Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Buy Your Tickets NOW!!!
“Food! Glorious food! We’re anxious to try it!” You can sample some delicious food prepared by more than 50 local men of distinction at the 16th Annual “Look Who’s Cooking” food-tasting festival, Friday evening, June 6, 2008, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Christ Episcopal Church, Washington Street, Toms River, N.J. Tickets cost $45.00 and can be purchased at the door. To buy your tickets now, call The Family Planning Center at (732) 364-9696.
All proceeds will benefit The Family Planning Center of Ocean County, a nonprofit organization that has provided education and medical services to women since 1971.
Look Who’s Cooking is a major fundraiser and a necessity to continue helping uninsured and underinsured women in Ocean County at the Family Planning Center, River Avenue, Lakewood. Last year, more than 50 men, all amateur chefs—doctors, lawyers, accountants, business owners, and government officials—offered a sample of their favorite recipe to more than 200 hungry guests and raised more than $17,000.00 for women’s health issues, including cancer screenings and educational counseling.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
All proceeds will benefit The Family Planning Center of Ocean County, a nonprofit organization that has provided education and medical services to women since 1971.
Look Who’s Cooking is a major fundraiser and a necessity to continue helping uninsured and underinsured women in Ocean County at the Family Planning Center, River Avenue, Lakewood. Last year, more than 50 men, all amateur chefs—doctors, lawyers, accountants, business owners, and government officials—offered a sample of their favorite recipe to more than 200 hungry guests and raised more than $17,000.00 for women’s health issues, including cancer screenings and educational counseling.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Men Help Raise Funds for Family Planning Center of Ocean County
The 16th Annual Look Who’s Cooking food-tasting festival will take place on Friday evening, June 6, 2008, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Christ Episcopal Church, Washington Street, Toms River, N.J. Tickets cost $45.00 and can be purchased at the door. Look Who’s Cooking is a major fundraiser and a necessity to continue helping uninsured and underinsured women in Ocean County at the Family Planning Center, River Avenue, Lakewood.
Last year, more than 50 men, all amateur chefs—doctors, lawyers, accountants, business owners, and government officials—offered a sample of their favorite recipe to more than 200 hungry guests and raised more than $17,000.00 for women’s health issues, including cancer screenings and educational counseling.
The Family Planning Center of Ocean County is a nonprofit organization that has provided education and medical services to women since 1971. To purchase tickets ahead of time, to advertise in the ad journal, or to participate as a chef, please contact The Family Planning Center at (732) 364-9696.
P.S. It's not too late to be a chef. Join a distinguished group of men who will be serving mouth-watering samples of food by calling (732) 364-9696 to sign up today.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
Last year, more than 50 men, all amateur chefs—doctors, lawyers, accountants, business owners, and government officials—offered a sample of their favorite recipe to more than 200 hungry guests and raised more than $17,000.00 for women’s health issues, including cancer screenings and educational counseling.
The Family Planning Center of Ocean County is a nonprofit organization that has provided education and medical services to women since 1971. To purchase tickets ahead of time, to advertise in the ad journal, or to participate as a chef, please contact The Family Planning Center at (732) 364-9696.
P.S. It's not too late to be a chef. Join a distinguished group of men who will be serving mouth-watering samples of food by calling (732) 364-9696 to sign up today.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
Hygienist Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Many patients that Margaret R. McElwee, Point Pleasant Beach, has been treating for the past ten years at the Toms River dental office of Dr. Ron Rotem recently gathered to celebrate McElwee’s 10th anniversary as their hygienist.
“Doctor Rotem, his wife Janett, and the staff decided to celebrate my anniversary by having a social gathering of patients that I have been treating for ten years in my tenth year,” says McElwee. Some patients are afraid and have very high anxiety when they visit the dentist; but when you get to know somebody, you get to feel comfortable with them, which makes them feel more at home and less stressed. That has always been my goal.”
As a dental hygienist, McElwee does general cleanings of the teeth and some periodontal maintenance. Before joining Dr. Rotem’s practice, McElwee worked at Monmouth Medical Center and in East Orange at VA hospital where she was the coordinator in the dental department. At the VA hospital, she received an award for her work in early detection of multiple oral cancers in more than 100 patients. “I had an affinity for finding oral cancer in the early stages so they gave me a recognition and then an award.”
