Business Briefs

WinAMortgagePayment.com named the winner of its first monthly Win A Mortgage Payment Sweepstakes. Jeff Segan of Manalapan will receive a check in the amount of his mortgage payment up to $4,000.

Not only will the company pay a lucky winner’s mortgage payment each month, but its Internet website provides information and links to financial resources to assist people who are in need of help.

WinAMortgagePayment.com launched in January. One winner will be selected at random at the end of each month. Homeowners can enter a maximum of once per day for each day within the month. To enter, visit www.WinAMortgagePayment.com.

Sovereign Bank will host a complimentary seminar on how to start a new business from 7-9 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Holmdel branch, 44 W. Main St., Holmdel. The free seminar is open to new businesses and anyone wishing to start a business.

Mark Eiger CPA, partner at Weiss & Eiger, Lakewood; Rhonda Eiger, partner at Goldzweig, Green, Eiger and Biedzynski, Freehold; and Diana Saverino, community banking manager of Sovereign Bank, will discuss the “ins and outs” of starting a new business and how to avoid pitfalls along the way. RSVP to 732-946-4900.

CentraState Healthcare System is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Monmouth Crossing this month with several free special events. Monmouth Crossing is Freehold’s first assisted living residence and the area’s only assisted living facility that is part of a health care system. All events will take place at Monmouth Crossing, 560 Iron Bridge Road, Freehold Township.

The Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group will present guest speaker Robert Chen, M.D., who will discuss Alzheimer’s disease, on Feb. 11, 2 p.m.

An Open House 10th Anniversary Celebration with residents and families is scheduled on Feb. 13, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The celebration includes live entertainment, tours and refreshments.

An evening of talent and intergenerational interaction with young guests from “Stars on Stage” is scheduled on Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be served.

A Venetian hour and musical entertainment is scheduled for Feb. 26, 7 p.m. Participants can relax and mingle with residents and staff and tour the newly decorated community.

For more information or to RSVP, contact Debbie Yigit at (732) 303-8600.

Rhythm to Read, a Marlboro educational organization, announces its new DVD adaptation of its curriculum program currently being taught by Mark Wertman, music director, at Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Monmouth County. This educational program uses music, rhythms and games to teach children ages 2-6 basic reading skills and introduces unique patterns that set up a love for reading. Mark Wertman, creator of the curriculum and the DVD, will be holding classes at the Marlboro Recreation Community Center in the spring. Wertman, and his wife, Sarah Wertman, co-director, will be holding demonstrations at local schools and around the tristate area. For more information, visit www.rhythmtoread.com

Park Avenue Hair Design, Howell, will hold a Service Day of Beauty on Feb. 15 to donate proceeds for the sake of humanity through the American Red Cross/Jersey Coast Chapter. The idea for the event was conceived by staff members of the salon, which has been in operation for 18 years, who wanted to help victims of the earthquake in Haiti. All are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be served. Details: 732- 905-1330.

The Greater Monmouth Chamber of Commerce will conduct a Business After Hours event at Pilates Space, 15 School Road East, Suite 4, Marlboro, from 5:30- 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24. Admission of $10 for members and $15 for nonmembers includes refreshments. A lecture/demonstration about the apparatus will be presented by Arlene Katz, certified Pilates instructor at the New York Pilates Studio. Details: 732-462- 3030.

Cartridge Renewal Systems, Manalapan, is collecting used greeting cards from all occasions to benefit St. Jude’s Ranch for Children. The children use the front of the cards and attach a new back, then resell them. The benefits are twofold — you “green” your cards and the children earn money for their work and learn the importance of going green. Details: Jackie Berman, 732-845-9497.

Central Jersey Business Partners is a local networking group actively seeking members. Visit www.CentralJerseyBusinessPartners. com for more information. The group meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 8 a.m. and on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m., at Wegmans Café, Route 9, Manalapan. Learn how to grow a business through networking. Details: 732-804-3083.

Burlington Coat Factory in Freehold Township is collecting donations to support the American Red Cross Haiti Relief and Development Fund. Monetary donations will be accepted at the store, 3684 Route 9 north, and at any of the more than 430 Burlington Coat Factory stores nationwide. Donations to the American Red Cross will support emergency relief efforts to help those affected by the earthquake. Assistance provided by the American Red Cross may include sending relief supplies, mobilizing relief workers and providing financial resources. Donations will be collected through Feb. 17.

Kiddie Academy of Freehold, 89 Village Center Drive, will host an open house from noon to 4 p.m. Feb. 20. All prospective students enrolled at the open house will receive a $600 tuition credit and a waived registration fee, a $60 value. Parents are invited to visit the center and meet the owners and the director and to learn about the staff and curriculum. Kiddie Academy provides developmentally appropriate educational programs for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, prekindergarten, kindergarten and schoolage children. Details: 732-683-2086.