Thursday, December 06, 2007
Tay Walker-Valery New Head of Family Planning Center of Ocean County
Tay Walker-Valery, Berlin, N.J., was recently named president and CEO of the Family Planning Center of Ocean County, Lakewood, N.J. She is taking the place of Linda Griffith, who retired after 36 years. In her position, Walker-Valery will be responsible for program and staff development, clinical oversight, public relations, community outreach, and education along with the organizational and financial planning for the Family Planning Center.
Walker-Valery says, “The Family Planning Center is committed to improving access to care and health outcomes for women in Ocean County.”
Previously Walker-Valery was site director for a primary care agency in Ocean County, for which she served as clinical administrator and supervised the daily activities of thirty-five employees across four disciplines. Under her leadership, the Family Planning Center is looking to strengthen collaboration with community agencies, obtain grants, and improve the health of uninsured and underinsured women in Ocean County.
Walker-Valery, a graduate of the Career Learning Experience Center, Philadelphia, earned a B.S. in Public Health from Temple University, Philadelphia, and a Masters in Public Health from St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, with a concentration in maternal and child health issues for both degrees. She is presently working on her Ph.D. in Public Health at Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J. In addition, she is a certified domestic violence counselor and a certified rape crisis counselor.
She is a member of the American Public Health Association, National Society for Public Health Education, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and New Jersey Public Health Association.
In bringing her experience and commitment to the Family Planning Center, Walker-Valery is aiming to strengthen collaborative efforts with other community agencies in an effort to provide programs that will improve healthcare outcomes for women in Ocean County.
Walker-Valery says, “Women's health care is my passion. My vision for the agency is to continue to build on the legacy that Linda Griffith, who was a pioneer in the family planning arena, passed to me. The Family Planning Center of Ocean County will continue to provide quality, affordable health care, and educational services for women in Ocean County.” ###
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
Walker-Valery says, “The Family Planning Center is committed to improving access to care and health outcomes for women in Ocean County.”
Previously Walker-Valery was site director for a primary care agency in Ocean County, for which she served as clinical administrator and supervised the daily activities of thirty-five employees across four disciplines. Under her leadership, the Family Planning Center is looking to strengthen collaboration with community agencies, obtain grants, and improve the health of uninsured and underinsured women in Ocean County.
Walker-Valery, a graduate of the Career Learning Experience Center, Philadelphia, earned a B.S. in Public Health from Temple University, Philadelphia, and a Masters in Public Health from St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, with a concentration in maternal and child health issues for both degrees. She is presently working on her Ph.D. in Public Health at Seton Hall University, South Orange, N.J. In addition, she is a certified domestic violence counselor and a certified rape crisis counselor.
She is a member of the American Public Health Association, National Society for Public Health Education, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and New Jersey Public Health Association.
In bringing her experience and commitment to the Family Planning Center, Walker-Valery is aiming to strengthen collaborative efforts with other community agencies in an effort to provide programs that will improve healthcare outcomes for women in Ocean County.
Walker-Valery says, “Women's health care is my passion. My vision for the agency is to continue to build on the legacy that Linda Griffith, who was a pioneer in the family planning arena, passed to me. The Family Planning Center of Ocean County will continue to provide quality, affordable health care, and educational services for women in Ocean County.” ###
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
More Than a Ton of Halloween Candy Collected in Halloween Candy Contest - Winners Announced
Dr. Ron Rotem and his dental team have announced the winners of this year’s “Halloween Candy Buy Back Contest.” Enthusiastic contestants brought a total of 2700 pounds of candy to Dr. Rotem’s offices at 355 Lakehurst Road, Toms River. Last year, the contest netted more than 300 pounds. Dr. Rotem, who sponsors this event annually, will be shipping the candy to our troops overseas through International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 400, Wall Township.
As an incentive to give up their Halloween candy, Dr. Rotem paid the children $1.00 a pound up to 10 lbs. per family. The prizes include a $50.00 gift card for a child who brought in the most candy by weight; and $400.00 for a public or private school teacher to spend for his or her class. The contest ended Wednesday, November 14.
“I have a couple of things in mind by buying back Halloween candy,” says Dr. Rotem. “Obviously, the less candy kids eat, the better it is for them and their teeth. I am also hoping to instill a sense of civic duty and community involvement. Sending the candy to our troops makes someone else’s life a little sweeter, too, at the same time.”
Because the contest generated so much excitement this year, Dr. Rotem and his dental team are giving a two $50.00 gift cards instead of one; $400.00 to the winning teacher, and another additional prize of $100.00 to the teacher who was a runner up in the contest. “I wanted to reward them for their tremendous effort,” says Dr. Rotem.
