PHOTO: Noting the help of numerous volunteers from the Jersey Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders recently recognized the American Red Cross.

The Red Cross agency for more than 130 years has provided a helping hand during times of disasters.

Pictured, is Ocean County Freeholder Director John P. Kelly, Director of Law and Public Safety, presenting a Freeholder proclamation to Edward F. Liston Jr., a member of the Board of Directors of the Jersey Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross.