JETTY | David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation

JETTY
JETTY

We want to finish off this calendar year by highlighting our business sponsors that have donated in excess of $10,000.00 in 2015 and have made a long-term commitment to support David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation

We want to begin with our friends at Jetty who partnered with DDBCF on the 2011 Jetty Coquina Jam and we celebrated our 5th Jetty Coquina Jam together this past July. This formidable partnership is dedicated to supporting the needs of our community. The benefit of this event remains female cancer patients and in 2015 local female business owners took ownership of this event resulting in the most succesful event in its’ history.

The entire team at Jetty is committed to supporting DDBCF and our families battling a cancer diagnosis! We use Jetty for all of our screen printing needs with our DDBCF gear.

We want to thank Jeremy, Cory, Paul, Craig, John, Eiche, Brad, Tony, Colleen and Dani for their continued support! Please support these sponsors that make charitable giving a part of their business plan.

 

 

JETTY

7th Annual Jetty Coquina Jam
7th Annual Jetty Coquina Jam

We want to thank our friends at JETTY who continue to partner with David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation (DDBCF) to better the lives of our patients and their families battling cancer in the community!

Our Co-Founder David Caldarella and Jetty CEO Jeremy DeFilippis forged their relationship on the beaches and in the ocean surfing 22nd Street, Ship Bottom circa 1990. Jeremy and David continue that friendship and partnership today along with the rest of the Jetty team including: CMO Cory Higgins, CCO John Clifford, Partners Paul and Craig Clifford, Mike Eiche, Tony Coon, Bradley Bargiel, Colleen Foster and our very own Dani Corso.

The 3rd Annual Jetty Coquina Jam in 2011 was the first event that Jetty & DDBCF partnered together and the two have not looked back since. Jeremy served 3 years as a member on the DDBCF Board of Directors and David was able to assist the Jetty team during their monumental Hurricane Sandy relief efforts! Jetty recently opened their Flagship Store in Manahawkin at 509 North Main Street! The community is just as excited to have this new retail space, offices and production located right in our backyard!

Please support our friends and partners at Jetty. Thank you!

 

7th Annual Jetty Coquina Jam | All-Female Surf Contest | David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation

7th Annual Jetty Coquina Jam
7th Annual Jetty Coquina Jam

The 7th Annual Jetty Coquina Jam has been slated for Sunday, July 26th at Taylor Avenue beach in Beach Haven, NJ! This will be the 5th year Jetty has partnered with David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation which directs 100% of the proceeds back to female cancer patients in our community. This annual event has provided $30,757.90 in assistance to females in our community affected by a cancer diagnosis!

The central focus of Jetty Coquina Jam is to raise funds for DDBCF through celebrating the growth of female surfing. Females of all ages can partake in the contest (download entry form below) — Please note that surfers should be of the intermediate skill level and strong swimmers We also run a youth surf clinic after the contest in conjunction with Farias Surf & Sport, Jetty Team Riders and plenty of volunteers. ($20 donation / on beach sign up)

Lastly, we are only able to run this wonderful event with the help of our community and business partners (download a sponsorship form below).

Be a part of this awesome, fundraising event – see you at the 7th Annual Jetty Coquina Jam!

7th Annual Jetty Coquina Jam
7th Annual Jetty Coquina Jam

Entry Form

Sponsorship Form

Waiver Form

Bengal Block Party Wrap-Up | David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation | Barnegat High School

Bengal Block Party
Bengal Block Party

All of us at David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation want to thank everyone involved and all those that were in attendance for yesterday’s Bengal Block Party at Barnegat High School. The chilly temperatures and gusting winds didn’t dampen the spirits of the 500+ guests.

We want to thank Barnegat High School, Principal Steve Nichol, Faculty, Interact Team and Students! We want to thank Barnegat HS security and Barnegat Police Dept. Congratulations to Barnegat HS senior Sophie Beyer on being awarded our 1st Samantha Franco Dream & Believe Scholarship!

We want to thank our food and business vendors for braving the elements in order to benefit the families of DDBCF battling cancer. Thank you to our friends at Jetty for your main event sponsorship for this event!

Thank you to all of our bands that donated their time, energy and live music to the event including Michelle Lombardi, Sneak Attack, New Sense, Moral of the Story and My Life On Film. We want to thank our awesome DJ, Arties Parties. A special thank you to My Life on Film for not only headlining our event but for acting as our backup sound system for the entire event. We cannot thank all of you enough for your support!

We want to thank our amazing volunteers that continue to support the Foundation with their time and dedication to the mission! A special thank you to our youth group Generation Dream and the parents of our Generation Dream kids for always coming out to support the Foundation.

Thank you to our Stockton University Service-Learning students. We have created a special bond with Dr. Zhang and her students. Thank you Lauren Hoffman, Leanne Weatherly, Kiera Driscoll, Nikki Olivier, Paula Blase, Brianna Mazzucca, Emily Repici, Nicole Leppert and Christopher Wolf.

