Giving Back

RED BANK, NJ – Without the Monmouth County Arts Council (MA), we may not have had the Count Basie Theater.

It all began with a little seed capital from the Junior League and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. 

An anonymous donor in 1973 provided Monmouth Arts with funds to purchase Walter Reade’s Carlton Theatre.  The playhouse was renamed the Count Basie ...

RED BANK, NJ - Giving thanks will take on new meaning for the Taylor family of Wanamassa this holiday season. Last November, 12-year-old Sarah collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest at home while petting the family cat. Her 16-year-old sister Claire sprang into action to save her sister’s life with CPR she learned in a Girl Scout class.

Claire’s swift and heroic response was ...

RED BANK, NJ - Your Second Act

A Conference Event on Friday, December 7, 2018

Reinvent – Reconstruct – Reimagine – Renew

What’s next? What will you pursue in your second act? Explore the possibilities and spark new ideas.
Inspiring speakers will share life-changing stories of overcoming adversity, new pursuits, new discoveries, and giving ...

RED BANK, NJ - The Navesink Business Group (NBG), held their bi- monthly 8:00am meeting last Wednesday at the West Side Eatery.

Rob Lowe, Executive Director of the NBG and Branch Manager of Family First Funding, opened the meeting by introducing this weeks’ presenters, The Noone Group.

The Noone Group offers financial planning working out of the Merrill Lynch ...

Middletown, NJ: On the evening of a day now referred to as 'Giving Tuesday', a few hundred members and supporters of Impact 100 Jersey Coast, gathered at the Navesink Country Club in Middletown.  The evening marked the special occasion to announce the three charities that would be splitting evenly the $336,000 granted by Impact 100. The lucky winners are: ...

RED BANK, NJ – This recent Black Friday marked the 17th Anniversary for the annual Little Silver versus Shrewsbury residents’ flag-football competition.  The tradition was first played in 2002 and has grown into a very festive, well-attended community event.  There were games for children, men, and women.  

Last year Fair Haven and Rumson ...

RED BANK, NJ - “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”   Kenneth Grahame, author, The Wind in the Willows.

Navesink Maritime Heritage Association and the Crew of Sea Scout Ship #5 invites the public to a fundraising breakfast at Monmouth Boat Club on Sunday, ...

RED BANK, NJ - Take a Picture with Santa and Ride the Classic Horse & Carriage!

Capture the perfect holiday picture with the jolliest man in town and take a ride around town in a horse-drawn carriage.

Santa Pictures

When: Every Saturday & Sunday from November 24th - December 23rd

Time: 12noon – 4:00pm

Where: The Galleria, 2 Bridge Avenue, Main Foyer

Festive ...

RED BANK, NJ – Oh boy, Santa’s coming to town!

Giving Rudolph and the girls a break, the big man is coming on the Santa Express train!

Wait, What? 

Yep, Santa’s sleigh pullers are an all-female crew.  Check out the article and video HERE.

Starting in Little Silver, you can meet and greet with Santa & Mrs. Claus before they board the 6:40 p.m. train to ...

RED BANK, NJ - The Center for Non-Profits, New Jersey’s umbrella organization for the charitable community will convene over 550 attendees for the largest annual gathering of non-profit leaders and allies, at its 2018 New Jersey Non-Profit Conference, Raising the Voices of Our Communities, Wednesday, December 5 at The Palace at Somerset Park, Somerset, New ...