Central Ocean Rotary Club of Toms River

10/07/2026

Come join us! Great speaker, great people, and great food? Put us on your calendar 😃

Filmmaker & podcast host, Sandra Levine, will speak about Grief, Resilience, and Joy at Central Ocean Rotary Club of Toms River's meeting at Olive Garden in Toms River. Tuesday, October 13, 12:15 pm. Guest lunch tickets are $20. Includes special presentation on monarch butterflies!

09/27/2026

What a blast we had with Ocean Partnership for Children and their Masquerade Murder Mystery! Our club was graciously awarded the “Collaboration in Action” award. Michele fully immersed herself into her character “Bertha Peacock”, the billionaire wife who is cheating on her husband with the president of the billionaires club!! And Emily received à prize “Best Mask”. Thank you OPC for hosting such a great event 🦹‍♀️❤️

09/14/2026

Congrats to our friends at Rotary of Toms River for a successful Sailfest NJ! What a beautiful day!

09/08/2026

Huge thank you to everyone who supported our Central Ocean Rotary Back-to-School Supply Drive! Because of your generous donations, local students are heading into the school year with the supplies they need to succeed. We couldn't have done this without the amazing community members who dropped off items, spread the word, and supported our mission.

A special shoutout to our incredible drop-off collection sites for opening their doors to support this initiative:
📍 Insectropolis
📍 A Main Antiques
📍 Toms River Fitness & Aquatic Center
📍 Provident Bank
📍 Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity
📍 The Salvation Army Ocean County Citadel

Thanks to your collective generosity, we were able to deliver supplies directly to students and families at:
🎒 East Dover Elementary
🎒 Clifton Ave Grade School
🎒 Robert C Wood Early Childhood Center
🎒 Central Regional Middle School
🎒 Lake Riviera Middle School
🎒 Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary
🎒 Winteringham Village Apartments

Thank you for helping us make a direct, positive impact in our community. Together, we're building a brighter future for our local students! 📚

08/18/2026

Our guest speaker today was Gregory Andrus from Portraits of the Jersey Shore. He read a very moving passage from his book “A Walk Along the Jersey Shore”. Thanks for sharing part of your story, and for the great work you do showcasing folks on your page.

08/15/2026

Great evening bringing our two clubs together!

08/14/2026

Our Back to School Drive is almost ending! Help kids in need in our community. The drive ends in 1 week.

07/27/2026

Our Back-to-School Supply Drive is back for 2026! Help us pack the classrooms by dropping off essential school supplies between August 1st and August 22nd.

Drop-Off locations:
📍 A Main Antiques (Downtown Toms River)
📍 Insectropolis (Rt 9)
📍 Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity (Rt 37)
📍 Toms River Fitness & Aquatic Center (Rt 37)

What we need most:
🎒 Backpacks
🍱 Lunch Bags / Boxes
📁 Folders
🧪 Glue (Liquid and Sticks)
🍯 Play-Doh
🖍️ Crayons
🧼 Erasers
✏️ Pencils
🧰 Pencil Boxes
🖊️ Dry-Erase Markers
📓 One-Subject Notebooks / Composition Books
✂️ Student Scissors
📄 Construction Paper

Let's work together to make sure every student in our community starts the school year ready to succeed!

Questions? Feel free to drop us a comment below or email [email protected].

07/10/2026

We all had a blast at the RWJFoundation Annual Red White and Brew event in June. This event brings funds to the hospital foundation to support the oncology department and their patients and families. It was great to see so many folks in our community for a fun evening of music, sips and snacks, and great memories! 🍷🍤🍣🌮🎶💃🏻🕺🏻

07/08/2026

Early in June, three of the students our club sent to RYLA came and spoke about their experiences
-Aiden Campbell from TRHS South, who will be attending Rowan
-Jack Weber from TRHS East who will be attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
-Joey Aldobrooks from TRHS South who will be attending Hawaii Pacific University
We wish them the best of luck with their future endeavors!