Activities/Clubs News

Bocce is moving right along. Teams have been set up and games started the beginning of April. This year we have games, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Hope everyone is enjoying the game!

Welcome Spring!
The Variety & Drama Club is hard at work on our next show, The Milkshake Diaries, which is planned for June 29, 2025!  Tickets are $7 and will be sold at CH 1, between 12 noon and 1pm, the first and third Tuesdays, starting May 6. If you would like more information, or to purchase tickets, please contact Pat Tartaro 908-309-6478.

The next meeting is scheduled for Monday May 12th, at 12:00pm in Club House One. Coffee and donuts will be served at 11:30am before each meeting. Membership in our club does not require fishing; we are a Social and Fishing Club. Our guest speaker is from the Manitou Park Vol. Fire Department and will go over “Basic Fire Prevention, and how to use your fire extinguisher".  On May13th come join us for an all-inclusive lunch prepared by Culinary Arts students at Ocean County Vocational located in Brick (self-drive or carpool), includes soup, salad, choice of entrée, dessert and a non-alcoholic beverage, Cost $22 in our own private room, a must do!  On June 13th come to our 2nd Annual Picnic at John Bartlett County Park in Berkeley, tickets are $18 each and include Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Salads and Water. Rain or shine, we have our own pavilion, Bocce Ball courts, Corn Hole, Kite flying, crabbing and fishing. BYOB Beer, Wine, Wine Coolers and soda, no hard liquor. Bring your own snacks and desserts.  August 8th, join us for a Blue Claws game, $35 which includes the game, picnic dinner, all you can eat and fireworks, tickets are still available for these events. If you are interested in fishing, on May 3rd, Ocean County Parks are sponsoring a Fishing Contest at Lake Shenandoah, and on June 10th – we have a Full-Day Fishing Trip for Sea Bass on Miss Michelle (members only) $100, arrive 6am at Boat, in Pt Pleasant, boat returns to dock 3pm (definitely a full day trip), tips not included. Tickets for ALL our events are available on the first and third Tuesday every month, and before every HOA meeting. Check us out, we have a lot going on this year. For additional information call John Gindhart  (907) 671-0460.

The Annual Gift Auction which will be Wednesday, June 11th at the HC Berkeley Clubhouse 2, located at 631 Jamaica Blvd is almost sold out. Call us to arrange to buy your ticket. No tickets are sold at the door.

The price of admission is $15 which will be your admission and one sheet of prize tickets. This year our prize value will be a minimum of $50. Local businesses, theater companies and sports venues have been very generous. There will also be a 50/50.

Holly Twig continues to accept donations of yarn which is used to make baby hats for the newborns to wear home and hats and lap blankets for the oncology department.  

 
The Second Time Around thrift and consignment shop which is operated by the Community Medical Center Auxiliary is most definitely one of Toms River’s hidden gems. The shop will be celebrating its 50th anniversary next October. When it first opened it was began tucked away in the basement of the hospital. Today it is a department store with a huge variety of items for everyone. It is tucked out of sight off Route 37 on Industrial Way. This is another worthwhile place to volunteer to make a difference.

RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers University have partnered together to create the state’s largest academic health care system dedicated to providing high-quality patient care, leading-edge research, and world-class health and medical education that will transform and advance health care in New Jersey.

Our facility has received the Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval for various programs, including our Stroke and Total Joint Replacement-Hip and Knee programs (among others). Our Cancer Center is also recognized by the Commission on Cancer of The American College of Surgeons as a Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center. Our Breast Center is also the only accredited center by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) in Atlantic and Ocean Counties. We are fortunate to have this facility within about four miles from our homes.

Pres., Marylou (908) 770-5176, VP, Susan (732) 267-5274, 
Membership, Elizabeth (732) 349-5857
Holly Twig, 270 Bonaire Drive, Toms River, NJ  08757

Welcome April! The Variety & Drama Club are excited to announce our upcoming show, The Milkshake Diaries, which is scheduled for June 29th.  Please save the date! This show will be a unique mix of drama, comedy, music and dancing…in a very different style than our last few shows. We can’t wait for you to see it!
The Club is continuing to work hard to provide the entertainment that you’ve come to look forward to.
I'm very proud to say that over the past two years we've made some great improvements. Through increased ticket sales and fundraising, we were able to raise money to purchase props, costumes, equipment, ink, paper, programs, etc.  (Thank you to Emilio and the Bingo team for helping us buy clip-on mics!)
In the near future, we will be looking into purchasing enhanced stage lighting and sound equipment.  We will be hard at work raising funds to help purchase these items.
Your support in our fundraising efforts is always appreciated!! Thank you!
As always, if you are interested in joining our club, please contact me at 908-309-6478.
Pat Tartaro, President

