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The Monmouth Museum received a donation from The Churchin Group. LLC
The Monmouth Museum has received a donation of $8,000 from The Curchin Group, LLC, an accounting firm based in Red Bank, New Jersey. This generous donation was made possible from proceeds raised at the Fourth Annual Miniature Golf Tournament for Charity, held on October 29, 2009 in The Curchin Group’s Red Bank office.

(l to r) Pete Pfister and Robert Fouratt
present the Churchin Group LLC check to Avis H. Anderson
and Catherine Clark-Boyd. At right: The Monmouth Museum's outer space miniature golf hole.

A record-breaking $16,000 total funds were raised, with $8000 also donated to the Mercy Center and the Sisters Academy of Asbury Park. The Curchin Group’s professionals lovingly toiled over each of the “holes” that made up the tournament’s 9-Hole course, spread throughout their offices. The Museum also created an outer space-themed hole reflecting their current BLAST OFF! A Space Journey exhibition in the Becker Children’s Wing. Golfers were challenged to putt on a moonscape complete with a meteorite, “aliens” and an astronaut to observe the action! Players donated their fees of $20.00 per person, which included one round of golf, food and beverages. The event was sponsored by over 40 businesses and individuals. Robert Fouratt, CPA with The Curchin Group, stated “This was the fourth year we have done this and it keeps getting better and better. The staff continue to get excited about the event each year and the fact that we raised the most money this year has everyone extremely proud of their efforts.” The Museum will use this gift to support their educational programs. These programs enrich arts and cultural opportunities for people of all ages in the community and the Museum would like to express their thanks to the The Curchin Group for their generous support.

Monmouth Museum Receives Arts and Culture Award
The Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce has awarded the Monmouth Museum their 2008 Spinnaker Arts and Culture Award, “in recognition of those individuals and organizations who support and cultivate an appreciation of the arts in our community”. The award was presented to Monmouth Museum Executive Director, Avis H. Anderson, on November 13th at the EMACC 17th Annual Spinnaker Awards Dinner.

Photo caption(l to r): Peder Hagberg, EMACC Chairman and Spinnaker Co-Chair, Nestor Roldan, Spinnaker Co-Chair, Avis H. Anderson, Monmouth Museum Executive Director, and Karen Baggs, EMACC Membership & Communications Director. Photo courtesy of Images by James Anthony.

Monmouth Museum Receives Grant from the First Energy Foundation
The Monmouth Museum recently received a $9,500 grant from the Jersey Central Power and Light FirstEnergy Foundation to support their sponsorship of the Museum’s BLAST OFF! A Space Journey exhibition. The FirstEnergy Foundation is committed to encouraging and supporting children’s involvement in the areas of math and science. The Museum would like to express their thanks to the FirstEnergy Foundation, part of our corporate community, for their generous support of this exhibition.

Pictured l to r, Roberta Sheridan, Area Manager, Central New Jersey, Jersey Central Power & Light, a FirstEnergy Company, Avis H. Anderson, Executive Director of the Monmouth Museum, and Jim Markey, Area Manager, Central New Jersey, Jersey Central Power & Light, a FirstEnergy Company, in the BLAST Off! A Space Journey exhibition. The StarLab Planetarium is in the foreground.