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Navesink Couple Honored For Volunteering In County Parks
A married couple from Middletown's Navesink section were honored this March for volunteer time they've devoted to Monmouth County Parks.
MIDDLETOWN, NJ — A married couple from Middletown's Navesink section were honored this March for all the volunteer hours they've given to the Monmouth County Park System.
The couple is Dan and Jeanette Lingelbach, who together have donated more than 3,000 hours of time volunteering to keep Monmouth County's parks clean, safe, educational and pleasant to visit.
The Navesink residents, along with dozens of other volunteers, were honored in a reception the Monmouth County Park System held March 2 at Hominy Hill golf course in Colts Neck. At the event, the Park System staff honored 136 volunteers who each gave 40 or more hours in 2024.
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The Park System recognized volunteers who hit lifetime milestones in their service including:
- Cindy Bellino, Dan Lingelbach, and Nancy Stab for 1,000 hours
- Linda Rovder and Jeanette Lingelbach for 2,000 hours
"On any given day, volunteers can be found gardening, assisting in offices or leading a trip," said the Parks System. "They help with programs, lend a hand at cleanups and build trails. Volunteer docents 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 such as the Monmouth County Fair, Thompson Park Day and the Creative Arts Festival depend on volunteers to run smoothly. The Park System is grateful to each one of its volunteers for their service."
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Here are the 136 volunteers who gave their time to Monmouth County Parks in 2024:
- Werner Aehlich,**Holmdel
- Gabrielle Alli,* Aberdeen
- Jennifer Anderson, Eatontown
- Jodee Anderson, Brick
- Andrew Antoniolli,* Brielle
- Alyssa Austin, Marlboro
- Basil Baccash, Homdel
- Laura Bagwell, Eatontown
- Cindy Bellino,** Middletown
- Mitchell Berman, West Long Branch
- Patricia Bernstein, Colonia
- Ann Bomberger, Rumson
- Nancy Bowe, Rumson
- Chris Bremseth,* Tinton Falls
- Joan Bruno,** Highlands
- Don Bunnell, Rumson
- Rose Buono-Zimmer, Morganville
- Sandy Burn, Red Bank
- Maureen Byrne, Colts Neck
- Cathy Capozzi, Middletown
- Judy Cappello, East Windsor
- Joan Capriotti, Middletown
- Bobbie Carey,* Keyport
- Tullio Carfagno, Whiting
- Susan Cartmell, Matawan
- Chung Chang,** Holmdel
- Mary Chapko, Tinton Falls
- Stefanie Cheng, Little Silver
- Dawn Chow, Middletown
- Polly Chu, Red Bank
- James Church, Aberdeen
- Beth Clarke, Tinton Falls
- Chris Cornell, Red Bank
- Dennis Costa,** Old Bridge
- Marie Costa, Old Bridge
- Denise Day, Holmdel
- Matthew DeFelice, New Egypt
- Megan Delaney, Middletown
- Louise Delcollo,* Colts Neck
- Caroll Derocco, Neptune
- Rich Doughty, Eatontown
- Joan Dubois,* Wall Township
- Pat Duplak, Tinton Falls
- Roland Eckstein, Colts Neck
- Albert Endler, Howell
- Kimberly Fernandes, Holmdel
- Dora Finamore, Fair Haven
- Jane Foss,* Lincroft
- Mark Francisco,*Clarksburg
- Steve Fratini, Eatontown
- Jim Gault,** Hazlet
- Loma Gault, Hazlet
- Suzan Glazer,** Marlboro
- Ken Golomb,* Middletown
- Susan Halle, Middletown
- Ellen Harrold,* Wall Township
- Brian Hasko, Marlboro
- Ben Hersch, Holmdel
- Amanda Hintelmann,** Oceanport
- Greg Jansky,* Little Silver
- Dawn Johnson, Aberdeen
- Jeffrey Johnson, Cream Ridge
- Karen Kacani, Metuchen
- Robert Koehler, Shrewsbury
- Boris Kofman, Red Bank
- Gabriel Kotkas, Metuchen
- Yvonne Koutsoutis,** Ocean
- Alison Kugler, Morganville
- Art Lackner,** Eatontown
- Gale Lackner,* Eatontown
- Bob Laue, Hazlet
- Bill Lieter, Bayville
- Elizabeth Lilleston, Atlantic Highlands
- Dan Lingelbach,*Navesink
- Jeanette Lingelbach,* Navesink
- Gerry Lingner,** Long Branch
- Bill Little,* Holmdel
- Chelsea Livingstone, Oceanport
- Stephanie Lobosco, Red bank
- Lois Lyons, Tinton Falls
- Joseph Mazzatta, Manahawkin
- Alice McCaddin, Ocean
- Cathy Mccolgan, Middletown
- Thomas McConville, East Brunswick
- Joanne Mecane, Woodbridge
- Cathie Merker,* Leonardo
- Steven Middleton, Flemington
- Jayne Miller, Spotswood
- Eileen Murphy,* Holmdel
- Grace Musumeci,* Matawan
- Donald Myers, Red Bank
- Paul Naffin, Holmdel
- David Nass,* Red Bank
- Laurie Nass, Red Bank
- Bridget Neiman,* Belford
- Les Neiman, Belford
- Han Nguyen,* Marlboro
- Brett Palumbo, Lincroft
- Jim Pegg, Tinton Falls
- Bill Perkins,* Aberdeen
- Stewart Prince, Morganville
- Steve Ralling,* Red Bank
- Eileen Reed, Matawan
- Steven Reed, Matawan
- Rebecca Rhoads, Oakhurst
- Doris Roda,* Middletown
- Rosa Roque, Holmdel
- Linda Rovder,** Tinton Falls
- Walter Salzmann,* Sea Girt
- Andrew Scheffer,* Rumson
- Marilyn Scherfen, Atlantic Highlands
- Robert Schwarz,* Manasquan
- Margaret Sheary, Keyport
- Carla Sinclair, Old Bridge
- Patricia Slade,* Colts Neck
- Alexandra Smith, Rumson
- Carol A. Smith,* Red Bank
- David Smith, Hazlet
- Carol Smolinski, Freehold
- Robert Sollazzo, Morganville
- Denise Sprague, Wall Township
- Leon 'Lee' Stab,* Englishtown
- Nancy Stab,** Englishtown
- David Steward, Englishtown
- Sebastian Stolzenberger, Holmdel
- Eleanor Swanson, Long Branch
- Elise Teepe, Eatontown
- Jeff Trimboli,** Neptune
- Robert Tully,* Red Bank
- Rosemary Tunnicliffe,* Tinton Falls
- Elaine Weigl, **Barnegat
- CJ Weir, Oceanport
- Brian Wilson,* Rumson
- Maureen Wolf, Holmdel
- Janet Zagata, Marlboro
- Peter Zampella, Red Bank
- * Gave over 100 hours
- ** Gave over 200 hours
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.
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