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Red Cross holds donor recognition reception

The Jersey Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross, Tinton Falls, recently honored its major contributors for financial donations at a donor recognition reception held at the home of Nick Brown, Locust section of Middletown.

Kevin Wittman, publisher of Greater Media Newspapers, Freehold Township, was honored and presented an award for Greater Media’s donation of $20,000 to the Liberty Fund. The contribution was from net proceeds from the sale of two commemorative photos of the World Trade Center’s twin towers as they looked before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

WS&B shareholders named to area board

The accounting and consulting firm of WithumSmith & Brown (WS&B) has announced shareholders Barry D. Shapiro and James J. Decker have been appointed to serve as treasurer and assistant treasurer, respectively, for Ronald McDonald House, Long Branch. Each will serve a two-year term ending March 1.

A shareholder in the Red Bank office, Shapiro has served as treasurer of Ronald McDonald House since 1989. The West Long Branch resident has more than 30 years’ public accounting experience, and received his bachelor’s degree in accounting at Rider University, Lawrenceville.

Decker, Belle Meade, will serve his first term as assistant treasurer. Based in WS&B’s New Brunswick office, he has more than 18 years’ accounting experience, and received his bachelor of science degree in accounting at the University of Scranton, Pennsylvania.