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FOUNDATION ANNOUNCEMENTS
$200,000 in Scholarships Awarded to the Class of 2010
OceanFirst Foundation recently announced the recipients of the 2010 OceanFirst Scholarships. The $200,000 scholarship program is a partnership between OceanFirst Foundation, Brookdale Community College, Georgian Court University, Monmouth University and Ocean County College. OceanFirst Foundation awarded each college/university with a $50,000 grant to provide scholarship assistance to recent graduates from shore-area high schools. Scholarship recipients attending the community colleges each received $1,000 awards and the scholarship recipients attending the universities each received $2,500 awards. Selection decisions were made solely by each participating school completely independent of OceanFirst Foundation and OceanFirst Bank. Students and their parents were recognized at a dinner hosted by OceanFirst at Jumping Brook Country Club on June 30, 2010.
For more information about OceanFirst Foundation or for a complete list of scholarship recipients please visit www.oceanfirstfdn.org.
The Home Runs For Heroes Program Has Returned
After a successful debut last year in which $24,000 was donated to local organizations that help veterans and military families in need, OceanFirst Foundation, the BlueClaws and WOBM FM/AM are pleased to announce that Home Runs for Heroes has returned this season. Cheering on the Lakewood BlueClaws this year will be nine charities, each matched up with one of nine player positions (not including the pitcher, but including the designated hitter). Every time the BlueClaws score a home run at a home game, the charity corresponding to the home run hitter will receive a $1,000 donation from OceanFirst Foundation. The following organization's will be hoping that the BlueClaws go on a home run hitting streak this year. They are shown with their assigned player position: the American National Red Cross (RF); American Recreational Military Services (DH); Army Emergency Relief at both Fort Dix (1B) and Fort Monmouth (3B); Catholic Charities (CF); the National Guard State Family Readiness Council (SS); Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society at both Earle (2B) and Lakehurst (LF) and VetGroup (C).
For information about OceanFirst Foundation, or for updates on the donations each charity has collected, please visit www.oceanfirstfdn.org.
Stepping Up Support For Arts & Cultural Organizations in 2010
At a time when many Jersey Shore arts and cultural organizations are feeling the repercussions of the economic climate, OceanFirst Foundation has taken a bold step to solidify its commitment to this important industry. A total of $300,000 has been dedicated for general operating support grants for local arts and cultural organizations for 2009 and 2010.
For a complete list of the 2010 Grantees, please visit www.oceanfirstfdn.org.