CONTACT of Ocean

County seeks volunteers

CONTACT of Ocean County, a 24-hour crisis intervention hotline, is seeking volunteers to offer telephone support to those in need. Listening skills training is provided with 10 weekly sessions, one night a week. Call (732) 240-6431 for details.

College offers course

for substitute nurses

Are you a licensed New Jersey Registered Nurse interested in becoming a substitute school nurse? Ocean County College’s Faculty Development Institute, in cooperation with the school districts in Ocean County, is offering an eight-hour training seminar to prepare substitute school nurses as well as to offer as a refresher in-service program. A one-day Substitute School Nurse Training Seminar will be held Oct. 2 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. To qualify to become a substitute school nurse, candidates must be a New Jersey licensed Registered Nurse and follow the application procedure through their local superintendent of schools. The cost for the course is $90. For additional fees and requirements or to register, call the Office of School Relations at Ocean County College, (732) 255-0477.

Ocean County Artist’s

Guild auction Oct. 7

The Ocean County Artists’ Guild will hold an auction of original fine art Oct. 7 at the Crystal Point Yacht Club in Point Pleasant. This “Beaux-Arts Gala” will offer original art from nationally known artists, well-known celebrity artists such as Tony Bennett and Joan Baez, and talented members. Details: (732) 270-3111.

Training institute

graduates largest class

The Entrepreneurial Training Institute (ETI) recently awarded certificates to 136 students who took classes in the fall or spring at the school’s locations throughout the state.

Sponsored by the Trenton-based New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) and New Jersey Development Authority (NJDA) for Small Businesses, Minorities’ and Women’s Enterprises — whose programs are managed by NJEDA — the ETI program supports Gov. James E. McGreevey’s initiatives to foster the growth of small businesses, particularly enterprises that are owned by women and minorities.

Among the local residents who completed the eight-week program at the institute’s Lakewood location are Joseph Brady, Wayne Brown and Steven Pimiak, all of Jackson; and Miles Butler of Lakewood. Butler, principal of Electrical Contractors Inc., Lakewood, also received the Christina Edwards Scholarship, which provides recipients with two $500 stipends to be used as startup capital. Edwards, a 1999 ETI graduate and owner of the Unity Day Care Center in Lakewood, presented the scholarship to Butler and two other graduates.