October is Overflowing with Activities in Monmouth County
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From Gershwin to Halloween
FREEHOLD, NJ – The air is a little crisper and the days are getting shorter, but there’s an energy only early autumn seems to provide, thanks no doubt to October’s many charms.
Monmouth County has charms aplenty all the time, but October is special. The hardy still hit the beaches; the adventurous hike through the county’s many pristine parks; footballers take to fields, and of course, there’s Halloween. What’s in between gives October its special character.
You can grab onto the last bit of summer at Clean Ocean Actions’ 12th Annual Sunset at Sandy Hook on Oct. 1; the Eastern States Dressage and Combined Training Association’s Horse Trials at the Horse Park of New Jersey on Oct. 31; Oct. 2 brings Gershwin to Red Bank’s Count Basie Theatre and the 12th Annual Oktoberfest to Highlands; the comedy “The Royal Family” is in Spring Lake, and the New Jersey Lighthouse Challenge is Oct. 16 and 17.
Halloween hayrides are at Historic Allaire Village in Wall on Oct. 15 and 16; the Park Systems’ Thompson Park Day in Lincroft is Oct. 17, and ballroom dance champions are at Monmouth University Oct. 22.
All of the events are detailed at the Monmouth County Department of Tourism’s Calendar of Events. It’s updated daily at www.visitmonmouth.com, or can be obtained with a packet of information by writing to the department at 1 E. Main St., Freehold, N.J., 07728. Or, visit the lobby to select information of your choice. Call 800 523-2587 to request delivery.
Social Media Presentations for Business Owners at Brookdale
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MADISON, N.J. — Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Rothman Institute for Entrepreneurship will host a presentation by Brian Moran, called “Leveraging Social Media to Grow Your Business,” at The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Clark, N.J. on Friday, October 1, and at Brookdale Community College on Tuesday, October 5, 2010. Both lectures will run from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Moran, who is the president of Veracle Media, will discuss how business owners can use Twitter, Facebook and other social media tools to effectively manage and promote their businesses. Specifically, Moran will focus on how the interactive nature of social media can help business owners with customer service, lead generation, market research, networking, and competitive analysis.
Moran has spent the last 20 years helping America’s entrepreneurs realize their dreams. Prior to launching Veracle Media in 2010 and Moran Media Group in 2002, Brian was the Associate Publisher at Inc. Magazine, and a Publisher and Associate Publisher at Entrepreneur Media. Veracle Media specializes in providing practical information to business owners to help them start, manage, and grow their companies.
Part of the Silberman College of Business since 1989, the mission of the Rothman Institute for Entrepreneurship is to teach and support entrepreneurship and innovation in the academic, business and nonprofit communities. An outstanding entrepreneurship curriculum taught by an excellent faculty has helped make the academic program among the top 20 in the nation.
For more information or to register, call the Rothman Institute at (973) 443-8842.
The Crowne Plaza Hotel is located at 36 Valley Road, Clark, NJ and Brookdale Community College is located at 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft NJ.
New Landscaping at Atlantic Highlands Elementary School Cheers Many
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ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ - Go Green! is the theme at the Atlantic Highlands Elementary School. Volunteers from the community spent their Saturday morning planting hardy perennials in front of the school on First Avenue.
Volunteers lay out plants according to the landscape design.
Heidi Hackett, a parent and member of the PTO was walking past the school last year and observed the “Keep off the Grass” signs that dotted the barren terrain in front of the school. The area has been plagued with erosion problems for many years. She knew the PTO was looking for a “big” project to get involved with, and she suggested landscaping. “It was a little acorn that has grown”, Hackett said of the project.
Chilifest 2010 to Benefit AH Elementary School Learning Garden
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ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ – Each year the proceeds from the Front Porch Club’s Chilifest 2010 go to a wonderful local cause. This year their charity of choice is a non-profit group, GoSprouts.org, and their Learning Garden project on the grounds of Atlantic Highlands Elementary School for the 2010/2011 school year.
GoSprouts.org, formed by Atlantic Highlands residents, Laurie Brekke and Hope Hanlon, will design & build a garden and outdoor classroom while working with teachers at the school to weave the garden into various subjects of the standard curriculum. Mrs. Hanlon, a former teacher, says, “We’d like to utilize the garden & outdoor classroom to enhance traditional curriculum disciplines with hands-on-learning [in a garden setting] where children actively participate with their teachers and enjoy nature”.
The Front Porch Club’s Chilifest 2010 is scheduled for Saturday, October 2 at 3:00pm (rain date is Oct. 3rd). Admission is $25.00 per person. Chili entrants and children under the age of 12 will be admitted free.
The proceeds from Chilifest 2010 will help GoSprouts.org create this wonderful Learning Garden. In turn, the proceeds will benefit the children attending Atlantic Highlands Elementary who will soon be able to enjoy the garden while working on their studies. Mrs. Brekke says, “There is nothing more important than getting our kids out into nature & providing them with strong environmental ties early on as well as teaching them the importance of sustainability and healthy eating, which are tenets that will last them a lifetime”.
You can RSVP to Chilifest by visiting The Front Porch Club website at www.frontporchclub.com. To learn more about GoSprouts.org and their future projects and events, visit them at www.gosprouts.org.
600 Area School Children Receive Free School Supplies
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Family and Children’s Service Reading Buddies Backpack Project a Community Effort
Long Branch, NJ – Some 600 local school children started the school year off right, equipped and ready to learn, thanks to the generosity of dozens of individuals, corporations and area businesses who donated to this year’s Reading Buddies Backpack Project, an annual program operating in schools in underserved communities throughout Monmouth County. Administered through Family and Children’s Service (FCS), a nonprofit organization serving Monmouth County individuals and families in need for more than 100 years, the Reading Buddies Backpack Project provides new backpacks filled with much-needed school supplies to elementary school students who participate in FCS’ Reading Buddies program.
A young student at Red Bank Primary School carries her new backpack through the halls.
“It’s important for children to start the school year on equal footing,” says FCS Manager of Volunteer Services Samantha White. “New school supplies level the playing field for each child, and more importantly, send students back to school with the confidence, enthusiasm and ability to concentrate on what is most important – learning!”
