Soroptimist 10th Annual Ocean County Women's Hall of Fame

Join us when Soroptimist International of Toms River area (SI-Toms

River), a nonprofit organization dedicated to the support and advancement of

women and girls, hosts its 10th annual Ocean County Women’s Hall of Fame Dinner
and gift auction on October 17, 2013, 5:30 PM at the Clarion Hotel &

Conference Center, 815 Route 37 West, Toms River NJ 08755.

“Our organization, in partnership with Ocean County College, has been inducting
prominent successful women, businesses and organizations of Ocean County into
the Ocean County Women’s Hall of Fame for their many accomplishments and
contributions.” said Sue Sedivic, Hall of Fame Co-Chair and President of Big
Brothers and Big Sisters of Ocean County.

This year’s honorees include some of the most distinguished and

successful women in Ocean County.  The “2013
Woman of Distinction” is Virginia “Ginny” Haines, Commissioner of the Toms
River Municipal Utilities Authority, former NJ Assemblywoman, 10th Legislative
District, and Executive Director, NJ State Lottery. Stephanie L. Bloom,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Community Medical Center, is the “2013
Making a Difference for Women” awardee and the “2013 Advancing the Status of
Women” awardee is Karin DiMichele, Berkeley Township Chief of Police.

SI-Toms River is a service organization dependent upon donations and

grants.  We offer professional women a unique
opportunity to be involved in meaningful community, regional, national and
international service projects.  Proceeds
from this event will be used to support a variety of humanitarian programs for
Ocean County residents, including SI-Toms River’s Adopt A Village Teen
Mentoring and Domestic Violence projects, and scholarships to students at Ocean
County College, Georgian Court University, Ocean County Vocational Technical
School, and local high schools.

“Our primary goal is to build and increase the successful programs and

opportunities that we offer to benefit the community We hope to continue

partnering with and assisting Ocean County charitable organizations, such as
Providence House, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Dottie’s House, Displaced

Homemakers of Ocean County, Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore, Ocean’s Harbor

House, Monmouth Ocean Health Alliance, FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties,
Family Planning Center of Ocean County, and Ocean County Citizens for Clean
Water.” For more information
about the Hall of Fame, SI-Toms River services or to volunteer contact Sue
Sedivic 908.600.8738.