The winners are Kathleen Gaspich, a First Grade teacher at St. Dominic Elementary School, Brick, who collected 837 pounds of Halloween candy to win the $400.00 prize for her class. Karen Tramontano, a Fifth grade teacher at Berkeley Township Elementary School, Bayville, collected 525 pounds to earn $100.00 for her class.
A $50.00 gift card went to Brett Deane, age nine, Manasquan, and Evan Manto, age six, Toms River, who each brought in more than 150 pounds of Halloween candy.
For further information, call Dr. Rotem’s office at 732-341-8500.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
As an incentive to give up their Halloween candy, Dr. Rotem paid the children $1.00 a pound up to 10 lbs. per family. The prizes include a $50.00 gift card for a child who brought in the most candy by weight; and $400.00 for a public or private school teacher to spend for his or her class. The contest ended Wednesday, November 14.
“I have a couple of things in mind by buying back Halloween candy,” says Dr. Rotem. “Obviously, the less candy kids eat, the better it is for them and their teeth. I am also hoping to instill a sense of civic duty and community involvement. Sending the candy to our troops makes someone else’s life a little sweeter, too, at the same time.”
Because the contest generated so much excitement this year, Dr. Rotem and his dental team are giving a two $50.00 gift cards instead of one; $400.00 to the winning teacher, and another additional prize of $100.00 to the teacher who was a runner up in the contest. “I wanted to reward them for their tremendous effort,” says Dr. Rotem.
The winners are Kathleen Gaspich, a First Grade teacher at St. Dominic Elementary School, Brick, who collected 837 pounds of Halloween candy to win the $400.00 prize for her class. Karen Tramontano, a Fifth grade teacher at Berkeley Township Elementary School, Bayville, collected 525 pounds to earn $100.00 for her class.
A $50.00 gift card went to Brett Deane, age nine, Manasquan, and Evan Manto, age six, Toms River, who each brought in more than 150 pounds of Halloween candy.
For further information, call Dr. Rotem’s office at 732-341-8500.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
SAMR Names Brianne Douglas a Regional Director
Brianne Douglas, Brick, N.J., has recently been named a regional director of IT asset management and recovery at SAMR (Supreme Asset Management and Recovery), Lakewood, N.J., a fully licensed American IT asset management company that disposes of toxic and hazardous e-waste for townships, governments, and corporations nationwide, guaranteeing security, a zero landfill policy, and a cash return for electronics that can be remarketed.
In her position, Douglas will be in charge of business development for corporations in New Jersey, focusing on IT asset management and end-of-life disposal options for servers, computers, laptops, LCD and CRT monitors, hard drives, printers, and networking equipment, among other electronics. Prior to being named a regional director, Douglas was the director of asset management for Ocean and Monmouth counties.
Douglas, a 1998 graduate of Point Pleasant Boro High School, Pt. Pleasant Boro, N.J., earned a B.S. in Business Management from Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., in 2002. She is on the board of the Lakewood Chamber and its Young Professionals Committee. She is a member of CRA (Corporate Resource Alliance), MODC (Monmouth-Ocean Development Council), and NJTC (New Jersey Technology Council).
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
In her position, Douglas will be in charge of business development for corporations in New Jersey, focusing on IT asset management and end-of-life disposal options for servers, computers, laptops, LCD and CRT monitors, hard drives, printers, and networking equipment, among other electronics. Prior to being named a regional director, Douglas was the director of asset management for Ocean and Monmouth counties.
Douglas, a 1998 graduate of Point Pleasant Boro High School, Pt. Pleasant Boro, N.J., earned a B.S. in Business Management from Marist College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., in 2002. She is on the board of the Lakewood Chamber and its Young Professionals Committee. She is a member of CRA (Corporate Resource Alliance), MODC (Monmouth-Ocean Development Council), and NJTC (New Jersey Technology Council).
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
New Pajamas Needed for Children in OHI
Some children are so in need, they don’t own a pair of pajamas. They sleep in their clothes or in their underwear. This fact became nationally known when Genevieve Piturro appeared on “The Oprah Show” five years ago to explain her experience giving new PJs to children in shelters.*
Robin Aniboli, a social worker for Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI), knows first hand how true the pajama story is. “We serve a population in Lakewood and Toms River who are in great need. People don’t realize how disadvantaged our patients are.”
Aniboli is asking the public to donate brand new pajamas for about a thousand Ocean County underprivileged children who are OHI patients. “We serve about 500 children per week between the two sites.” says Aniboli.
Lisa Ruggiero, volunteer coordinator of the “Pajama Program,” recently donated 50 pairs of PJs to OHI that she collected through the efforts of the Yoga and U Foundation, Pt. Pleasant Beach. “They are a huge blessing for us,” says Aniboli.
