Sports and Recreation
March 11, 2023
From: Monmouth County Park SystemOn Sunday, March 5, the Monmouth County Park System honored its volunteers during its Annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony at Hominy Hill Golf Course, Colts Neck. During the event, Park System staff honored 110 volunteers who each gave 40 or more hours.
The ceremony also gave the Park System the opportunity to recognize volunteers who hit milestones in their service including Beth Clarke who gave 1,000 hours and Les Neiman who gave 3,000 hours. Both Jim Gault and Gerry Linger crossed the 5,000 hours mark.
On any given day, volunteers can be found gardening, assisting in offices, or leading a trip. They help with programs, lend a hand at cleanups, and build trails. Docent volunteers welcome visitors and share information about exhibits, programs and facilities. They are an essential part of the Park System’s therapeutic riding programs. Many special events and races such as the Wind & Sea Festival, Thompson Park Day and the E. Murray Todd Half Marathon depend on volunteers to run smoothly. The Park System is grateful to each and every one of its volunteers for their service.
Volunteers who gave more than 40 hours in 2022 are:
Werner Aehlich, Holmdel
Jodee Anderson, Brick
Andrew Antoniolli, Brielle
Charlotte Applegate, Middletown
Basil Baccash, Holmdel
Donna Baginsky, Eatontown
Larry Batori, East Brunswick
Cynthia 'Cindy' Bellino, Middletown
Patricia Bernstein, Colonia
Chris Bremseth, Tinton Falls
Tracey Brown, Atlantic Highlands
Joan Bruno, Highlands
Don Bunnell, Rumson
Rose Buono-Zimmer, Morganville
Sandy Burn, Red Bank
Maureen Byrne, Colts Neck
Judy Cappello, East Windsor
Joan Capriotti, Middletown
Bobbie Carey, Keyport
Tullio Carfagno, Whiting
Susan Cartmell, Matawan
Chung Chang, Holmdel
Polly Chu, Red Bank
James Church, Aberdeen
Beth Clarke, Tinton Falls
Dennis Costa, Old Bridge
Marie Costa, Old Bridge
Denise Day, Holmdel
Matthew DeFelice, New Egypt
Megan Delaney, Middletown
Louise Delcollo, Colts Neck
Joan Dubois, Wall Township
Pat Duplak, Tinton Falls
Kathy Elderhorst, Fair Haven
Nancy Endresen, Holmdel
Kathleen Evans, Tinton Falls
Steve Fratini, Eatontown
Donna Fugit, Brielle
Jim Gault, Hazlet
Loma Gault, Hazlet
Mark Gorman, Philadelphia
Beth Gough, Leonardo
Susan Halle, Middletown
Kevin Harjes, Rumson
Ellen Harrold, Wall Township
Melanie Hernandez, Middletown
Amanda Hintelmann, Rumson
Dawn Johnson, Aberdeen
Alison Kugler, Morganville
Art Lackner, Eatontown
Gale Lackner, Eatontown
Bob Laue, Hazlet
Olivia Layton, Middletown
Susan Levantino, Fair Haven
Elizabeth Lilleston, Atlantic Highlands
Anna Lindberg, Keansburg
Dan Lingelbach, Navesink
Jeanette Lingelbach, Navesink
Gerry Lingner, Long Branch
Lois Lyons, Tinton Falls
Joseph Mazzatta, Manahawkin
Alice Mccaddin, Ocean
Cathie Merker, Leonardo
Gene Miller, Brielle
Jayne Miller, Spotswood
Mary Jean Milner, Aberdeen
Eileen Murphy, Holmdel
Grace Musumeci, Matawan
AnneMarie Narcini, New Egypt
David Nass, Red Bank
Laurie Nass, Red Bank
Bridget Neiman, Belford
Les Neiman, Belford
Han Nguyen, Marlboro
Trinh Nguyen, Marlboro
Brooke Norton, Middletown
Jim Pegg, Tinton Falls
Bill Perkins, Aberdeen
Thomas Puskar, Howell
Steve Ralling, Red Bank
Steven Reed, Matawan
Margo Reynolds, Freehold
Carolina Rivera-Colon, Jackson
Michael Roche, Freehold
Rocky Rockhill, Spring Lake Heights
Linda Rovder, Tinton Falls
Beth Rys, Red Bank
Walter Salzmann, Sea Girt
Fritz Schwager, Manchester
Harry Shiau, Holmdel
Samantha Shwartz, Middletown
Holly Sieka, Red Bank
Carla Sinclair, Old Bridge
Carol A. Smith, Red Bank
Rita Smith, Keyport
Carol Smolinski, Freehold
Robert Sollazzo, Morganville
Leon 'Lee' Stab, Englishtown
David Steward, Englishtown
Eleanor Swanson, Long Branch
Hailey Tay, Freehold
Elise Teepe, Eatontown
Sunanda Thali, Marlboro Township
Rosemary Tunnicliffe, Tinton Falls
Eva Valiant, Brielle
David Wardell, Allentown
Elaine Weigl, Barnegat
CJ Weir, Oceanport
Brian Wilson, Rumson
Peter Zampella, Red Bank
To learn about Park System volunteers, please visit www.MonmouthCountyParks.com or call 732-842-4000. For persons with hearing impairment, the TTY/TDD number is 711. The Monmouth County Park System, created in 1960 by the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners, is Monmouth County’s Open Space, Parks and Recreation agency.