Today my leadership team created sexy results! As Part I of our legacy project, we hosted a Family Fun Day to bring back the play in Union Beach, NJ. Along with many towns along the Jersey shoreline, Union Beach was devastated by Hurricane Sandy and our ultimate goal is to rebuild the playground in Schuyler Park where we'll need $20-25k of funding for materials and equipment (Part II of our legacy project).
With 3 weeks to raise money for the party once we had the date and location set, our team jumped in the middle and took the reins. We divided ourselves into sub-committees: enrollment/volunteers, donations, publicity, entertainment, and food. Our Old Skool Jam fundraiser in Ethos Meze raised $1,011 in funds to go towards the Union Beach restoration. My press release reached the eyes of Madison, NJ and we received word that they wanted to help us in our endeavors! The NJ Councilman came by and gave one of us his card to let him know about our plans for the playground! We got a bouncy house, popcorn and cotton candy machines, face painting, arts and crafts, easter basket giveaways, a giant 4'x4' easter cake, 150 donated stuffed animals, an Easter bunny and free performances from Yosi's Children's Sing-a-long, zumba, a double dutch team and a great DJ. Food came in abundance - enough to feed the volunteers too! I was worried that we didn't have enough food so I bought my own sandwich. ha!
We declared to have at least 100 Union Beach residents commit to helping us build the playground when we raise the funds and set the time/date... we came out with having over 180 residents commit! We raised an additional $400 in raffle money where it will go towards the playground. Results, results, results! Sexy, sexy, sexy! Families were so grateful and expressed their appreciation which was more than we could ask for. It felt so humbling to just make this happen. To pitch in. To contribute. This day wasn't about us, it was about giving back to the less fortunate. Very proud of everyone committing to the cause, to the hope we are creating and to the possibilities we opened up. :)
With 3 weeks to raise money for the party once we had the date and location set, our team jumped in the middle and took the reins. We divided ourselves into sub-committees: enrollment/volunteers, donations, publicity, entertainment, and food. Our Old Skool Jam fundraiser in Ethos Meze raised $1,011 in funds to go towards the Union Beach restoration. My press release reached the eyes of Madison, NJ and we received word that they wanted to help us in our endeavors! The NJ Councilman came by and gave one of us his card to let him know about our plans for the playground! We got a bouncy house, popcorn and cotton candy machines, face painting, arts and crafts, easter basket giveaways, a giant 4'x4' easter cake, 150 donated stuffed animals, an Easter bunny and free performances from Yosi's Children's Sing-a-long, zumba, a double dutch team and a great DJ. Food came in abundance - enough to feed the volunteers too! I was worried that we didn't have enough food so I bought my own sandwich. ha!
We declared to have at least 100 Union Beach residents commit to helping us build the playground when we raise the funds and set the time/date... we came out with having over 180 residents commit! We raised an additional $400 in raffle money where it will go towards the playground. Results, results, results! Sexy, sexy, sexy! Families were so grateful and expressed their appreciation which was more than we could ask for. It felt so humbling to just make this happen. To pitch in. To contribute. This day wasn't about us, it was about giving back to the less fortunate. Very proud of everyone committing to the cause, to the hope we are creating and to the possibilities we opened up. :)
Cake donated by the Cake Constructor
Karen and the Double Dutch team
Matthew - our enroller for volunteers!!! 180 sign-ups reached!
Seaport Diner Sponsors - Thank you for your generosity!
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