McElwee, who graduated from Point Pleasant Beach High School, received an A.A. in dental hygiene from Fairleigh Dickerson University, Teaneck. A research paper McElwee wrote about xerostomia or dry mouth was published in the Critical Care Nursing Magazine around 1986. She later attended Georgian Court University, working toward a B.S. in biology.
McElwee is licensed and certified for nitrus oxide (laughing gas), a form of sedation. She belongs to the Women’s VFW Association in Point Pleasant Beach.
McElwee says, “I enjoy my job and I have enjoyed meeting patients and having actual relationships with them for over ten years. Basically, you get to know them so well it’s like they become part of your family.”
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
“Doctor Rotem, his wife Janett, and the staff decided to celebrate my anniversary by having a social gathering of patients that I have been treating for ten years in my tenth year,” says McElwee. Some patients are afraid and have very high anxiety when they visit the dentist; but when you get to know somebody, you get to feel comfortable with them, which makes them feel more at home and less stressed. That has always been my goal.”
As a dental hygienist, McElwee does general cleanings of the teeth and some periodontal maintenance. Before joining Dr. Rotem’s practice, McElwee worked at Monmouth Medical Center and in East Orange at VA hospital where she was the coordinator in the dental department. At the VA hospital, she received an award for her work in early detection of multiple oral cancers in more than 100 patients. “I had an affinity for finding oral cancer in the early stages so they gave me a recognition and then an award.”
McElwee, who graduated from Point Pleasant Beach High School, received an A.A. in dental hygiene from Fairleigh Dickerson University, Teaneck. A research paper McElwee wrote about xerostomia or dry mouth was published in the Critical Care Nursing Magazine around 1986. She later attended Georgian Court University, working toward a B.S. in biology.
McElwee is licensed and certified for nitrus oxide (laughing gas), a form of sedation. She belongs to the Women’s VFW Association in Point Pleasant Beach.
McElwee says, “I enjoy my job and I have enjoyed meeting patients and having actual relationships with them for over ten years. Basically, you get to know them so well it’s like they become part of your family.”
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
OHI Honored Toms River Mayor Thomas Kelaher with Its First Annual Community Recognition Award
Dr. Theresa Berger, CEO of Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI), and Senator Robert Singer, recently presented the first annual OHI Community Service Recognition Award to The Honorable Thomas F. Kelaher, Mayor of Toms River at a cocktail reception at Eagle Ridge Golf Club, Lakewood.
The board of OHI instituted an annual Community Recognition to honor community leaders who actively support quality health care for Ocean County residents. Mayor Kelaher received the award because he is an advocate for heathcare reform and has dedicated more than 15 years of his career to oversee the coordination and development of healthcare systems in Ocean County.
In introducing Mayor Kalaher, Dr. Theresa Berger, CEO of OHI, said, “Mayor Kelaher’s vision and leadership have been instrumental in helping OHI and others meet the daily challenges of bringing quality healthcare to Ocean County’s residents.”
Senator Singer said in presenting the Community Recognition Award, “Tom has dedicated his volunteer life to healthcare services in Ocean County. He has always realized that healthcare needs are the responsibility of all of us.”
OHI is a Federally Qualified Health Center, in Lakewood and Toms River, dedicated to delivering accessible and affordable primary medical care to the neediest populations in Ocean County. The services of OHI include pediatrics, adult internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, dental health, social services, and podiatry. OHI is open 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. OHI has a bilingual staff available to assist patients and callers.
At the reception, Dr. Berger announced the addition of a new Mobile Healthcare Unit.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
The board of OHI instituted an annual Community Recognition to honor community leaders who actively support quality health care for Ocean County residents. Mayor Kelaher received the award because he is an advocate for heathcare reform and has dedicated more than 15 years of his career to oversee the coordination and development of healthcare systems in Ocean County.
In introducing Mayor Kalaher, Dr. Theresa Berger, CEO of OHI, said, “Mayor Kelaher’s vision and leadership have been instrumental in helping OHI and others meet the daily challenges of bringing quality healthcare to Ocean County’s residents.”
Senator Singer said in presenting the Community Recognition Award, “Tom has dedicated his volunteer life to healthcare services in Ocean County. He has always realized that healthcare needs are the responsibility of all of us.”
OHI is a Federally Qualified Health Center, in Lakewood and Toms River, dedicated to delivering accessible and affordable primary medical care to the neediest populations in Ocean County. The services of OHI include pediatrics, adult internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, dental health, social services, and podiatry. OHI is open 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. OHI has a bilingual staff available to assist patients and callers.
