Hurricane Sandy

OceanFirst Gives to Point Beach, Toms River and Monmouth United Way

Foundation awards six grants to organizations in Sandy-battered communities

OceanFirst Foundation’s Relief and Recovery Grant Program is awarding six new grants totaling $93,000 to organizations in Point Pleasant Beach, Toms River and Monmouth County. The recipients are: Ocean Fire Co. #1, Point Pleasant Beach; Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey, Toms River; Children’s Home Society, Toms River; Homes for All, Toms River; O.C.E.A.N., Inc., Toms River and United Way of Monmouth County, Farmingdale. "The foundation's grant program assists the efforts of nonprofit organizations in the New Jersey shore market area that are helping local families and individuals affected by Hurricane Sandy," says a prepared statement issued by the foundation. The amount awarded to each of the organizations and details about their …

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Monmouth University Awarded $50,000 for Student Scholarships

OceanFirst Foundation of Toms River makes donation to university

  The OceanFirst Foundation of Toms River has awarded Monmouth University with a $50,000 grant for student scholarships. The grant provides scholarships for tuition, fees and books for full-time freshmen who graduated from Monmouth and Ocean County high schools.  Recipients will each receive $2,500 scholarships. “Thank you to the OceanFirst Foundation for its generous support of Monmouth University and higher education," Monmouth University President Paul Gaffney said in a release. "The scholarships help many exceptional students from the local area to achieve their dream of a college education.” This is the second year Monmouth University has participated in the scholarship program and has received a $50,000 grant.

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