The Manalapan chapter of Business Networking International will be holding a free networking event for local business people at 7 a.m. May 12 at the Knob Hill Golf Club, Manalapan. Those looking to grow a business this year are invited to attend this event. A continental breakfast will be served. Call Burke Gutkowski at 908- 377-9317 for further information.
The Record Store, 6299 Route 9 north, Howell, will be participating in Free Comic Book Day on May 7. As part of the worldwide event, more than 2.5 million comics will be available for free at nearly 2,000 comic book specialty stores in the United States, Canada and nearly three dozen other countries around the world. Details: 732- 905-9056.
Free Comic Book Day is an event that spotlights the diverse entertainment medium of comic books. An estimated 300,000 to 500,000 people of all ages and reading interests will visit comic book stores onMay 7 and receive special-edition Free Comic Book Day comics for free.
Capital Financial Solutions, 200 Craig Road, Manalapan, a full-service financial management firm specializing in wealth management for middle-class individuals and families as well as financial protection for businesses, is offering free one-hour noobligation counseling sessions throughout May and June. Details: 732-683-1000. According to Joseph Gaj, vice president of CFS, his company can coordinate life, disability income, and long-term care insurance programs for individuals and families, as well as annuities and investments with the optimum providers.
Allstate New Jersey Insurance Co. exclusive agent Vincent Scanelli of Colts Neck presented Someone Special Needs You Inc. with a $1,000 grant as part of The Allstate Foundation’s “Allstate Agency Hands in the Community” program. The program, which began in 2003, recognizes Allstate agents’ volunteerism within the community and provides financial support to organizations through The Allstate Foundation.
Someone Special Needs You, Inc., provides a social, recreational, and creative outlet where children with special needs can express themselves. The nonprofit organization also serves as a support system for families with special needs children.
Scanelli helped establish the group 11 years ago. He is actively involved in running the organization’s monthly events. A longtime Allstate New Jersey agent in Colts Neck, Scanelli believes that it is important to support his community.
Allstate agents who are honored with the Allstate Agency Hands in the Community award serve nonprofit groups in many capacities — as volunteers, mentors, program partners and leaders. Organizations must qualify for tax-deductible contributions under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. For more information, visit www.allstate.com/foundation.
Gellman Images, Adelphia section of Howell, has been selected, once again, as the official image-maker for the 2011 New Jersey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center being held June 5. Gellman Images will be responsible for all still images and behindthe scenes video for the event as well as the imaging content for the satellite museums, which are slated for the New Jersey State Museum, Newark Gallery and a mobile unit that will travel statewide.
The governor announced the 2011 inductees in January, which include Queen Latifah, John Travolta, Martha Stewart, Tony Bennett, Bruce Willis, Franco Harris, Joe Theismann, former Gov. Brendan Byrne, Mary Higgins Clark, Leon Hess and several others.
Gellman, 43, founded Gellman Images 20 years ago. As a celebrity photographer, Gellman has been featured nationally in newspapers, magazines and on the radio more than 400 times.
Gellman Images is a member of the New York Professional Videographers Association.
The Freehold Networking Group Chapter of Business Networking International (BNI) will host a fundraiser and networking event to benefit the disaster relief efforts in Japan. The benefit will be held from 7-10 p.m. June 30 at Bella Vista Country Club, Marlboro. Tickets are $20 per person and include a cocktail buffet-style reception, DJ entertainment, a gift auction with prizes and giveaways and an opportunity to network with professionals in the local community. For tickets, event information or to sponsor a table or make a donation, call 973-207-6834. BNI is a business networking organization that offers members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and business referrals with exclusivity.
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