l-r); Star Tobias; Neha Shah, M.D., pediatrics; Vatsala Bhaskar, M.D., pediatrics; and physician’s assistant James Minall at the sign unveiling dedicating the children’s emergency unit at CentraState to the Tobias family. CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, has named its emergency pediatric unit Star and Barry Tobias Emergency Pediatric Care in recognition of a $40,000 donation by the Manalapan couple to the CentraState Healthcare Foundation. The charitable and community involvement of the Tobias family is largely focused on children and related programs, according to the medical center.
Tobias is an executive with Peter Sharp & Co., a New York City commercial property firm, and also serves as chief financial officer of The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation. It was through his efforts that CentraState secured the largest gift in its history earlier this year — a $2.125 million grant from The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation — which will help fund the construction of CentraState’s new ambulatory campus. Construction of the 178,000-square-foot outpatient center is under way and planned for completion in late 2007.
For more information about donation programs and naming opportunities at the hospital, call the CentraState Healthcare Foundation at (732) 294-7030. For information on health and wellness services across the CentraState system, call 866-CENTRA7.
The Western Monmouth Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Group (40 and under) will hold a networking event Jan. 25 from 6-9 p.m. at the Grape Beginnings Wine School, 54 W. Main St., Freehold. Winemakers will give a tour and discuss the wine-making process. There will be hors d’oeuvres and five sample wines. Cost is $30 for members and $35 for nonmembers. Bring business cards. Details: (732) 462-3030. www.wmchamber.com.
The N.J. Society of Optometric Physicians (NJSOP) presented its Young Optometrist of the Year Award to Rajeev K. Raghu, O.D., FAAO, of Langhorne, Pa., during the organization’s recent awards luncheon at Forsgate Country Club, Monroe.
Raghu, whose practice is in Manalapan, has been active in organized optometry since graduating from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 1998. He has been a member of the NJSOP for eight years and serves on many committees for the 650-member organization. A member in good standing of the American Optometric Association, Raghu currently serves on NJSOP’s board of directors and as chair of the Members’ Programs Committee and Young Optometrist Task Force for the organization.
The Young Optometrist of the Year Award is presented to an optometrist whose contributions to the profession and the society are exceptional. To qualify for the award, the recipient must have demonstrated outstanding growth within the profession before age 35.
Raghu’s peers chose him for the award in grateful recognition of his invaluable contributions to the association, the profession of optometry and New Jersey.
Richard A. Amdur of Colts Neck and his family recently made a gift of $1 million to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, and its landmark $300 million expansion and renovation project, Transforming Care: the New Jersey Shore. In appreciation of their generous support, Jersey Shore dedicated its Ambulatory Care Center in honor of the Amdur family. The newly named Amdur Ambulatory Care Center was recently unveiled during an October ceremony attended by hospital trustees, Jersey Shore physicians and staff, friends of the Amdur family and other Jersey Shore benefactors.
Chang Y Jiang of Howell and William Wang of Manalapan have advanced to coordinator as independent distributors for Market America, an innovative product brokerage and Internet marketing company.
The distributors became eligible for the coordinator level after developing two sales and distribution organizations, in addition to selling an established amount of product that produced a first commission check.
By attaining the new coordinator position, the individuals will be recognized in the company’s monthly PowerLine magazine and further listings in the company’s profiles of success annual catalog.
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