Rock Benefit to Raise Money for Sandy Victims and Nursing Scholarships

Event features live bands and prizes at Jenk's Club, Point Beach, April 21

  Nine of the Jersey Shore’s top musicians will come together on April 21 at Jenks Club, Point Beach, to help the Monmouth and Ocean victims of Hurricane Sandy and the nurses of Ocean Medical Center. “Rock for the Nurses – Rock for the Shore” will start at 11 a.m. at Jenks Club at Jenkinson's, 300 Ocean Avenue on the boardwalk. Tickets are $30 per person (kids under 12 are free) and are available for advance purchase at Jenks Club, Bow-Kay Florist, Brick, and Ocean Medical Center, Brick. Tickets will also be available for purchase the day of the event at the door. All proceeds from the event will be divided among the Barbara Forfar Nursing Scholarship Fund, which annually benefits the nurses of Ocean Medical Center by providing nursing …

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Hurricane Sandy

Local Theater Company Plans Benefit to Aid Hurricane Sandy Victims

Show Scheduled for Saturday February 9 at OCC

A theater company formed to bring the arts to Toms River will raise funds for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts with their production of Broadway For The Beach 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Ocean County Arts and Cultural Center on the Ocean County College Campus in Toms River. "We wanted to do something easy and give people a good escape and fun night out," said show producer Sean Openshaw. "Art is an escape for people where they can forget about their troubles for one-and-a-half hours." Twenty-four Exit 82 Theatre Company members, ages 17 to 35, and other local performers will perform two acts of show tunes, some solo pieces and some full-on dance numbers, according to Openshaw.  "The storm impacted so many in the community in so many …

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1:05 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013

Hometown Heros is a local Charity that did receive funds from the Robin Hood Foundation (12-12-12 concert) and has been helping Sandy victims directly since the storm hit. They are the designated charity for the trade mark owner of Restore the Shore and the only one you should be buying shirts from. They are the only registered charity that donates 100% of proceeds from shirt sales.   more ›

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Singing Yard Sale Aids Mariners' Theater

Saturday event on Mapletree Road

Why go to any old yard sale when you can go to one that comes with its own entertainment, in the form of Toms River High School North students singing show tunes and other ditties. A "Singing Yard Sale" will serve as a fundraiser for the Toms River North Nautical Star Theatre Company acting students, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday Sept. 22 at 127 Mapletree Road. Students will be entertaining shoppers providing impromptu and scheduled performances. And, of course there will be garage sale items for purchase. The event is a fundraiser for the students, as they save up for a June trip to a Nebraska acting festival, said Toms River North Nautical Star Theatre Company adviser Carolyn Little. "This is a singing yard sale. So come out, buy some …

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Fundraiser Wednesday for Fallen Manchester Marine's Memorial Fund

Percentage of sales at Toms River Chili's will go to Cpl. Nicholas S. Ott Memorial Fund

When presented with a flyer, a portion of sales made at the Toms River Chili's on Wednesday will go toward the memorial fund of a U.S. Marine from Manchester who was killed in action last year.  From 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Aug. 29, 10 percent of bill totals will be donated to the Cpl. Nicholas S. Ott Memorial Fund when the flyer in this article's media box is presented at the 1315 Hooper Ave. restaurant. Ott was killed in August 2011 while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan's Helmand province at 23 years old.  "He gave the ultimate sacrifice so we can do something for him," said Township Council President Craig Wallis when he notified residents about the fundraiser during his report at the governing body's regular meeting Monday.  …

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Blue Claws and Point Police-Firefighter Games Held Last Night to Help Local Girl

Fundraiser for Point Borough girl with kidney disease at Blue Claws Stadium were held Sunday night

The Lakewood Blue Claws and Point Pleasant Borough police vs. Point Pleasant Beach firefighters had a fundraiser softball game Sunday night to help a Point Borough girl in the fight of her life. A Blue Claws game, followed by a separate, fundraiser softball game, "Badges for Charity," were played at the Lakewood Blue Claws stadium to help a Point Pleasant Borough girl suffering from a rare kidney disease. The Point Pleasant Policemen's Benevolent Association (PBA) played the volunteer Point Pleasant Beach Fire Department to help raise money for Allie Ciancia, 10,  who suffers from a rare kidney disease called FSGS (Focal Segmental Glomulerosclerosis), according to Ruthi Blaum Grabowski, her grandmother. "Allie will eventually need a kidney…

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After Lavallette Accident, A Rally and Ride To Support Paralyzed Garvey Racer

"Toes" Freedom Race and Bike Rally Draws Huge Crowd to Barnegat Docks.

Kenny “Toe” Cranmer loved to go fast. The now-Waretown resident raced everything from speedboats to lawnmowers in his quest for speed. Tragically it was that pursuit that resulted in a racing accident that has for now left him mostly paralyzed and in a wheelchair. Cranmer was thrown from his high performance garvey last summer during a race in Lavallette. But that didn’t stop the 40-something speedster from coming out to the races Sunday at the Barnegat Docks on East Bay Avenue. The races and whole day were actually in his honor and was a fund raiser for him and his family sponsored by fellow racers. An estimated crowd of 500 or more also attended the event that featured races in several boat divisions, a classic car competition and …

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Jersey Mike's Hosts Third Annual "Christmas in July" Fundraiser

Jersey Mike's hosts their third annual fundraiser to help put wreaths on headstones of fallen soldiers

Jersey Mike’s Subs will celebrate their third annual “Christmas in July” fundraiser until July 15 by asking customers to donate to the cause. Jersey Mike’s will collect and match all donations for Wreaths Across America (WAA), a non-profit organization that lays thousands of wreaths at the graves of fallen veterans on December 15, National Wreaths Across America Day. And if Jersey Mike’s gets 100,000 “likes” on their Facebook page, the company will donate an additional $25,000 to the organization. Customers can easily donate to the cause by selecting a $1, $3 or $5 tear-off sheet and presenting it at the register at Jersey Mike's shops (see list of towns with stores at end of story). “As we celebrate our nation’s independence, Jersey Mike’…

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About Town

Flower Fundraisers Abloom for Mothers Day

Firehouses, churches selling cut and potted flowers all weekend

If the mothers in your life want flowers, fear not: There's plenty of local organizations that want you to buy from them and support a fundraiser. Annual flower sales at many local churches and firehouses will begin Friday, but organizers said reservations are possible to simplify picking up a gift for mom. Call the numbers below for more info. Here's a rundown of some places around Toms River hosting Mothers Day Flower Sales: • Toms River Fire Company #2 is having a Mother's Day flower sale to raise money for the station on May 11 from 3 to 7 p.m., May 12 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and May 13 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The sale will be at the sub-station located at 1053 Hooper Ave, Toms River. • Silverton Fire Company is having a Mothers Day …

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Downtown Gift Shops Holding Fundraiser for Family Devastated by Fire

Collection for South Toms River family

Autumn Meadow Trading and Sweet Tush gift shops on Washington Street are holding a fundraiser Friday for a local family whose home was devastated by fire. A portion of sales on Friday, May 4 will go to aid the Lowe family of South Toms River, whose Annapolis home was heavily damaged by fire March 30. Autumn Meadow candle and gift shop, located at 11c Washington Street, as well as bath and beauty shop Sweet Tush next door, will donate 20 percent of all sales from the day. The stores, open from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Friday, is also accepting donations that day to go the family directly. For the previous stories on the Lowe family, click here.

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