Good Turn Award

This area has always been blessed with plenty of people who truly believe that it’s better to give than receive. Among them is Paul Barlo, who I’ve gotten to know a bit while working on the Board of Directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ocean County, an organization in which Paul now serves as President.

This Sunday the Jersey Shore Boy Scouts will honor him with their “Good Turn Award” at their 14th Annual Garden Party reception in Manasquan. By day Paul deals with his architectural company, Barlo & Associates as well as Abatare Builders of which he is founder and owner. However he spends a lot of his time giving time and effort to a myriad of organizations, serving on the Executive Board of the Boy Scouts Jersey Shore Council, President of
Dottie’s House, Vice President of Homes Now, Vice President of the Monmouth Ocean Development Council and is a member of the Brick Environmental Beautification Committee. That’s only a few of the organizations he is active with and with the exception of the Notre Dame Club of New Jersey they are all worthwhile causes.

For information on Sunday’s Garden Party which honors Paul you can call the Boys Scouts at (732) 349-1037. Proceeds will benefit their Scout Camp scholarship programs.

If events like this are your cup of tea than circle Saturday, July 14th on the calendar as Dave and Roberta Wintrode host “Artists Under the Sun” at their Toms River home. The late afternoon event is a fundraiser for the Foodbank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties’ Hungry Heart Catering Program and will feature an art exhibition, gourmet food, cocktails and music. Additional information is available by visiting the web site, www.foodbankmoc.org. The FoodBank collects and distributes food to 270 charities in the two-county area and in Ocean County alone some 30,000 different people are served each year.