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Charity Volleyball Tourney to Benefit Oceans of Love Saturday

Saint Barbara's will host tournament and gift auction

A charity volleyball tournament and gift auction hosted by the Ocean County Volleyball Club at Saint Barbara’s Church will give 100 percent of the proceeds to Oceans of Love. Organizers to the Saturday event have sold out the spots available for teams, with 16 teams signed up to play starting at 9 a.m. in the parish athletic center. Meanwhile, from 1 p.m. onward, a gift auction and 50/50 raffle will open in the church banquet hall. Admission is $5. With $125 for teams to register, plus proceeds from admission, the gift auction and concession sales, the event stands to be a successful fundraiser for Oceans of Love, said Scott Binkley, director of the volleyball club. Oceans of Love focuses on giving back to Ocean County families affected by…

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Oceans of Love Billboard Radiothon Continues Through Oct. 28

Parking lot of Lowes/Target on Hooper is ground zero for fundraiser

The giant hawk, towering billboard and fun activities in the parking lot of Target and Lowe's on Hooper Avenue spell one thing: the multi-day radiothon to benefit Oceans of Love. Radio station 105.7 FM The Hawk has staged the current radiothon atop a makeshift billboard tower, in hopes of raising a total $105,700 for the charity. Oceans of Love, based in Toms River, aids local familes affected by childhood cancer. The charity helps assist the family's expenses — such as transportation to and from doctors and clinics, parking, phone bills, food, counseling, clothes, car repairs, insurance and utilities — to be a support system in their time of need amid a cancer diagnosis. Hawk DJ Andy Chase has been atop the parking lot billboard since Oct…

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