We had a phenomenal day at Stockton University with Dr. Ai Zhang’s Advanced Public Relations classes on Tuesday March 22nd. Students Lauren Rowek and Danielle Horneff put together this blog about the event. A special thanks to Dr. Ai and all the students who participated in this great day!
Please click on the link below to read all about it.
Stockton University Tabling Event
Our first example of planned giving started in 2013 with Paul Samaniego when he created a bi-weekly employee contribution through his company to David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation (DDBCF). This was met in 2014 by a similar monthly donation by another friend of the Foundation, Sue Vilardi. Their planned giving initiatives continue today in 2016! Thank you both.
We were informed at the beginning of 2015 about a very exciting new partnership between DDBCF and our friends at Informed Mortgage. A heartfelt thanks to our Director Dani Corso and her company Volatile Media Management for fostering the vision for this new partnership! Our hometown mortgage specialists committed to donate $25.00 to DDBCF for every loan closed by their Manahawkin, NJ office! The end result was a monumental donation of $18,000.00 to DDBCF! We must thank the entire staff at Informed Mortgage for their personal investment in the mission of David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation to bring HOPE to our patients and their families affected by a cancer diagnosis! Please contact our friends at Informed Mortgage NJ for all your Mortgage needs by calling them today at: (609) 597-0007.
In 2016, several other individuals and businesses have joined in on the planned giving initiative. It’s generous and selfless efforts like the one’s mentioned above that will sustain the HOPE that DDBCF provides to our families throughout the year! Please click on the links below to download your copy of our Planning Giving Initiative and view the sponsorship levels available for all of our events. Thank You!
Patient Advocate Committee!
On February 15th 2016, Director Dani Corso and Co-Founder David Caldarella visited Dr. Ai Zhang’s Advanced Public Relations and Social Media Classes at Stockton University. Dr. Ai and her students always deliver an intensely positive discussion surrounding the mission of the Foundation. We are grateful to be working with two awesome student groups again this semester. It was during our February 15th visit that the concept to create a Patient Advocate Committee (PAC) within David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation (DDBCF) was born!
Our Patient Advocate Committee consists of the very people who inspire us on a daily basis: patients, caregivers and medical personnel. This PAC will spread awareness on the impact the Foundation has with our families battling cancer because our PAC have witnessed this first-hand. They will also be able to offer support and HOPE to our current families battling cancer that will help the healing process for everybody involved. We asked 7 people to join our Patient Advocate Committee and all 7 responded with a Resounding YES!
We want to welcome: Dawn Aversa, Elizabeth Martinez, Patty Springstead, Susie Buzby, Tina Angers and Lauren & Bill Raney. We have 3 patients, 4 caregivers, 1 oncology nurse navigator and 1 married couple. We are honored to have them join us with such a strong desire to help others and bring light to so many others battling this deadly disease! #ABeaconOfHope
The mission of David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation was born out of my personal battle with Stage IV Head and Neck cancer and the support that was given to me by family, friends, medical team and strangers! A day like today is only made possible with the support from our Board of Directors, Sponsors, Volunteers, Community and most importantly the patients and families who inspire us on a daily basis with their determination, courage and heart. A special thank you to my girlfriend and Realtor from REMAX of Barnegat Bay, Catherine Deely who worked on securing the lease and is donating 100% of her commission back to the Foundation. Our main focus from day one was to offer our patients and their families financial assistance/services but most importantly HOPE in the darkest of times.
That is why Today is a Monumental day in the brief 5 year history of this Foundation. Today is MOVING DAY into our “Official” David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation office! This is a major step for the Foundation that will allow us to have a professional, safe and private space to meet with our families going through the most difficult time in their lives. A few of our sponsors have offered to pay a month’s rent on behalf of the Foundation and we will be spotlighting these wonderful businesses in the next couple of weeks. We would encourage our patients, sponsors, volunteers, students and any interested parties to visit us at 364 North Main Street, Suite 10D, Manahawkin NJ!
Dream & Believe, David