Business Briefs

Rainbow International of Monmouth and Ocean counties and Mr. Rooter of Central New Jersey are offering immediate employment opportunities to evacuees of Hurricane Katrina.

Rainbow International, a full-service restoration and cleaning company, does not require applicants to have any restoration or cleaning experience; the company will offer a full apprenticeship program. Those applying to Mr. Rooter, a full-service plumbing and drain cleaning company, do need prior plumbing experience.

Both franchise companies are owned by Andrew and Sheryl August. The Freehold-based Mr. Rooter serves Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties, and the Freehold-based Rainbow International serves Monmouth and Ocean counties.

Interested parties can contact the two Freehold-based franchises by calling: Mr. Rooter at (732) 303-8500 or Rainbow International, (732) 212-9494.

Established in 1981, Rainbow International Restoration and Cleaning is a global franchise organization providing residential and commercial restoration and cleaning services ranging from water, smoke and fire damage to carpet and upholstery cleaning and deodorization. For further information, visit www.rainbowinternational.com. Mr. Rooter, established in 1968, is a full-service plumbing and drain-cleaning company providing services to both residential and commercial customers. For more information, visit www.mrrooter.com.

Monmouth Legal Secretaries Association will hold its annual membership meeting Oct. 6 at the Tinton Falls Holiday Inn. A representative from the Social Security Administration will be the guest speaker. All are welcome. Reservations and details: Deborah Defazio (732) 517-0720.

The Monmouth/Ocean Chapter of the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO) will host a luncheon meeting Sept. 28 at noon. The topic is “Handling Stress with Self-hypnosis,” presented by Rosemary Conte, a founding member of NJAWBO’s Monmouth/Ocean Chapter. The luncheon will be held at the Shadowbrook in Shrewsbury. Members and prospective members are welcome to attend; reservations are required. The fee is $30 for nonmembers and $25 for members. For reservations and details, call Jill Caren at (732) 264-8838, or e-mail jcaren@expressionspd.com. The organization’s Web site is www.njawbo.org.

New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants is offering a Disaster Recovery Guide to provide advice on how to deal with many of the tax and insurance claim issues involved in recovery after a disaster. The guide also offers advice for advance preparation, should disaster suddenly strike.

The guide covers many of the details victims face, including documenting losses for tax and insurance purposes and replacing personal identification papers. The guide includes Internal Revenue Service forms and publications for use in filing casualty loss claims. instructions for replacing personal documents such as birth certificates and Social Security cards, and tips on documenting damages and losses for insurance claims.

The guide is available online

at www.njscpa.org/recovery, or a printed copy can be requested by calling

(973) 226-4494, ext. 246, or e-mailing communications@njscpa.org.

New Jersey residents experiencing a crisis also can obtain free financial and tax advice from an NJSCPA member through the New Jersey CPA Help Center. To request help, call (973) 226-4494 or visit www.njscpa.org/help.

Members of the Central Jersey Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) will participate in the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation’s Race for the Cure in Princeton on Oct. 16. The community service committee of NAWBO-Central Jersey is organizing a team of NAWBO members, family and friends to walk the co-ed 5K (three-mile) health walk. The Powerhouse Team will be led by NAWBO member and team captain Mary Kinch, NAWBO-Central Jersey’s community service chair.

To support the team’s efforts by making a donation or participating in the event, or for further information, visit www.nawbocentraljersey.org or call Mary Kinch at (732) 787-2767.

Schoor DePalma, an engineering and consulting firm based in Manalapan, announced that it has been selected by NJBIZ for the fifth consecutive year as one of New Jersey’s Finest companies. Schoor DePalma will be presented with the award at the annual awards dinner held at the Palace at Somerset Park, Somerset, Oct. 11.

Firms were judged on the quality of their goods and services, as well as the extent of their growth. The New Jersey’s Finest award recognizes the state’s best privately held companies based on a number of criteria, including challenges overcome, employment growth, attainment of special goals, revenue increases, and the company’s relationship to the overall New Jersey economy.

Schoor DePalma was selected as one of New Jersey’s Finest because of its growth throughout the Mid-Atlantic region as well as the full suite of health, investment, personal, and professional development benefits it offers its employee co-owners. The company promotes personal and professional growth through an extensive array of internal and external training programs, tuition reimbursement, and individual recognition awards.

Dr. Deborah Breitstein of Animal Health Care of Marlboro recently attended the first course of the credentialing process for physical therapy and rehabilitation for animals at the University of Tennessee School of Veterinary Medicine.

According to a press release from Animal Health Care, animals can benefit from physical therapy as post-operative patients, as an adjunct therapy for pain management and arthritis, for weight management and return-to-function training, and as a step-down process from hospital release after a brief or extended hospitalization.

Animal Health Care will incorporate a dedicated area to rehabilitative therapy in its new hospital, which is undergoing renovations and expansion, which will include an underwater treadmill for planned therapies and an area for owners to work with their pets, similar to working out at a gym under the guidance of a personal “trainer.”

Terhune Orchards, Princeton, will hold its annual Apple Day weekend Sept. 24 and 25 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will feature pony rides, tractor-drawn wagon rides, horse-drawn wagon rides, displays, a corn stalk maze, country music by The Daisy Jug Band, barbecued pork sandwiches and other food.

Parking will be available at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Route 206, with shuttle buses to the farm. Admission is $5, with children under age 3 admitted free.

Terhune Orchards is located at 330 Cold Soil Road. Gary Mount, who co-owns the farm with his wife, Pam, was recently named National Apple Grower of the Year for his innovative farming techniques and farm operation. For more information, call (609) 924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com.