Sunday, May 1, 2011
5K Run/Walk & 1 Smile Fun Walk Event Flyer
USATF-NJ Grand Prix Event
Veterans Park, Hamilton Township, NJ
Registration: 8:00am – 9:15 at the games Pavilion (Kuser Road entrance)
Start times: 1 Smile – 9:30am; 5K – 10:00am
For information call 609-585-3972
Fee $20 if postmarked by 4/29/11
Checks payable: Heart to Hearts, Inc., – mail to: c/o Marie Bethke, 23 Englewood Blvd., Hamilton, NJ 08610
ABS had a great experience working with James Sverapa and Andrew Poag from Narrative Media on the Trenton Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) intro video piece. The goal was to paint a vibrant picture of Trenton as a great place to work, shop & play for both consumers and business, all in 60 seconds. It kicks off the Capitalize on Trenton – It All Starts in the UEZ marketing campaign. Details of the UEZ financial incentives for business to follow in future videos.
Contact: Anthony Ortiz, 609-289-0710 ∙ Anthonyortiz1@gmail.com or info@casinoemployees.org ∙ www.casinoemployees.org
Casino Employees Association has solution to help revitalize Atlantic City
Casino Employees Association™
By Casino Employees, for Casino Employees
Trenton, NJ – The Association has put together a solution that will help part-time, full-time and seasonal casino employees get the help they need to succeed in the workplace.
The gaming Industry in Atlantic City is going through some tremendous changes. With the presence of competition from neighboring states, a fragmented workforce and the continuous rise of health insurance costs, there’s no telling when or how the current situation will improve.
This market condition is forcing most Atlantic City casinos to cut employee hours and medical benefits in order to compete and keep their doors open. Some casinos are in foreclosure and others have sold at prices below market value in order to exit the market without further losses.
The telltale sign is clear and it says “OUR INDUSTRY IS IN TROUBLE & IT NEEDS OUR HELP”.
Our association will provide to our members: continued education, centralized training, job placement/preparation & voluntary group health benefits. Our members understand that their future depends on our own actions. Working together with the Casino Employees Association, the employees will have more security in the workplace and help revitalize the industry they work in. We are taking action now which will not only help the employees get through these difficult times, but will prepare them for future endeavors and challenges.
CASINO EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION™
The Casino Employees Association™ (C.E.A.) has been formed to enrich the lives of thousands of casino employees who play a major role in the Gaming & Hospitality Industries. As a Voluntary Collective, the C.E.A. uses its purchasing potential to negotiate group rates for products & services – then passes these savings on to its members. “Our members are enjoying being a part of an independent professional association that can provide them with the basic and essential tools to continue to do good work wherever they may go. They will be more desirable to employers, as the association will prepare them with job placement opportunities, continued education & career development that will reflect in the workplace. We are also working with insurance carriers to offer our members affordable voluntary health benefits that so many are in need of.” said Anthony Ortiz, President of the C.E.A.
Member Benefits:
Job Placement Assistance/Preparation
Social Services
Networking Events
Voluntary Medical Benefits
WE ARE NOT A UNION
The Casino Employees Association is a Voluntary Collective who uses a market-driven approach to solve their problems independent of employers. Through continued education, job placement & career development, they ensure their member’s long term success and the success of the industries in which they serve.
OUR MISSION
Their mission is to “Make Good Casino Employees Better” by providing them with the tools & essentials they need to excel in the marketplace.
Any casino & hospitality employee interested should contact the Association at 609-289-0710 or info@casinoemployees.org. Visit www.casinoemployees.org for more information.
Our friends Liz Tindall and Michael Egenton recently joined the Mercer County Workforce Investment Board. Liz serves as Vice President of the Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce and Michael is the Senior Vice President, Environment and Transportation at the NJ Chamber of Commerce. All in this class help elevate the WIB here in Mercer County!
Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes swears in new WIB members February 2011.
Funds will be used to help New Jersey Community Capital expand neighborhood stabilization efforts throughout New Jersey
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Community Capital (NJCC) recently received a $25,000 grant from the New Jersey Association of REALTORS® Housing Opportunity Foundation, Inc. to continue its neighborhood stabilization efforts throughout New Jersey, including the financing of affordable housing projects. New Jersey Community Capital—a New Jersey-based nonprofit lender —will use the grant money to leverage resources to promote the development and preservation of affordable housing in the State’s most fragile neighborhoods.
The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® Housing Opportunity Foundation (NJARHOF) is a nonprofit charitable organization whose mission is to create more opportunities for homeownership in New Jersey. This latest award is part of a successful relationship between New Jersey Community Capital and the New Jersey Association of REALTORS® Housing Opportunity Foundation that began in 2004. Over the last seven years, NJARHOF has given New Jersey Community Capital nearly $270,000 in grants towards the construction and rehabilitation of hundreds of affordable housing units throughout the state.
One recent example of an NJCC project supported by NJARHOF funds is the redevelopment of the former F. Berg Hat Manufacturing Company site, an abandoned manufacturing site located in Orange, NJ. In fall 2010, NJCC worked with HANDS, Inc.—a community development corporation in Essex County, NJ—to convert the deteriorating vacant building into 39 condominium units and affordable commercial rental space for budding artists and local businesses. NJCC provided funding for predevelopment costs, which helped lay the groundwork, for what will soon become a mixed-income housing complex and artisan-based business incubator. This project will become a key anchor in the community, creating new jobs, fostering economic development and offering quality affordable housing options in the City of Orange, NJ.
“Having a safe and decent place to call home is one of the most basic elements of stable communities,” said Wayne T. Meyer, President of New Jersey Community Capital. “The ongoing support of NJAR’s Housing Opportunity Foundation has been critical to our neighborhood stabilization efforts and to helping provide quality affordable housing options. Together, we are helping to restore a healthy housing market by providing more New Jerseyans access to homes they can afford.”
Sunday, May 1, 2011
