It’s been another incredible year for Shore Con- ference athletics. Think Mater Dei Prep’s jaw-dropping comeback victory over Christian Brothers Academy in the Shore Conference basketball tournament. Or run- ning back Mike Gawlik’s standout performance — 208 yards rushing, three touchdowns and a 49-yard touchdown pass — leading Jackson Memorial to a second consecutive state championship victory. Student athletes across Monmouth and Ocean counties have shown their dedication both on the field and off this school year, and their shining achievements will be commemorated at the inau- gural Asbury Park Press’ Jersey Shore Sports Awards, a red carpet affair set for June 13 at Mon- mouth University’s Multipurpose Activity Center. APP is proud to embark on this new tradition to celebrate their successes, and has secured a spe- cial guest to join the ceremony: Two-time Super Bowl MVP and Giants quarterback Eli Manning. “These student athletes have poured their blood, sweat and tears into achieving excellence in the classroom and on the field,” said Press Executive Editor Hollis R. Towns, Vice President News, Gan- nett NJ. “Their parents want to recognize that. Their schools and communities want to recognize that. And the Asbury Park Press wants to celebrate it with them.” The formal awards banquet will be held June 13 at Monmouth University’s Multipurpose Activity Center (MAC) and will honor more than 350 of the top student-athletes from all three scholastic sea- sons. Our Athletes of the Year, Coach of the Year, Scholastic Achievement and Courage Award win- ners and more will be announced live at the event, co-sponsored by Barnabas Health and Pine Belt Auto. Athletic directors, coaches, students and their families around the Shore said the buzz and excite- ment is growing for the evening, which promises to be the premier Shore area sports event of the year. “Any type of recognition that you can give to your local communities and local high schools is a positive thing,” said Ed Sarluca Jr., athletic direc- tor at Brick Memorial, where 11 first-team All Shore athletes have been chosen to be honored for the fall and winter seasons. “I think these types of good, positive experienc- es in your scholastic athletic career teach you how to work hard, how to be committed to something, how to sacrifice yourself and how to be part of something that might be a little bit bigger than you,” Sarluca said. Shore readies for Jersey Shore Sports Awards June 13 JOIN APP FOR THE JERSEY SHORE SPORTS AWARDS Visit on.app.com/ sportsawardstickets to get your tickets now before they’re sold out! When: June 13; doors open at 5 p.m., dinner starts at 6 p.m. Where: Monmouth University Multipurpose Activity Center (MAC) Tickets: First-team selections and honorees get two complimentary tickets; one for themselves and one for a guest. For all others, tickets are $50 each. Attire: Business casual ASBURY PARK PRESS APP.COM $2.00 05.22.16 VOLUME 137 NUMBER 122 SINCE 1879 @ISSUE 1AA BUSINESS 6AA CLASSIFIED 1D SUNDAY BEST 1E LOTTERIES 2A OBITUARIES 18A OPINION 4AA SPORTS 1C LOCAL 3A WEATHER 9C Feds consider removing marijuana from Schedule 1 classification. STORY, 1B Exaggerator wins wet and muddy Preakness Stakes SPORTS, 1C At Ocean Township High School in Monmouth County, transgender students can use the bathroom of their choice, but most prefer the private ones in the nurse’s office. A few miles south, the issue is so contentious in the Toms River Regional School District that parents and religious leaders started a petition drive to stop a pro- posed policy that would have allowed transgender stu- dents to choose which bathroom or locker room they use. The policy has since been put on hold. Nearly a week after the Justice Department issued sweeping guidelines saying all transgender students How do local school districts handle transgender facilities for students? PRESS STAFF REPORT @ASBURYPARKPRESS See SCHOOLS, Page 13A Billionaire presidential candidate Donald Trump bills himself as an “ardent philanthropist,” but the charitable giving by close ally Gov. Chris Christie and his wife’s foundation laps the presumptive Republican nominee’s gifts to charity by nearly 12-to-1, an Asbury Park Press investigation found. According to their federal income tax returns, Christie and his wife, Mary Pat, have donated more than $145,000 to charity since 2009, the year he was elected. They donated $27,109 in 2014, the last year re- turns have been made available. The Sandy recovery fund that Mrs. Christie started has handed out more than $37.7 million since it was founded in late 2012. By contrast, the Donald J. Trump Foundation — the candidate’s private, namesake foundation — donated about $3.2 million over the three-year period accord- ing to IRS documents, including $591,000 in 2014, the latest year available. The candidate himself hasn’t donated a single dollar to the foundation since a $30,000 gift in 2008, which is well within his rights, Kansas University nonprofit law professor Bruce Hopkins said. “There’s no obligation right now for Trump to put Hillary Clinton and Gov. Chris Christie more charitable than Donald Trump CHEAPSKATE BILLIONAIRE? WHAT THEY GAVE DONALD TRUMP Donated $30,000 since 2008, accord- ing to the only public record avail- able. lThe Donald J. Trump Founda- tion: $591,450 in grants in 2014, the most recent year available. GOV. CHRIS CHRISTIE and FIRST LADY MARY PAT CHRISTIE Donated more than $145,000 since 2009. lHurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund: $7.1 million last year. The char- ity was created by Mrs. Christie. HILLARY CLINTON Donated $3 mil- lion. lThe Clinton Foundation: $5.1 million in grants and more than $34 million in staff salaries in 2014. SOURCES: IRS 990S; GUBERNATORIAL TAX RELEASES; ASBURY PARK PRESS DESIGN STUDIO ILLUSTRATION MIKE DAVIS @BYMIKEDAVIS “What Trump's doing is not good philanthropy. We typically think that philanthropy has to involve your own money or time. There should be an element of sacrifice. Obviously, there's not a lot of that going on.” LESLIE LENKOWSKY, A PHILANTHROPY PROFESSOR AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY See GIVING, Page 5A ASBURY PARK PRESS INVESTIGATION