At the reception, Dr. Berger announced the addition of a new Mobile Healthcare Unit.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
Earth Day Donations of “E-Waste” Benefit LADACIN
What better way to celebrate Earth Day than by helping to save the environment and donate to a worthy cause at the same time. Employees from SAMR (Supreme Asset Management and Recovery), an e-waste recycling and remarketing company, and volunteers from LADACIN Network, a nonprofit organization that provides education, therapy, social, residential, and support services for people with cerebral palsy and other physical disabilities, were on hand to accept no-longer-used electronics and $5.00 donations for LADACIN Network and the Lehmann School in Lakewood during an Earth Day recycling event and fundraiser sponsored by SAMR.
Because of the generosity of people who donated their electronics and $5.00 per car load of electronics, Kirsten Difenderfer, the director of customer service for SAMR, presented a check to Patricia Carlesimo, executive director of the Schroth School and Technical Education Center, and Luisa Vroman, Director of Development for LADACIN, with a check for $512.00 matched by Al Boufarah, president of SAMR.
Luisa Vroman said, “It was so thoughtful of SAMR to include us in their recycling event in recognition of Earth Day 2008. The staff of LADACIN plans to use the money to purchase a video camera to tape school shows, therapy, and special events, such as graduation.”
SAMR, located at 1950 Rutgers University Boulevard, Lakewood, holds two recycling events each year for private citizens. Charles McFadden, vice president of operations at SAMR, says, “Our goal is to keep e-waste and all the toxic elements they contain from going into landfills. Most people are not aware that monitors and televisions alone contain three to five pounds of lead.”
For further information, call Brianne Douglas, director of asset management, at 732-97-8177.
SAMR (Supreme Asset Management & Recovery), Lakewood, N.J., is the largest fully licensed American IT asset management company on the East Coast and the largest CRT glass-to-glass recycler in the country, providing disposal solutions for IT and guaranteed security for corporations and businesses. SAMR is a leader in the recycling and remarketing of electronics, and guarantees a zero landfill policy.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
Because of the generosity of people who donated their electronics and $5.00 per car load of electronics, Kirsten Difenderfer, the director of customer service for SAMR, presented a check to Patricia Carlesimo, executive director of the Schroth School and Technical Education Center, and Luisa Vroman, Director of Development for LADACIN, with a check for $512.00 matched by Al Boufarah, president of SAMR.
Luisa Vroman said, “It was so thoughtful of SAMR to include us in their recycling event in recognition of Earth Day 2008. The staff of LADACIN plans to use the money to purchase a video camera to tape school shows, therapy, and special events, such as graduation.”
SAMR, located at 1950 Rutgers University Boulevard, Lakewood, holds two recycling events each year for private citizens. Charles McFadden, vice president of operations at SAMR, says, “Our goal is to keep e-waste and all the toxic elements they contain from going into landfills. Most people are not aware that monitors and televisions alone contain three to five pounds of lead.”
For further information, call Brianne Douglas, director of asset management, at 732-97-8177.
SAMR (Supreme Asset Management & Recovery), Lakewood, N.J., is the largest fully licensed American IT asset management company on the East Coast and the largest CRT glass-to-glass recycler in the country, providing disposal solutions for IT and guaranteed security for corporations and businesses. SAMR is a leader in the recycling and remarketing of electronics, and guarantees a zero landfill policy.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
SAMR Receives the 2008 Silver Gull Award for Economic Development
The MODC (Monmouth Ocean Development Council), Wall, N.J., has awarded, SAMR (Supreme Asset Management & Recovery) its 2008 Economic Development Award for SAMR’s exceptional contribution to the growth and development of the business community in Monmouth and Ocean counties.
SAMR recycles and remarkets all electronics, such as computers, laptops, monitors, printers, i-Pods, cell phones, TV’s, VCRs, and batteries, among others, for corporations, businesses, and municipalities; and keeps electronics out of landfills where the toxic elements in them can seep into the ground and the water supply.
The management of SAMR contributes to the education of businessmen and community leaders by being a recycling resource and by speaking at conferences. Charles McFadden, vice president of business development, is frequently quoted for his expertise in RFID technology, and glass-to-glass and electronics recycling.
