Activities/Clubs News

Linda Maddalena– President
By Madeline Wesolowski – Vice President

URGENTLY IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS To continue this club we need volunteers to work with us (men and women). Open to the public not just HCB.
The job of the HCB First Aid Auxiliary is to work to raise money for the HCB First Aid Squad. The squad members are volunteers that spend many hours a week going on calls to help people in need of medical help. Our job as an auxiliary is to raise money so they can accomplish this.
We usually meet once a month on a Monday at 3 PM at the First Aid Squad on Port Royal Drive.. Our meetings only last about an hour. We organize fundraisers to raise money for the squad such as Psychic Fairs, Gift Auctions etc. If you want to keep busy, give us a try. We are a friendly group. All are welcome.
We have another Psychic Fair scheduled for September. More info to follow. We have other fundraisers in mind but need to enlist more members before we can proceed with any new function. If we cannot enlist some new members our Auxiliary will have to disband. At this time we are breaking for the summer and will hopefully continue meetings in September.
If interested please call Linda Maddalena at 732-505-6795 or Madeline Wesolowski at 732-797-0686

BY PAST COMMANDER James Egan 732-341-4905

 

Post 8352 members are welcome to transfer into our post. The next meeting of Silver/Holiday V.F.W. Post 10185 will be held on Thursday, July 7th at 1:00 PM at the Silver Ridge Park West Clubhouse, 145 Westbrook Drive. We hold our meetings on the first Thursday of every month. We meet in the daytime, so you do not have to drive at night. To join our post, just bring a copy of your Discharge (DD-214) to our meeting and you will be signed up right away. You'll receive a hardy welcome and refreshments before the meeting. You will also have a chance to talk with fellow Veterans and make new friends. Anyone needing transportation to our meetings can call Past Commander James Egan at 732-341-4905 or one of the other Officers, and we will gladly pick you up and take you back home after the meeting
The following new Officers were sworn in Commander Thomas Kraszewski, Senor Vice Commander   Kenneth S. Andreyo, Junior Vice Commander Gary DeRosa, Quartermaster Dennis Aldrich, Chaplain Joseph Orsani, 1 year Trustee Past Post Commander James Egan, 3 Year Trustee Frank Neigel and will take office after the Department Convention on the 18th of June 2021.
Monday, July 4th, is Independence Day remember to fly your flag and watch the Fire Works in the evening.
Wednesday, July 27th, marks the 69th Anniversary of the ending of the Korean War. The monument to the Korean War is located at the Boardwalk and Park Place in Atlantic City, NJ. There is usually a ceremony held there every year by the local Veteran organizations, so that the Korean War will never be known as the “Forgotten War.”
For the Veterans Fighting the Global War on the Terrorism against ISIS, you are eligible to join the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The Eligibility dates are June 15, 2014 – TBD. For more information go to 
WWW.VFW.org/Join/Eligibility. 
 

Our meetings  have ended for the  summer and will be resuming on Thursday  September 8th at 1:00 pm. Please join us. Hope all had a good summer. See you then.
Claire Konig 732-281-8873

Steve Abramson, Secretary

 

Rehearsals for “Those Were The Days” are on hold until Tuesday, August 23rd at 6:30PM in Clubhouse 2.  Our musical revue will be performed in Mid October.
We are not accepting any new performers at this time, however, if you would like to join our stage crew, we could use a few hands (anything from prop building, to sound, lighting, etc).
If you have any questions about the group, please contact Steve Abramson at 609-661-0794.  If you have any questions about the Musical Revue please contact Linda Roth at 201-873-1185.
Come join the spotlight and see you on the stage!

Dolores Dillon

 

“Fish are jumping and the cotton is high”
Welcome to summer and hopefully good times and weather Our lunch is set for June 13. Thank you Ron and ____. Pat has now set a bus trip to A.C. on July 12. Hope we can all enjoy the season!
 