A well-deserved thank you to Dani Corso from our Board of Directors who put in full-time hours on this event on a completely volunteer basis as is the case with all of our directors. A special thank you to Kim Manzella, Kelly Powers and Jillian Elsasser for their support on the Bengal Block Party.

Thanks to events like this one we have been able to assist 373 families affected by a cancer diagnosis in 4.5 years! 

 

Bengal Block Party | Barnegat High School | David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation

Bengal Block Party
Bengal Block Party

We are beyond excited for our Bengal Block Party at Barnegat High School on Friday May 15th! The event will take place from 4-10pm. This event has been in the making for a couple of years and we want to thank Teacher Ms. Schuler from Barnegat High School and her Interact Team for making it a reality.

Please join David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation for this Community-Wide event, supported by our friends at Jetty, featuring: Live Music (5 Bands), DJ, Light Show, Food, Vendors, Bouncy House, Games, Activities and a Walkathon!

We are thrilled to have students from Stockton University Service-Learning Program involved in our Bengal Block Party. The Stockton University Service-Learning Program is dedicated to Service with a Purpose!

We want to thank our friends at Jetty  for supporting the Bengal Block Party!

 

There is a $10.00 admission donation to enter the Bengal Block Party. Kids 10 and under are free! 

 

Bengal Block Party Team Sign-Up

Bengal Block Party Fundraising Form

Bengal Block Party Sponsorship Form

Bengal Block Party Vendor Form

Bengal Block Party Waiver Form

Bengal Block Party
Bengal Block Party

Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday

We try to emulate Giving Tuesday every day of the year at David’s Dream & Believe and we appreciate your continued support throughout the year.

We would like to ask you to think about supporting our mission of providing Hope for our families battling a cancer diagnosis (300+ families served in 4 years).  You can make a difference simply by purchasing some of our branded Dream & Believe Gear created by our friends at Jetty.

Please enter code DREAM on orders of $50.00 or more to receive a $10.00 discount on your order!

Please enter code BELIEVE on orders of $100.00 or more to receive a $25.00 discount on your order!

 Let’s Save Lives By Fighting Cancer Together! 

Thank you!

 

Giving Tuesday

Crabbin for a Cure Wrap-Up!

Crabbin for a Cure

 

The weather outside may have been frightful but the positive vibes and energy inside Mud City Crab House on Wednesday night were electric for our 4th Annual Crabbin for a Cure to benefit David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation.

We need to start with our hosts, owners and friends of Mud City Crab House: Melanie & Eric Magaziner and Ginna, Brianna & Bob Nugent. Our friendship with this crew started almost 25 years ago and was reignited during the 2011 Jetty Coquina Jam. They have been faithful supporters of the Foundation since day one and are responsible for our second longest running event with Crabbin for a Cure. Melanie Magaziner is going on her 3rd year as Vice President of David’s Dream & Believe and we appreciate the combined efforts from Melanie and Eric. Simply put, we would not have been able to assist the amount of families we have in the past 3.5 years without their support and friendship.

The Staff at Mud City Crab House is FAMILY! There are many reasons for the long waits to eat at this local landmark since the Magaziner and Nugent families opened the doors. However, we believe the amazing staff is tied at the top of that list with the incredible food. This amazing staff has volunteered their time and donated their tips back to the Foundation every year!

Our 4th Annual Crabbin for a Cure did not have an auction this year and there was a very good reason for that. Crabbin for a Cure has been a locals event since year one. It allows for local business owners and families to join together for a relaxing dinner with amazing friends after a long and very busy summer.  We value and appreciate the continued efforts throughout the year from those same local businesses and local families that allow us to carry out the mission of the Foundation. We want our supporters to know you mean the world to us!

Crabbin for Cure was created during a lunch meeting between Melanie, Eric, David and Jeremy from Jetty. We want to thank all of our sponsors starting with our longest local sponsor Jetty. Thank you: Jackie & Bill McCabe, Ocean Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine Wellness Center, Sally’s Shrimp & Seafood, Panzone’s Pizza, Reynolds Landscaping, Anderson Insurance Agency, Thomas V Massa DMD & Associates, Walt McCollum Plumbing, Heating & Cooling, Price Home Group, Art Puzziferro Builder, The Ruemeli Family, Ann Coen Photography, Speakeasy Pizzeria, Tuckerton Lumber Co. and Potts Excavating!

A special thank you to Kerry Beetel and his students from Piece of the Puzzle for making and donating the yummy homemade ice cream for dessert!

See you next year!

6th Annual Jetty Coquina Jam Wrap-Up

It’s obvious that Mother Nature and David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation (DD&BCF) need to have a sit-down to iron out our differences. However the rain, wind, flooding and rough ocean didn’t stop the positive vibes emanating from the 6th Annual Jetty Coquina Jam yesterday! We had an amazing turnout and cannot thank everybody enough for their support!

A few special thanks need to be handed out and it has to start with Chief Executive Officer from Jetty Jeremy DeFilippis. Jeremy has been linked to DD&BCF from day one and Jeremy served on the Board of Directors for 3+ years. His tireless efforts on the Coquina Jam are geared towards not only running a surf contest on LBI that spotlights incredibly talented female surfers and local businesses but also raises money for a Foundation near and dear to his heart that directs the donations back to local breast cancer patients in need. We thank Jeremy and the entire Jetty ownership team for being committed to our partnership in the Coquina Jam. We look forward to many years working together for the benefit of our local breast cancer patients!