Eighteen years ago, SAMR employed eight people in a 10,000 square foot facility. Today SAMR occupies a 100,000 square foot building at 1950 Rutgers University Boulevard, Lakewood, N.J., and employs 150 people. SAMR is now considered the largest fully licensed American IT asset management company on the East Coast and the largest CRT glass-to-glass recycler in the country, with locations in three states: Lakewood, N.J., Richmond, Va., and Shirley, Mass.
As a leader and an environmentally responsible company committed to keeping the environment safe from toxins generated by e-waste, SAMR maintains a zero landfill policy. In addition, SAMR also guarantees the complete erasure of hard drives and total IT security.
As a public service, SAMR and its staff participate in events to educate the community about recycling electronics. The company holds two recycling events a year during which New Jersey communities are encouraged to donate their “old” electronics. SAMR provides the labor, the transportation, the packaging, and the recycling of all equipment.
SAMR gives tours of its facility, including the recycling process, to the public and hosts a quarterly tour for Rutgers University students seeking to become recycling coordinators for their towns. SAMR also assists townships and governments in their recycling efforts.
Senator Robert W. Singer, co-chair of MODC’s Silver Gull award ceremony who presented the 2008 Silver Gull Award for Economic Development among other governmental citations to Al Boufarah, president and CEO of SAMR, and Brianne Douglas, director of asset management, said, “This award is in recognition of your outstanding and invaluable service to the community. It is really an eye opening factor that this facility exists in our town of Lakewood and does such a phenomenal job.”
“Every community should be blessed to have a company like Supreme Asset Management & Recovery in their town,” said the Honorable Raymond Coles, Mayor of Lakewood. “It’s (SAMR) an incredible organization not only because they do so much to protect us and our children from a lot of the waste products that are just the byproducts of our lives today, but because they are such great people. There’s not an organization in town that has come to them for help that has been turned away.”
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
SAMR recycles and remarkets all electronics, such as computers, laptops, monitors, printers, i-Pods, cell phones, TV’s, VCRs, and batteries, among others, for corporations, businesses, and municipalities; and keeps electronics out of landfills where the toxic elements in them can seep into the ground and the water supply.
The management of SAMR contributes to the education of businessmen and community leaders by being a recycling resource and by speaking at conferences. Charles McFadden, vice president of business development, is frequently quoted for his expertise in RFID technology, and glass-to-glass and electronics recycling.
Eighteen years ago, SAMR employed eight people in a 10,000 square foot facility. Today SAMR occupies a 100,000 square foot building at 1950 Rutgers University Boulevard, Lakewood, N.J., and employs 150 people. SAMR is now considered the largest fully licensed American IT asset management company on the East Coast and the largest CRT glass-to-glass recycler in the country, with locations in three states: Lakewood, N.J., Richmond, Va., and Shirley, Mass.
As a leader and an environmentally responsible company committed to keeping the environment safe from toxins generated by e-waste, SAMR maintains a zero landfill policy. In addition, SAMR also guarantees the complete erasure of hard drives and total IT security.
As a public service, SAMR and its staff participate in events to educate the community about recycling electronics. The company holds two recycling events a year during which New Jersey communities are encouraged to donate their “old” electronics. SAMR provides the labor, the transportation, the packaging, and the recycling of all equipment.
SAMR gives tours of its facility, including the recycling process, to the public and hosts a quarterly tour for Rutgers University students seeking to become recycling coordinators for their towns. SAMR also assists townships and governments in their recycling efforts.
Senator Robert W. Singer, co-chair of MODC’s Silver Gull award ceremony who presented the 2008 Silver Gull Award for Economic Development among other governmental citations to Al Boufarah, president and CEO of SAMR, and Brianne Douglas, director of asset management, said, “This award is in recognition of your outstanding and invaluable service to the community. It is really an eye opening factor that this facility exists in our town of Lakewood and does such a phenomenal job.”
“Every community should be blessed to have a company like Supreme Asset Management & Recovery in their town,” said the Honorable Raymond Coles, Mayor of Lakewood. “It’s (SAMR) an incredible organization not only because they do so much to protect us and our children from a lot of the waste products that are just the byproducts of our lives today, but because they are such great people. There’s not an organization in town that has come to them for help that has been turned away.”