Steve Abramson, Organizer

 

Due to overwhelming response, Casual Bocce will be resuming Tuesday, July 5th at 10AM.  Games run around 2 hours and usually are 3 games per court.  (This changes the day and time that was mentioned last month).
Reservations are required!!! – We don’t want to overflow with people as we want everyone to be able to play!!!  So make sure to call.
Casual Bocce has no set teams.  There are no measuring of the balls.  No paddles.  Strictly fun amongst friends.
To reserve your slot, call Steve Abramson at 609-661-0794.

Lynn Lubanski, Secretary

 

Courts have been worked on. Instructions given to maintain courts by the restorer. Board provided a new brush and rake.
Regular bocce league has had a lot of rainouts. Hoping to make them up.
Travel Bocce has started. Have a happy and healthy summer.
Lynn Lubanski
732-831-4743

Steve Abramson, Public Relations

Baby, It’s Cold Outside.  The Melodiers lay to rest one of our own as Rose Balzano passed away in May.  All of those who knew her will miss her dearly.
We are sleepy Melodiers.  After back-to-back concerts, our members are taking a much needed break for the summer.  We will be resuming rehearsals for our Christmas 2022 concert on Wednesday, August 24th in Clubhouse 2 at 4PM.
Anyone who would like to join is encouraged to come to that rehearsal.  NO formal training is needed.  NO auditions are given.  All you need to join is a love for music and the desire to sing.  EVERYONE is welcome to join the group as long as you live in the Holiday City Communities.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact Harold Stewart at 201-982-3524 or 848-226-6972.  If no answer, please leave a message.

by Susan Schmied

 

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! The Gift Auction returned and was very successful and everyone had a great time.  The selection of gifts was outstanding. Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen. Thank you to the businesses who generously supported us, and thank you to the members who worked many hours to make this happen, and to everyone who came out to support us. 
This has been an amazing year for our group as we celebrated our 50th Anniversary of raising money for help fulfill the wish lists of various departments of the hospital that add to the comfort of the patients.  Holly Twig started in 1972 with less than ten members.  Today we have over fifty members and we have plenty of room for you.  We take a break for the summer, and we will be back in September. Come join us and be part of this group as we work together to make it possible to fulfill our Mission is to raise money to purchase comfort items for the patients of RWJ Barnabas Health/Community Medical Center. 100% of the profit of our fundraising goes into those items that are selected from a Wish List that is made up from various departments.  In the past, we have contributed such items as warming blankets, reclining chairs and televisions for the patients, just to name a few.  None of the money goes into the hospital operations.
It is important to mention that this hospital recognizes and respects the senior population in the area and continues to grow with our health issues in mind.  This is the closest hospital, and the one you will go to in an emergency. 
Even though it’s summer, our members continue to knit and crochet.  We appreciate your donation of any weight yarn. The baby weight is turned into precious little caps for the new born babies to wear home. The heavier weight yarn is used to make other items which we sell at our boutique. Your support and generosity makes this possible. Please call Susan to arrange for pick it up.  Approximately 1,200 babies are born each year at our hospital.
Holly Twig meets the second Wednesday of the month at 9:30 a.m. in the H.C. Berkeley Clubhouse #2 - upper clubhouse.  Being part of this group doesn’t take very much time, and is very rewarding.  We look forward to meeting you. We do not have meetings in July and August. 
Susan (732)267-5274 • Marylou (908)770-5176 • Elizabeth (732)349-5857
Holly Twig, 270 Bonaire Drive, Toms River, NJ  08757

Bocce started in April. The weather has not cooperated! We hope the remainder of the season will cooperate. On a positive note, courts have been worked on and are looking good.
Team captains are responsible for filling out and signing score sheets. Captains should ask their players to call if they can’t play. The team captain should then contact the coordinator, who will try to get a replacement. It is the responsibility of the team to put the paddles and balls back in the bocce shed. Please sweep your courts before leaving.
    - Felice giocedi di bocce, Lynn Lubanski