I’ll be at FirstEnergy Park this afternoon for the culmination of this year’s Home Runs For Heroes Program as the OceanFirst Foundation awards $30,000 in grants to nine local charities that serve members of the military. The program is a partnership between the OceanFirst Foundation, the Lakewood BlueClaws and 92.7 WOBM and WOBM AM 1160 & 1310. During this past season each time a BlueClaws player hit a home run during a home game it meant $1000 to one of the nine military-based charities and this season the Claws hit 30 homers…six more than last year. The charities were matched by positions on the field, not including the pitcher and the largest grant of $8000 went to Army Emergency Relief of Fort Dix with VetGroup next at $6000. WOBM was thrilled to be part of the program and give attention to the charities which do such great work.
The Ocean County YMCA will honor Diane and Paul Rhine of Toms River with prestigious Red Triangle Awards at their annual reception on Thursday, October 21st at Hemmingway’s Café in Seaside Heights. Both have been active members of the community for many years despite busy professional careers…Diane in real estate and Paul as a CPA. They have served as Board members for quite a few organizations and currently Diane is a director of the OceanFirst Foundation and Paul is active with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ocean County, an organization he helped form. He was also a long time member of the YMCA Board. They are the proud parents of sons Jay and Jared, who both live in Toms River and when they are not working, donating their time, or enjoying their three grandchildren, Diane & Paul love to golf. Proceeds from the October 21st reception at Hemmingway’s will benefit the 2010 Strong Kids Campaign. For ticket and sponsorship information you can call the Ocean County YMCA at (732) 341-9622.
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