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
Celebrate the Beginning of Summer with Young Professionals
Young Professionals, a support group open to all young professionals and college graduates in Ocean, Monmouth, and Middlesex counties, and a committee of the Lakewood Chamber, will hold its monthly meeting, on Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at Bar A, 711 Main Street, Belmar, N.J. from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The cost is $20.00 at the door and includes a barbeque buffet, door prizes, and unlimited networking. Cash bar only. To register, contact Jennifer Allegra at 646-391-3737.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
Strategies for Employee Recognition - June JSAHR Meeting
Dr. Gene Simko, associate professor of management at Monmouth University, will show attendees how to reward, recognize, and thank people successfully during a professional managerial briefing on Thursday, June 12, 2008, 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., at the monthly meeting of JSAHR (Jersey Shore Association for Human Resources), Jumping Brook Country Club, 210 Jumping Brook Road, Neptune, N.J.
Dr. Simko will explain strategies for employee recognition from formal programs to ad hoc daily routines designed to keep the work environment teeming with highly motivated people. Learn to revitalize the most important aspect of employee motivation—recognition for a job well done.
The registration fee and a full buffet breakfast cost $25.00 for JSAHR members; $35.00for nonmembers; $15.00 for those in transition; and an additional $5.00 for walk-ins. To register, call Kathi Evans, JSAHR administrator, at 732-244-8892 or e-mail jsahradmin@atbcelebrations.com. JSAHR is a Superior Merit Award Chapter of SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management).
Dr. Simko has conducted extensive management consulting and training with both corporate and public institutions, including the FBI. He teaches courses in strategic management and operations planning and control. He is acting president of the International Council on Innovation in Higher Education (ICIE), Toronto, Canada; and has published two editions of a textbook with Thompson Course Technology on business and the Internet.
Dr. Simko has been a faculty member at the School of Business of Monmouth University for thirty years. He holds a B.B.A. in economics, an M.B.A. in management science from Temple University, and a Ph.D. in strategic management from Baruch College of the City University of New York. He attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and holds a commission in the United States Army Reserve, Adjutant Generals Corps.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
Dr. Simko will explain strategies for employee recognition from formal programs to ad hoc daily routines designed to keep the work environment teeming with highly motivated people. Learn to revitalize the most important aspect of employee motivation—recognition for a job well done.
The registration fee and a full buffet breakfast cost $25.00 for JSAHR members; $35.00for nonmembers; $15.00 for those in transition; and an additional $5.00 for walk-ins. To register, call Kathi Evans, JSAHR administrator, at 732-244-8892 or e-mail jsahradmin@atbcelebrations.com. JSAHR is a Superior Merit Award Chapter of SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management).
Dr. Simko has conducted extensive management consulting and training with both corporate and public institutions, including the FBI. He teaches courses in strategic management and operations planning and control. He is acting president of the International Council on Innovation in Higher Education (ICIE), Toronto, Canada; and has published two editions of a textbook with Thompson Course Technology on business and the Internet.
Dr. Simko has been a faculty member at the School of Business of Monmouth University for thirty years. He holds a B.B.A. in economics, an M.B.A. in management science from Temple University, and a Ph.D. in strategic management from Baruch College of the City University of New York. He attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and holds a commission in the United States Army Reserve, Adjutant Generals Corps.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
SCORE Offers Free Hands-on Workshop: How to Write a Financial Plan
Entrepreneurs who would like to create a financial plan can learn to develop one at a free workshop “How to Prepare a Successful Financial Plan,” sponsored by SCORE Chapter 36 of Monmouth County, on Monday, June 9, 2008, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Monmouth County Library, Eastern Branch, 1001 Route 35, Shrewsbury.
Joseph Wasilewski, who served as Chief Financial Officer for several corporations before owning and operating his own CPA firm in 1989, will help attendees understand and develop income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow projections, important tools for managing a business and for obtaining financing.
SCORE 36 Chapter counselors, successful entrepreneurs skilled in the preparation and evaluation of business plans, will be on hand for this second in a series of hands-on workshops related to business plan preparation.
Participants should register online at www.score36.org or call the Monmouth County Library at 732-842-5995 or SCORE Chapter 36 office at (732) 219-9119. In all instances, an e-mail address or mailing address is required.
For further information contact SCORE at www.score36.org, or the Middletown Library at 732 671-3700 Ext. 320, or leave a message at the SCORE office on the Brookdale Community College campus at 732-219-9119. SCORE Chapter 36 is an affiliate of the Small Business Administration.
SCORE Chapter 36 of Monmouth County, a national nonprofit organization and a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), is located on the campus of Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, New Jersey. To help entrepreneurs and small business owners, more than 40 chapter members provide such services as confidential, one-to-one guidance and information free of charge on a full range of business topics.
