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New Jersey Groups Band Together for The Boardwalk Bath to Rebound from Fire

New Jersey Groups Band Together for The Boardwalk Bath to Rebound from Fire

Seaside Heights, NJ (September 17, 2013)- Seaside Heights plans not to waste any time in the rebound from last Thursday’s boardwalk fire. While suffering the economic loss of its businesses on the southern end of town, a group of companies have sprung to action and begin the rebuilding process. On Wednesday September 18th, Smart Center, Helping Hands of New Jersey, and Seaside Heights Fire Department join forces with Home Depot and Coca-Cola for the Boardwalk Bath.

 
Seaside Heights-based rebuilding resource center The Smart Center, non-profit organization Helping Hands of New Jersey, and Seaside Heights Fire Department understand all too well the hardship that lies ahead in rebuilding after the catastrophic 8-alarm fire that took place last Thursday. Home Depot has donated cleaning materials along with Coca-Cola to provide these local businesses the tools needed to begin the process. Driven by volunteers, the 5 groups will begin to clean up the boardwalk damaged in September 12th’s fire.

 
Smart Center formed in Seaside Heights after October 2012’s Superstorm Sandy as a one-stop shop resource center for those in the rebuilding process. The Smart Center  linked with Helping Hands of New Jersey, a non-profit organization that was founded in 2012 to assist families rebuild their homes during turbulent post-storm recovery period. The Boardwalk Bath, led by the three groups, begins at 9AM on Wednesday. With the help of Home Depot and Coca-Cola, they will clean the boardwalk and begin to replace the boards- pushing the recovery forward, and effectively boosting community morale and unity of the towns that have been subject to a long road of adversity in the past year.

 
The Boardwalk Bath will produce a t-shirt which can be purchased on the Smart Center’s website, in which a portion of proceeds will benefit the Seaside Heights Fire Department. Volunteers may sign up on Helping Hands of New Jersey’s website hhofnj.org, or simply register on-site at 9AM Wednesday morning.


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