Mud City Crab House, JETTY and DD&BCF took out the below Ad in this week’s Sandpaper. We thank the businesses listed and many more for their continued sponsorship. We are so grateful for the friendships and relationships we have formed within our local community. We would ask you to please support these local businesses especially now in the aftermath of hurricane sandy!
David’s Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation would like to extend our deepest sympathy to Joyce, Jill, Kristin and the rest of the Panzone family with the passing of Frank Panzone. Frank and the rest of the family have been one of the biggest supporters of our little cancer foundation since day one. We would not have been able to help over 50 families in just 2 years without their tremendous support. We wish we were not in a position be a recipient of a memorial tribute donation from the Panzone family but we are truly honored to accept donations in memory of Frank. DD&BCF will inform the Panzone family of every donation made on behalf of Frank as well as every gift contribution the Foundation makes thanks to the generosity of their family and friends. God Bless!
Below is from Jillian Panzone:
A memorial service for Frank Panzone will be held on Monday, December 3, 2012 at 11 am at St. Mary of the Pines in Manahawkin, NJ. In lieu of flowers, memorial tributes may be made in Frank’s honor to David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation, 28 Magnolia Road, Manahawkin, NJ 08050 or St. Francis of Assisi Parish or St Francis Center 4700 Long Beach Boulevard Brant Beach, NJ 08008 (*we are parishioners of St.Francis, due to devastation of Hurricane Sandy, the mass will be held at St. Mary of the Pine’s)
The 5th Annual Martin Truex Jr. Foundation Golf Tournament will be a special one this year as our Founder, David Christian Caldarella, will be announced as their Humanitarian of the Year! Please check out the official press release below. You can also get additional information on the fan event and golf tournament here. Congrats David!
Dear Friends,
David’s Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation (DD&BCF) would like to use this semi-annual update to inform you of a major change to our mission statement. Also, we have news from our 2 major sponsors JETTY and Mud City Crab House. Please see the list of upcoming events and the 6 attachments. DD&BCF would like to welcome all of our newest supporters to the Foundation and thank the ones that have been with us from the beginning because we would not be able to help our patients/families in need without all of YOU!
First and foremost, it was unanimously agreed upon and approved at the annual Board of Director’s meeting that we revise our mission statement as follows: David’s Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that raises funds to provide financial assistance to families affected by a cancer diagnosis to help them offset the costs of physician visits, treatments, medications, lodging and transportation. We have removed the research funding portion of our past mission statement. It is our belief that DD&BCF is best suited for helping those patients/families burdened by the financial strains of a cancer diagnosis. This belief is driven from the heart of our founder, echoed by its directors and confirmed by our growing army of supporters/sponsors! We remind you of a quote from our founder that he read a while back, “Kindness is the Shadow of God in Man”! Once again, these examples of GIVING are only made possible by the large shadows being cast by our supporters! The 3 examples below are just a small glimpse of our renewed mission towards patients/families.
GIVING:
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Gilbert Gottfried:
Longshot’s restaurant and bar in Waretown, NJ is kindly donating all proceeds from the 10:30 comedy show of Gilbert Gottfried on
Saturday July 14, 2012. Please see attached flyer for details and contact us directly for tickets at info@davidsdreamandbelieve.org
JETTY Coquina Surf Jam:
Simply put, this event last year breathed new life and positive energy into the Foundation and it’s a distinct possibility that DD&BCF would not be here today had it not been for this 2011 event. This is a female surf contest that benefits DD&BCF which in return donates gift
contributions to local breast cancer patients in need. Please see attachments regarding this event including a press release, sponsorship form and flyer. We would ask that you consider sharing this press release and flyer with your friends and business associates. Also, please consider becoming a sponsor for this great event whether it is a t-shirt, business or new this year (In Honor – In Memory) real estate signs which will be displayed on the beach.
Girls Night Out & Live Bachelor Auction:
September 2012. This is currently a work in progress. Please contact our Secretary Joyce DeGregorio joyce@davidsdreamandbelieve.org
with any questions, suggestions or bachelors?
Crabbin for a Cure:
This event was born out of a dinner amongst some friends at Mud City Crab House and within 30 days “Crabbin for a Cure” took place and in excess of $17,000.00 was raised for DD&BCF. This far exceeded our wildest expectations and has quickly become a signature event for
DD&BCF along with the JETTY Coquina Surf Jam and now our Cruisin for a Cure. We have been receiving requests for tickets as soon as the day after last year’s event. Co-owners of Mud City Crab House Melanie & Eric Magaziner and Bob & Gina Nugent have opened up the tickets for this year’s event. Please see the attached Crabbin letter from Melanie and sponsor forms. We would ask that you consider sharing Melanie’s letter and our sponsor form with your friends and business associates. Tickets for this year’s event are going to sell out rapidly!
Lastly we are committed to help those patients/families burdened by the financial strains of a cancer diagnosis. However, our commitment is only fueled by the generosity of our individual and corporate sponsors. Please take a minute to share the attachments in this email with your contacts, find us on Facebook and visit our website for updates on giving.
SAVING LIVES BY FIGHTING CANCER TOGETHER!!!
If you are in Kentucky for the Derby Festival Mini Marathon, then please come out to our Finish Line at Fun Zone! This after-race event will be a family-style buffet with a game room for all ages. Funds raised will help support local cancer patients in Kentucky. David’s Dream & Believe Cancer foundation founder David Caldarella & President Tim Hall will be participating in the mini marathon as well as the after-event at Fun Zone Pizza! Please join us as we Save Lives by Fighting Cancer Together! You can check out Fun Zone Pizza’s Official Facebook page here!
We have several events planned for 2012 and just wrapped up our first annual “Let the Goodtimes Bowl” event in Manahawkin, NJ. Our “Call to Action” at the beginning of the year has been answered by many individuals in our community. Our President Tim Hall’s daughter Ashley, answered the call and is holding a local fundraiser in Lexington, KY after her father, Lindsey Kunze, a few other friends & David run a 1/2 marathon in Louisville on Saturday, April 28th. David has raced this 1/2 marathon many times with Tim, but this race will be extra special for so many reasons.
The following weekend, on Sunday, May 6th, Kathleen Ryan, who also answered the call, is holding a motorcycle & classic car ride “Cruisin’ for a Cure” starting in Barnegat, NJ and ending at Longshots in Waretown, NJ.
We will again be participating in the Manahawkin Relay for Life on Friday June 1st. Deb Mella is the captain of our team and answered the call as the top fundraiser at last year’s event and is on track to win that title again this year.
The Jetty sponsored 4th Annual Coquina Jam female surf contest on Saturday, August 4th will again benefit local breast cancer patients in our community.
Lastly, we will finish the year off with our extremely popular and successful “Crabbin’ for a Cure” benefit at Mud City Crab House.
In addition, we’d like to thank Cathie Banas (31 Gifts) & The Irons Family who are both donating to DD&BCF this month! Stay tuned for additional details on all of these great events and thank you so much to those who have answered our “Call to Action“!