Business people, who would like to volunteer their time and expertise to help start new businesses or help existing businesses grow, are always welcome. Visit www.score36.org for more information.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
Joseph Wasilewski, who served as Chief Financial Officer for several corporations before owning and operating his own CPA firm in 1989, will help attendees understand and develop income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow projections, important tools for managing a business and for obtaining financing.
SCORE 36 Chapter counselors, successful entrepreneurs skilled in the preparation and evaluation of business plans, will be on hand for this second in a series of hands-on workshops related to business plan preparation.
Participants should register online at www.score36.org or call the Monmouth County Library at 732-842-5995 or SCORE Chapter 36 office at (732) 219-9119. In all instances, an e-mail address or mailing address is required.
For further information contact SCORE at www.score36.org, or the Middletown Library at 732 671-3700 Ext. 320, or leave a message at the SCORE office on the Brookdale Community College campus at 732-219-9119. SCORE Chapter 36 is an affiliate of the Small Business Administration.
SCORE Chapter 36 of Monmouth County, a national nonprofit organization and a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), is located on the campus of Brookdale Community College, Lincroft, New Jersey. To help entrepreneurs and small business owners, more than 40 chapter members provide such services as confidential, one-to-one guidance and information free of charge on a full range of business topics.
Business people, who would like to volunteer their time and expertise to help start new businesses or help existing businesses grow, are always welcome. Visit www.score36.org for more information.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
Bugfest 2008 at Insectropolis Raises Money for Scholarships--Supported by Ozane Pest Control and Central Ocean Rotary Club
Eat a bug, race a bug, or even see like a bug at 2008 Bugfest, a fundraising event for high school scholarships, that will bug you out with many indoor and outdoor events at Ozane’s Insectropolis, 1761 Route 9 North, Toms River, Sunday, June 22, 2008,from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission is $7.00 a person. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $5.00 a person by calling 732-349-7090. Children age two and under are free.
Proceeds from the second annual Bugfest, supported by Ozane Pest Control and the Central Ocean Rotary Club, will provide scholarships for one student in each of the Toms River high schools and Monsignor Donovan High School. According to Christopher Koerner, curator of Bugfest and a member of Rotary, this event raised $3000.00 for scholarships last year. “We would like to raise more than $6000.00 this year,” says Koerner.
One highlight will certainly be the Roach Race during which cockroaches named Clinton, Obama, and McCain will race other cockroaches to the finish line. Those who correctly pick the winner can enter a drawing for other prizes.
Attendees who are feeling especially brave can dine on barbeque-flavored beetle larva at the Caterpillar Café. Downing the tasty bugs will earn diners a membership in the Eat-a-bug Club and an Eat-a-bug sticker. Some activities, among many others, include Buzzerk Bean Bag Toss wearing glasses that make you see like an insect; holding insects, such as hissing cockroaches, scorpions, tarantulas, and giant African Millipedes; and viewing specimens under a microscope. Children can win a free birthday party at Insectropolis for themselves and 15 guests by voting for the first Bug Mayor of Insectropolis.
For further information, contact Koerner at 732-349-0559.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
Proceeds from the second annual Bugfest, supported by Ozane Pest Control and the Central Ocean Rotary Club, will provide scholarships for one student in each of the Toms River high schools and Monsignor Donovan High School. According to Christopher Koerner, curator of Bugfest and a member of Rotary, this event raised $3000.00 for scholarships last year. “We would like to raise more than $6000.00 this year,” says Koerner.
One highlight will certainly be the Roach Race during which cockroaches named Clinton, Obama, and McCain will race other cockroaches to the finish line. Those who correctly pick the winner can enter a drawing for other prizes.
Attendees who are feeling especially brave can dine on barbeque-flavored beetle larva at the Caterpillar Café. Downing the tasty bugs will earn diners a membership in the Eat-a-bug Club and an Eat-a-bug sticker. Some activities, among many others, include Buzzerk Bean Bag Toss wearing glasses that make you see like an insect; holding insects, such as hissing cockroaches, scorpions, tarantulas, and giant African Millipedes; and viewing specimens under a microscope. Children can win a free birthday party at Insectropolis for themselves and 15 guests by voting for the first Bug Mayor of Insectropolis.
For further information, contact Koerner at 732-349-0559.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
