{"id":9736,"date":"2026-05-08T16:27:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T20:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/GalleryWP\/?p=9736"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:27:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T20:27:44","slug":"celebrating-wellness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/GalleryWP\/celebrating-wellness\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Wellness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Ocean County Commissioner Sam Ellenbogen joined with the Ocean County Mental Health Awareness Committee in \u201cCelebrating Wellness,\u201d at the Ocean County Library\u2019s Toms River Branch on May 6. The special program is dedicated to highlighting the many activities our community has cultivated in an effort to reduce stigma, increase awareness surrounding mental illness, and celebrate wellness and recovery.<\/p>\n<p>The Ocean County Board of Commissioner congratulates the Community Advocate Awardees and congratulates all the winners of the Creative Expression and &#8216;What A Difference A Friend Makes&#8217; Contests.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9736 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/GalleryWP\/celebrating-wellness\/dsc_0003\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/co.ocean.nj.us\/GalleryWP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DSC_0003-250x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Community Advocate Awardees and the winners of the Creative Expression and &#039;What A Difference A Friend Makes&#039; 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