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All of the email communication sent out monthly can be viewed on this page. Older messages will be moved to our Archived Membership Emails page. We've created the page in order to better serve the 5% of members with no email address on file and as a place for all members to review past communications. You can scroll through the page or simply click on a date to read that day's email.

April 2024

April 11, 2024

Hello Members,

Mayor John Bacchione invites you to the "Berkeley Shore to Age Well Health Fair"

This event is sponsored by the Berkeley Township Municipal Alliance - See the flyer below or click here to download.

Thank you,
BSCA Board

April 10, 2024

Hello Everyone,

So, here is an idea for the members who want to have a garage sale:

#1 We pick a date that everyone agrees on (6/8 & 6/9) or (7/13 & 7/14) Click here to select your preferred date

#2 Homeowners MUST get their own permits. Instructions will be provided once a date is agreed upon.

#3 Homeowners MUST put up their own signs. BSCA will TRY to put out signs in the general areas.

#4 BSCA will NOT charge to put an ad in the Asbury Park Press a week in advance of the sale. {As long as we get 25 homes or more to participate)

#5 BSCA will NOT hand out a list of homes at the school. BSCA will post an address list on the BSCA website if participating homeowners want us to. BSCA is not responsible if any address is left out and will only do so if homeowners are current members.

#6 Homeowners are responsible for arranging bulk pick up with the town or disposing of the items.

#7 BSCA will post on the BSCA website, Facebook, Craigslist, Patch, and Garage Sale Finder.

By me suggesting the above, I hope we all can be happy and pick a date that works with everyone pitching in and making the garage sale happen.

I know members would like to have a Berkeley Shores community-wide garage sale so I am trying to find a solution that works for all of us. I spoke to residents of surrounding communities about how they do their community-wide garage sale and they responded that the individual homeowners handle the details. In the past, BSCA did all the work and asked for volunteers to help, but no one really stepped up or if they did, it was the same volunteers or the board members. There are over 1000 homes, of which only 350 homes are members, normally 25 - 40 current members do the garage sale, and the rest are NON-members who put their stuff out during our sale and take advantage of our advertising and hard work.

Plus, we cannot predict the weather and it is rain or shine. Then it rains and members are not happy that it rained instead of appreciating all the hard work BSCA did to have the annual garage sale.

If you have any suggestions or questions, please let me know. Send email to president@berkeleyshores.org

SAVE THE DATES:
April 12th Scholarship Deadline http://www.berkeleyshores.org/scholarship.html
May 25th Blessing of the Fleet. More info coming soon.
June 22nd Annual Membership Meeting. More info coming soon.

Have a great day,
Beth Collis BSCA, President

March 2024

March 22, 2024

A message from the Berkeley Township Office of Emergency Management

Residents can expect the following conditions starting Friday (3/22/24) evening, lasting through Sunday (3/24/24) mid-morning.

-Sustained winds of 25-35mph with gusts up to 45mph
-Heavy rains, totaling 4” over this time period
-Minor flooding along the coast
-Barnegat Bay High/Low Tides for the next 48hrs:
22MAR High AM/PM - 6:43am/7:10pm
22MAR Low AM/PM - 1:19pm
23MAR High AM/PM - 7:22am/7:48pm
23MAR Low AM/PM - 1:27am/1:57pm
24MAR High AM/PM - 7:59am/8:23pm
24MAR Low AM/PM - 2:09am/2:32pm

Please keep these weather considerations in mind when traveling/driving over the next 72hrs. The combination of the rain, tides, and a full moon on Monday (3/25/24) may result in coastal roadways becoming impassable for periods of time. Please remember to bring /tie down any loose items that are outside of your home that could become flying debris during the storm.

In the event there is a power outage at your residence, use the following for reporting and updates from JCP&L:
To report an outage: Text OUT to 544487 (LIGHTS). If you're not enrolled in text messaging, text REG to 544487 to get started. To receive the latest update for your reported outage: Text STAT to 544487

Helping you stay informed!

BSCA

March 19, 2024

A message from the Social Director:

Everybody ready? The fire truck blew its horn and the children marched across the street to begin their search!

Our day started bright and early with volunteers at 9:30 AM on Saturday, March 16th for the Egg Hunt. Sunshine was promised and as usual, the weather cooperated with us. The beach and playground were covered with eggs for the children to find! The children and parents started checking in at 10:30. Children under the age of 5 had the beach and the older children searched through the playground.

Fire Chief John McKay and the Bayville Fire Department were in attendance with TWO bright yellow fire trucks for the children to take pictures. The Easter Bunny arrived on the fire truck and made a special appearance for pictures with the children! Mr. Softee arrived with free ice cream for the children and we added treats for the parents this year.

I want to say a personal thank you to all of the volunteers who came out bright and early to help scatter the eggs and help check the children in! It is because of your hard work and enthusiasm that the event was a success!

Photos from the event can be found on our Google Gallery.
Click here to see the photos!

Sandra Durant
BSCA, Social Director

A message from the BSCA President:

Hello Everyone,

For anyone who missed the Easter Egg Hunt, I posted some live feed videos on Facebook that will be up for 30 days.

I want to give a special thank you to Sandy for all her efforts in organizing this event. Without her, it would not have been possible!

Also, thank you to all the volunteers, Danielle Stolz for having the Toms River High School students come and help out, Bayville Volunteer Fire Department, and I cannot forget the Easter Bunny.

