Message from the CEO
Timothy C. Hearne Jr.

In the past year, much has happened here at United Way of Monmouth County.

First, our 14th Annual Spring Tee-Off was a huge success. This year’s outing brought in over $35,000, an increase of almost $15,000 over last year. Thank you to the Golf Committee, sponsors, golfers and volunteers for making this year’s outing so successful.

Second, we are excited about “Stuff the Bus”, sponsored by J.F. Kiely Construction Co., which is an expanded version of the “SchoolTime Wishes” drive. For years, “SchoolTime Wishes” was very successful in helping collect backpacks filled with school supplies for needy low- income children. “Stuff The Bus” is a new and exciting community-wide event that will raise awareness and help reach more needy children of Monmouth County. On Saturdays throughout the months of July and August, we will be at various locations in Monmouth County asking members of the community to help “Stuff The Bus” with backpacks, pens, pencils, notebooks, paper and all the other items needed by children in school. I want to thank First Student Inc. for donating the buses and Targets of Manalapan and Middletown, Kmart of Wall and Shoprite of Neptune for partnering with us on this new event.

Next, I want to thank all the generous donors of Monmouth County. Though this year we raised less money, we had some great news from companies and individuals who have increased their giving. Special thanks go out to the managers and staff at Nordstrom for doubling their campaign, to the employees of AT&T for increasing their giving by over $73,000, to the teachers and administration of the Freehold Regional High School District for raising over $21,000, to the management and employees at Enterprise Rent-A-Car for increasing their giving by 43% and to the employees of COSTCO for increasing their giving by over $10,000. Also, thank you to both Wegmans Manalapan and Ocean for increasing their combined giving as well as in-kind donations. It is because of our generous donor base and incredible corporate leadership that we are able to make the changes necessary in Monmouth County. Because of you, we fully expect to announce increases in next year’s campaigns.

The last item I want to update you on is the status of United Way of Monmouth County’s transition to Community Impact. Over the past few years, the staff of United Way has been working closely with community leaders, agency experts and community volunteers to identify the pressing needs of Monmouth County. We have realigned our community investments to address those needs. We are currently reviewing proposals from agencies throughout the county to see which programs will best address the needs of Monmouth County. We expect to have the review process completed and will announce which programs will be funded by October, 2010.

Thank you for taking the time to read our newsletter. I hope that you find the enclosed information useful, as well as informative, and possibly eye-opening. Remember, it is thanks to you that we, along with our partners, are able to bring long-lasting change to Monmouth County!

Tim’s background

Tim is currently the Treasurer and Board member of the United Ways of New Jersey, NJ-2-1-1 Partnership and First Call for Help. Tim is also a member of the Monmouth County Human Services Advisory Council and chairs it’s Collaborative Initiative Committee

Tim Hearne is the past President of the Brookdale Community College Foundation and has served as the Chairman of the Jersey Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross. He also served on the Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Committee for CentraState Health Care System and is a former board member of the NJ Utility Association.

Hearne received his BS in Accounting from The College of NJ and his MBA in Finance from Rutgers Graduate School of Management. He is a certified public accountant (inactive) in the State of NJ. In 1985 he accepted a position with the NJ Natural Gas Co. and spent 21 years with the company culminating his career there as Senior Vice President and Treasurer. Hearne was in charge of all internal and external financial reports for NJ Resources Corporation, the parent company of NJ Natural Gas. Hearne represented the company before the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and the New Jersey Infrastructure Advisory Committee on security related matters. He was also responsible for all short and long term financing of NJ Natural Gas Co. During his tenure with NJNG he was also responsible for governmental affairs, human resources and regulatory affairs.

Hearne currently resides in Holmdel, NJ with his wife and two sons.