Organizations and individuals who wish to donate NEW pajamas, toys, or money, are asked to please wrap their gifts and label them with the gender, age, and size. Aniboli would be glad to arrange to pick up donations; or bring donations to 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River. Call Aniboli at 732-552-0377 Ext. 8247 for more information.
*As she worked at different shelters, Genevieve (Piturro) started to notice that none of the children owned pajamas. They would go to sleep in their regular clothes. After that, Genevieve knew that one shopping bag of pajamas (she had brought with her that day) wouldn't cut it. She told everyone she knew about her mission, and she gathered as many pj's as she could.
The next time she visited the shelter, Genevieve had a shopping bag full of pjs—a pair for each child. "[A] girl came in, and she must have been 6 or 7, and she looks and she says to me quietly, 'What are these?'" Genevieve says. "I said, 'They're pajamas. You wear them to sleep. What do you wear at night?' And she said, 'My pants.'"
While Genevieve has collected tens of thousands of pajamas, she says it's never enough. There are hundreds of thousands of children in need. --an excerpt from The Oprah Winfrey Show Web site
About Ocean Health Initiatives
OHI, a federally qualified health center (FQHC), with locations at 101 Second Street, Lakewood and 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River, provides comprehensive preventative and primary care, including pediatrics, maternal and child health, prenatal, WIC, universal immunizations, and dental health to the area's uninsured, underinsured, and undocumented residents on a sliding-fee scale, based on an individual's or family's ability to pay. OHI has a bilingual staff available to assist patients and callers. To become a patient of OHI, call a representative in the Call Center at either 732-552-0377, Toms River, or 732-363-6655, Lakewood. Visit www.ohinj.org. for further information.
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Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
Robin Aniboli, a social worker for Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI), knows first hand how true the pajama story is. “We serve a population in Lakewood and Toms River who are in great need. People don’t realize how disadvantaged our patients are.”
Aniboli is asking the public to donate brand new pajamas for about a thousand Ocean County underprivileged children who are OHI patients. “We serve about 500 children per week between the two sites.” says Aniboli.
Lisa Ruggiero, volunteer coordinator of the “Pajama Program,” recently donated 50 pairs of PJs to OHI that she collected through the efforts of the Yoga and U Foundation, Pt. Pleasant Beach. “They are a huge blessing for us,” says Aniboli.
Organizations and individuals who wish to donate NEW pajamas, toys, or money, are asked to please wrap their gifts and label them with the gender, age, and size. Aniboli would be glad to arrange to pick up donations; or bring donations to 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River. Call Aniboli at 732-552-0377 Ext. 8247 for more information.
*As she worked at different shelters, Genevieve (Piturro) started to notice that none of the children owned pajamas. They would go to sleep in their regular clothes. After that, Genevieve knew that one shopping bag of pajamas (she had brought with her that day) wouldn't cut it. She told everyone she knew about her mission, and she gathered as many pj's as she could.
The next time she visited the shelter, Genevieve had a shopping bag full of pjs—a pair for each child. "[A] girl came in, and she must have been 6 or 7, and she looks and she says to me quietly, 'What are these?'" Genevieve says. "I said, 'They're pajamas. You wear them to sleep. What do you wear at night?' And she said, 'My pants.'"
While Genevieve has collected tens of thousands of pajamas, she says it's never enough. There are hundreds of thousands of children in need. --an excerpt from The Oprah Winfrey Show Web site
About Ocean Health Initiatives
OHI, a federally qualified health center (FQHC), with locations at 101 Second Street, Lakewood and 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River, provides comprehensive preventative and primary care, including pediatrics, maternal and child health, prenatal, WIC, universal immunizations, and dental health to the area's uninsured, underinsured, and undocumented residents on a sliding-fee scale, based on an individual's or family's ability to pay. OHI has a bilingual staff available to assist patients and callers. To become a patient of OHI, call a representative in the Call Center at either 732-552-0377, Toms River, or 732-363-6655, Lakewood. Visit www.ohinj.org. for further information.
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Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
Olympic Airport Shuttle Offers the Military a Free Ride
As their holiday gift to men and women who are serving in the military, Olympic Airport Shuttle, Farmingdale, is offering free transportation to and from Newark or JFK airports for two weeks during the holiday. If you are wearing a military uniform, Olympic Airport Shuttle will transport you, free of charge, from any of its departure locations in Ocean, Monmouth, Middlesex, or Mercer counties both to or from Newark or JFK airports, starting Thursday, December 20 through Wednesday, January 2, 2008.
Jim McDonald, director of marketing says, “We are offering free transportation in honor of what these brave men and women are doing for our country.”
For further information, contact Olympic reservations at 1-800-822-9797.
Posted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
Jim McDonald, director of marketing says, “We are offering free transportation in honor of what these brave men and women are doing for our country.”
For further information, contact Olympic reservations at 1-800-822-9797.
Posted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