Please note that if you RSVP’d for an event, please come or send an email in advance that you cannot make it. We had 10 families that decided to be a no-show. The eggs and bags were purchased in accordance with the RSVPs. Because of the no-shows, we were left with extra bags and eggs. At the end of the event, the kids were happy because they were able to collect extra eggs.

I am not happy at all with the SPEEDING of cars on the day of the event. We all know that speeding is an issue in the Berkeley Shores and we have asked for a greater police presence, but change starts with the individual drivers. This is a serious matter. During the event, we had volunteer crossing guards posted by the beach and the park and they had to ask the cars to slow down! It was obvious that there were children and their parents walking around and the cars were still speeding. When the volunteer crossing guards told the cars to slow down, they were yelled at by the drivers. This is your community. You need to keep it a safe place to live. Follow the rules of the road!!!

Save the date for the June 22nd BSCA Annual Meeting. We are inviting Township officials to be there.

Happy Spring,

Beth Collis,
BSCA, President

March 13, 2024

Hello Members!

This information comes from our very own Senator Carmen F. Amato, Jr.  He asked that the membership receive the following information: 

(Click on the headlines below for all the info) 

Fighting Toll Hikes, New Committee Assignments and Updates on the Senior Property Tax Freeze Program

MAKING NJ MORE AFFORDABLE BY PRIORITIZING TAX RELIEF AND ANCHOR BENEFITS

You can also follow NJ's 9th Legislative District on their Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/9thDistrictNJ

Helping you stay informed!

BSCA

March 12, 2024

Hello Everyone,

The Easter Egg Hunt is a GO for this Saturday (March 16) at 11:00 am. Please arrive by 10:45am to check-in. To ensure we have plenty of eggs for everyone, we CLOSED the RSVP. There is NO confirmation email going out. If you RSVP'd, you are on the list to participate in the Egg Hunt.

We can’t wait to see everyone there and we hope the weather will be Great! Don’t forget to bring your cameras to take pictures with the Easter Bunny.

Sandra Durant
BSCA, Acting Social Director
Beth Collis
BSCA, President

March 1, 2024

Dear Members,

As the fun season approaches, I would like to take this time to highlight our Local Sponsors page on The Berkeley Shores’ website. https://berkeleyshores.org/sponsors.html

New to the page is Shielded Pools. They are locally owned and operated and come highly recommended by our Members who use their services.

Be sure to check out their advertisement as well as the others on our website.

We are looking for more sponsors, so if you own a business or are a fan of a local business that you would like to see on our website, then please email me at the address below for more information.

Also, I need and would like help with this effort. If any Member is willing to assist, then please contact me.
To all our current sponsors, Thank You!

Best regards,
Anthony Facciponte
advertise@berkeleyshores.org

February 29, 2024

Hi All!

We have a fantastic response for the Egg Hunt Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Amherst Beach! But you still have a few days to RSVP if you haven't already done so. It's a lot of fun for the whole family! The Berkeley Fire Department joins us and brings the Easter Bunny for photo opportunities!

We still need a few more volunteers to help hide the eggs, to check in the children and hand out the goodies.

If you need the link to register or volunteer, here it is again; click here to RSVP

If you have any questions, please let me know. Reach out to my email Social@BerkeleyShores.org.

I can't wait for the event!
Sandra Durant
BSCA Social Director

February 20, 2024

Hello Everyone,

We have received a few inquiries about why we aren’t having a Community Garage Sale this year. There are several reasons, but one of the main reasons is that the Township will not provide us with bulk pickup after the sale. We would have to schedule the sale around the bulk dates already set by the Township which are June 1st & 2nd or August 31st & September 1st.

The beginning of June is difficult since we are organizing the Blessing of the Fleet and August 31st is Labor Day weekend. Another reason is that we have asked many times for volunteers to help with the community garage sale and unfortunately, nobody steps up to help and it takes a lot of work to organize the sale. Also, we are at the mercy of the weather which in the past has not cooperated.

We are sorry we cannot hold the Community Garage Sale this year, but please know that you can go to the Township and pick up a permit and have your own garage sale at a date of your convenience. Thank you for taking the time to read the emails and for your support.

Have a great day,
Beth Collis
BSCA, President

February 17, 2024

Hello Everyone,

We are looking forward to the spring/summer season 2024 and want to let everyone know the relevant dates and some ideas we have in mind.

Save the Dates:

Easter Egg Hunt- March 16th -- Click here for information and to register

Scholarship Due by April 12th -- Click here for information

Spring Clean Up - May 4th - date still pending more info to come

Blessing of the Fleet - May 25th more info to come

2024/2025 Membership Renewals Due July 1st

Annual June Meeting - June 22nd more info to come

NO garage sale this year due to bulk pickup not being able to coordinate with a date

Working on organizing a Bingo and a Paint Party event.

If anyone has any suggestions/comments or would like to volunteer to help, please let us know. We are looking for a Social Director and Advertising Help.

Keep in mind these dates may change and we are looking into other social events so look for our emails and the board on the island.

On a more serious note, Berkeley Shores is dealing with speeding issues on the water as well as on our streets. Please slow down and obey the posted speed limit signs. Also, slow down in the “No Wake” zones. “No Wake” means no wake!

Stay Safe,

Beth Collis
BSCA, President
president@berkeleyshores.org