The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 10th at 12:00pm in Club House One. Coffee and donuts will be served at 11:30am before the meeting. Membership in the club does not require fishing; it is a social and fishing club. At our April 14th meeting S&D Video will talk about “Saving your Family Memories”, followed by a Pre-Easter Ham Luncheon for our members. There’re a few fishing adventures scheduled in April, on April 5th Trout Season opens in NJ, and we our planning a trip to Lake Shenandoah, if you are over 70 you do not need a license, and on the 29th a full-day trip on Miss Michelle out of Point Pleasant for Striped Bass $100. Tickets are still available for the Blue Claws game on August 8th, $35 which includes the game, picnic dinner, all you can eat and fireworks. Check us out, we have a lot going on this year. A special thanks to all who donated items in support of Women in the Military, and for our HCB Board who supported in the program, we are pleased to announce it was a great success. For more information, contact John Gindhart at (907) 671-0460.

The HCB Golf Club is no longer a sanctioned club.  Due to the low number of members from the community we have decided to end the club.  The last few years our club really functioned as a golf league.  Replacing the club will be a Friday golf league.  This league is open to men/women from the area and not limited to HCB  residents.
The balance in the treasury ($31) was donated to St. Judes in memory of Reis Kain, secretary, who passed away this past December.
The golf league ( Friday Golf League) plays every Friday starting at 9am at the Cedar Creek Golf Course.  Membership is $35 per person for league play.  Our first meeting for signups will be Thursday April 24th, 10am at Cedar Creek Golf Course.  League play runs from May thru September. We have a limit of 28 people for the league.  
Please attend this meeting to learn more about the league and the good times we have playing every Friday during the spring and summer months.
William Solt, League Organizer
solt502@comcast.net  |  Cell:908-692-7455

RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers University have partnered together to create the state’s largest academic health care system dedicated to providing high-quality patient care, leading-edge research, and world-class health and medical education that will transform and advance health care in New Jersey.
Our facility has received the Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval for various programs, including our Stroke and Total Joint Replacement-Hip and Knee programs (among others). Our Cancer Center is also recognized by the Commission on Cancer of The American College of Surgeons as a Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Center. Our Breast Center is also the only accredited center by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) in Atlantic and Ocean Counties.
Holly Twig will be celebrating our 53rd anniversary this month, April. We proudly work on fund raising projects to help purchase items to improve the quality of the patients’ stay while at RWJ Barnabas Health/Community Medical Center that are not included in the regular operating budget.
Our largest project of the year is always the Annual Gift Auction which will be Wednesday, June 11th at the HC Berkeley Clubhouse 2, located at 631 Jamaica Blvd. The price of the tickets is $15 which will be your admission and one sheet of prize tickets. This year our prize value will be a minimum of $50. Local businesses, theater companies and sports venues have been very generous. Please call for tickets or see one of our members.
Holly Twig continues to accept donations of yarn which is used to make baby hats for the newborns to wear home and hats and lap blankets for the oncology department.
The Second Time Around thrift and consignment shop which is operated by the Community Medical Center Auxiliary is most definitely one of Toms River’s hidden gems. The shop will be celebrating its 50th anniversary next October. When it first opened it was began tucked away in the basement of the hospital. Today it is a department store with a huge variety of items for everyone. It is tucked out of sight off Route 37 on Industrial Way. This is another worthwhile place to volunteer to make a difference. 
Pres., Marylou (908) 770-5176, VP, Susan (732) 267-5274,
Membership, Elizabeth (732) 349-5857
Holly Twig, 270 Bonaire Drive, Toms River, NJ  08757

The HCB Veterans Committee has decided to honor veterans in our HCB Community with military banners on our light poles throughout the clubhouse property.  If you received a special commendation (Silver Star, Bronze Star, Distinguished Medal of Honor and/or Purple Heart), we would like to invite you to have a banner hung in your name free of charge.  To all others, you can be honored for your service as well, for a nominal fee.  We will have room for 44 veteran banners, but there’s a possibility of more in the future. We estimate the cost to be approximately $50. It’s a great gift idea for a birthday or Father’s Day.
We would like to have these banners on display in time for our Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony on May 26, 2025.   If you would like to participate, we would need the following:
Full Name
Branch of the Military
Rank
Years served
A photo (in military dress is preferred but not necessary)
Completed Veterans Registry
Please drop these items off at the HCB office by March 31, 2025.  We will contact you with the cost after receiving these items.  Any questions, please call 732-382-7158.