The other side of Asbury. September 2, 2020. Paul Goldfinger photo. ©
Now known as Market Street Mission—Jersey Shore. Memorial Drive. Paul Goldfinger photo.
ART GARFUNKLE:
Editor’s note: Re-post from 2020.
In Asbury Park are quite a few bars that attract large affluent tourist crowds which consume martinis, vintage whiskies, custom beers and fine wines, mostly around the Cookman Avenue district.
But in the shadows are charity organizations such as the Salvation Army* that care for down-and-out alcoholics and they do great work as they link Christianity to their approach.
And they also have a musical tradition at the Salvation Army which mostly involves brass players including fine musicians such as Ocean Grove’s Phil Smith and famous brass ensembles such as the King’s Brass, New York Staff Band, and the Imperial Brass which have appeared many times in Ocean Grove’s Great Auditorium.
See our post below about their appearance in the Grove next week.
The Salvation Army, the Jersey Shore Rescue Mission (now known as the” Market Street Mission—Jersey Shore,”) and others rely on contributions. Get on their mailing lists.
Paul Goldfinger, M.D., Editor Blogfinger.net
* The Salvation Army left town a few years and moved to Rt. 35. It surprised me because A. Park needed the Army—a place where help was down the block. Churches in A. Park help the down-and-outers with faithful hope and free meals.
Speaking of charitable efforts to help down-and-out people with issues such as cancer, there are quite a few in the Grove and Neptune, including Mary’s Place, the recipient of favored zoning and corporate contributions.
Do they recruit clients with cancer from the underprivileged parts of town? They should tell us about that if they do.
And does Jersey Shore Medical remember to place pink ribbons in the African-American parts of town where breast and prostate cancers thrive?
Do they make sure that the underprivileged get mammograms and PSA tests?