Business Briefs

Sunrise Senior Living Inc., a provider of senior-living services, has assumed management of The Worthington, a senior-living community located at 458 Jack Martin Blvd., and renamed it Sunrise Assisted Living of Brick. Executive Director Anna Clague will manage operations at the new Sunrise community.

Sunrise of Brick provides accommodations and individualized care and services to residents needing assistance with activities such as bathing, dressing, medication management and eating. The community features studio, one- and two-bedroom suites, common areas, landscaped courtyards, fresh flowers and community pets. Additionally, a special secured area within the community is available to serve memory-impaired seniors living with Alzheimer's disease.

Anna Clague has served seniors in a variety of capacities for more than 30 years, including geriatric nutrition. She has been the executive director at the Worthington for three years and will continue on with Sunrise. Anna resides in Ocean County and is actively involved in the community at all levels. She is a member of the local volunteer committee, has participated in numerous outreach programs, and has served as a keynote speaker for the Health Care Association of New Jersey.

With the addition of the new community, Sunrise now manages 30 senior-living communities in New Jersey.

Sunrise Assisted Living of Brick is part of Sunrise Senior Living, a McLean, Va.-based company that employs more than 40,000 people.

The Brick Township Chamber of Commerce has been awarding scholarships for continuing education for over 15 years. This year, thanks to the generosity of the firm Barlo & Associates Architects/Abatare Builders, the chamber will be awarding a scholarship to a student who is pursuing a career as an architect, engineer, interior designer or a career in one of the construction trades. Barlo's donation is in response to a special program the Educational Foundation implemented last year. Businesses were invited to donate money that would be awarded for industry-directed scholarships, in addition to the four $1,000 awards that the foundation would make.

Paul Barlo, an active volunteer in many of the community's charitable organizations, and a member of the foundation's Board of Directors, immediately donated funds to get the new program rolling, according to Michele Eventoff, executive director of the Brick Township Chamber of Commerce. In addition to last year's donation, Eventoff said that Barlo once again made a $1,000 commitment for the current year.

The Brick Township Chamber of Commerce Educational Foundation, Inc. has awarded tens of thousands of dollars for students pursuing secondary education in vocational as well as academic endeavors. The foundation is a qualified 501(C)(3) and accepts donations in any amount.

For information about the different ways to donate to the foundation, or for information on donating money to be awarded to a student pursuing a career in a specific industry, contact (732) 477-4949. or www.brickchamber.com.