There is a group of people called A.R.M.S., who volunteer at the Toms River National Guard Armory. They collect donated items and package them and ship them overseas to our troops. It costs $10 to ship just one package. They have been sending these packages since 2003 and right now, they need monetary and item donations. They are asking for your help by making a monetary donation and also items for the troops.
Make checks payable to A.R.M.S. and send to Toms River National Guard Armory POC, c/o Maria Morro, 1200 Whitesville Rd., Toms River, NJ 08755. If you prefer, you can also drop off checks or items at the armory between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. For items needed, you can call Ronnie Micciulla at 732-890-4914 or Maria at 732-341-9102 extension 13.
OCEAN COUNTY ,The Jersey Shore Animal Center will be hosting a bereavement group every other Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the shelter, located at 185 Brick Boulevard, beginning on October 23.
The purpose of the group is to help pet owners cope with their loss. The support group will be run by a professional licensed clinical social worker, Dr. Cheryl Resnick-Cortes, LCSW, DWS, and students from Georgian Court University.
Space is limited, so please make your reservation by calling Susan at 732-920-1600 extension 208.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s NASCAR's #88 will be appearing all day on October 31 in Toms River. "The famous #88 NASCAR, sponsored by The Army National Guard, will be positioned at the registration area for the Toms River Volunteer Fire Company No.1 Halloween Parade, located on Robbins Street, just off Washington Street," said Bernard Viggiani, community liaison for the New Jersey Army National Guard. "Anyone coming down to visit the firehouse or register for the parade can see the car and pose in front of it if they want to take pictures," he said.
Carl Weingroff, chairman of the parade, is glad to see the NASCAR coming to the firehouse for parade day. "With so many New Jersey guardsmen deployed, including the entire Toms River Armory, we were worried we would not get any National Guard participation, but we just found out not only will members of the guard be in our parade but they surprised us with the #88 NASCAR," said Weingroff. "That's our New Jersey National Guard, always ready, always there," said Weingroff, quoting the National Guard slogan
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Homestead Run Social Club will be holding a gift auction on October 25 at AMVETS Post 2, Route 571 in Jackson.
Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets are $5 (includes one sheet of 26 tickets). All proceeds are going to the children of the servicemen and women in Iraq for Christmas.
For more information, please call Barbara Tuck at 732-370-2300 or 732-886-6174.
Homestead Run is one of Ocean County's most sought- after communities. It is well known in the area as a neighborhood of community leaders and
Each day, Ocean County provides more than 1,000 home delivered meals to its elderly residents through the Meals on Wheels Program.
Come later this month, those meals will not only be nutritious but, through new packaging, will be more environmentally friendly.
"Ocean County has a long and wellknown history of leading by example on many different issues. One of those issues is in demonstrating respect for the environment through land preservation and resource management (recycling)," said Jim Sigurdson, executive director of Community Services Inc. "Following the county's lead, Community Services Inc. has begun to explore ways to improve our resource management to create a more environmentally respectful program."
Now served in aluminum pans, the agency that provides the county's home delivered meals is examining the possibility of moving from that material to a paper based home delivered meal tray.
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