Dani Corso, Mike Eiche and the Jetty Interns deserve special thanks as well. Dani handled doubly duty for managing tasks including social media, email blasts, marketing, sponsors and various other aspects for this event for both Jetty and DD&BCF. Her commitment and dedication to both organizations are a credit to her unfailing Pay it Forward Spirit! Many of you may not know the name Mike Eiche from Jetty but you should – Eiche is the guy always behind the scenes getting the job done. Whether its printing hurricane sandy relief shirts for 16 hours a day or setting up/breaking down Coquina Jam – Eiche will always be there getting the job done! Thanks to the Jetty Interns for braving the elements and supporting the cause.  Thank you to Super Volunteer Matt Mancini for braving the elements from start to finish!

Thanks to Jon Coen for handling the mic duties all day long in very difficult conditions. I know we all look forward to hearing Jon narrate the Coquina Jam Event each year! Thank you to our Judges and support staff that manages the event for us! A special thanks to Randy Budd & Bill Machotka! We want to thank Mark Keeler from MK Productions for giving us sound all day.

Thanks to our amazing Sponsors and Beach Vendors! We have to mention those beach vendors that braved the weather yesterday: Liquid Bliss Yoga/Eden Eco, Farias Surf & Sport, Rodeo Bird, Living on the Veg, El Swell, Black Whale, Naked Juice and Red Bull!

Thank you to the Amazing and Incredibly Talented Female Surfers that came from as far as Costa Rica and as close as our event home in Beach Haven, NJ to participate in our 6th Annual Jetty Coquina Jam. These women hold a special place in our hearts because they represent the beautiful fighting spirit of our female patients battling a breast cancer diagnosis!

A special thanks to our Generation Dream Team that manned the DD&BCF tent today selling pretzels, water and Generation Dream shirts! Thanks to our director Kim Manzella for managing the tent for us today with Generation Dream. Thank you to Brie Fagan for bringing some of her beautiful handmade jewelry and flower crowns from her company The Wandering Gypsea to sell under our tent!

Last but certainly not least, A Very Special Thanks to our Supporters who continue to amaze us on a daily basis! You battled floods, traffic, rain, and chilly temps – all for the benefit of our local families battling a breast cancer diagnosis. Our patients currently fighting this horrible disease and those we have lost give us our daily inspiration. Our supporters give us the fuel to continue our mission.

Thank you to everybody that participated in the 6th Annual Jetty Coquina Jam from all of us at David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation! See you next year!

6th Annual Jetty Coquina Jam

The 6th Annual Jetty Coquina Jam has been slated for Saturday, August 2, 2014 at the Taylor Avenue beach in Beach Haven, NJ! This will be the 4th year Jetty has partnered with David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation and DD&BCF will direct 100% of the proceeds back to local breast cancer patients. ! This annual, growing event has provided over $24,000 in assistance for local breast cancer patients and their families!  We welcome females of all ages to partake in the contest (download entry form below) — Please note that surfers should be of the intermediate skill level and strong swimmers (able to ride the line and complete maneuvers on their own). We also run a youth clinic after the contest (afternoon time TBD) in conjunction with Farias Surf & Sport and Jetty Team Riders Jamie Dewitt & Selena Moberly ($20 donation / on beach sign up). Lastly, we are only able to run this wonderful event with the help of our community and business partners (download a sponsorship form below). Be a part of this awesome, fundraising event – see you at the 6th Annual Jetty Coquina Jam!

*Please note that due to poor waves/weather, the contest may run on 8/3, 8/9 or 8/10 — we do our absolute best to run the event on the intended date of 8/2*

Jetty Coquina Jam
Jetty Coquina Jam

Entry Form

Event Flier

Sponsorship Form

Generation Dream

The kids from our youth sub-group of David’s Dream & Believe Cancer Foundation called Generation Dream are going to be very busy this week! Generation Dream will have a tent at the LBI Foundation’s 8th Annual Barnegat Bay Day & Go Green Expo on Wednesday from 12-4pm. Generation Dream will have sign-up sheets to join our youth group and will also have eco-friendly beverage tumblers available for a small donation so please stop by to say hello! Thursday morning at 10am, the Generation Dream team travel to our friends at Jetty for a tour of the local surf company’s facilities and to watch their Generation Dream t-shirts being printed by the Jetty crew. On Saturday July 12th, it’s our DD&BCF Night at the Lakewood Blueclaws featuring Generation Dream. We are selling individual Blueclaws tickets for $10 and our combo package includes game ticket, bus ride, food & non-alcoholic beverage for $30. The 56 person bus will be leaving Ocean Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine Wellness Center (102 East Bay Avenue) promptly at 4:30pm and returning immediately after the game. Please contact us directly at: generationdream2014@gmail.com to reserve your tickets and seat on the bus today!

 

Generation Dream
Generation Dream