Tag: The Valerie Fund
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Wrestling company will hold show/supply drive event for charity on May 11
UWA Elite will be the host the “Livin’ on the Edge” supply drive event for The Valerie Fund from 6:30-10 p.m. on May 11 at Holy Trinity Church, 90 Leonardine Ave., South River. For more than 35 years, The Valerie Fund has operated Camp Happy Times, a one-week overnight camp experience for any child aged…
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Local wrestling referee will hold donation drive for cancer foundation
SOUTH RIVER–While delivering some live ground-and-pound action to residents, professional wrestling company UWA Elite will be sponsoring a supply drive for The Valerie Fund. UWA Elite referee Ryan Torok, who is a cancer survivor, organized this year’s supply drive to provide supplies for children attending The Valerie Fund’s summer camp, Camp Happy Times. “The Valerie Fund saved my life…
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Annual Rook Run 5K, one-mile walk will be held Oct. 8
The fourth annual 5K Rook Run and Walk will take place Oct. 8 at the Great Lawn section of the Long Branch Boardwalk, 10 Ocean Ave., located between Cooper and Madison avenues, Long Branch. The 5K race begins at 10 a.m., followed by a one-mile walk at 10:15 a.m. The cost is $40 for runners,…
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Malouf and Sansone dealerships send children to Camp Happy Times
The New Jersey Auto Retailers Unite We Care campaign, now in its fourth year, is a partnership between The Valerie Fund and franchised auto retailers to raise money and awareness of The Valerie Fund. Donations from the Malouf and Sansone auto groups will send around 150 campers and their counselors, who have or have had…
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Pro wrestling event in South River to support cancer foundation
UWA Elite Pro Wrestling will present “Luck of the Draw” at 6:30 p.m. om April 1 at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 90 Leonardine Ave., South River. Doors open at 6 p.m. “Luck of the Draw” is a family-friendly pro wrestling event with larger-than-life characters, world-class pro wrestling talent and an interactive show theme. Fans are encouraged…
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Wrestling referee laying the smackdown to cancer with toy drive
By JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent SAYREVILLE — Ryan Torok, who was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 4, was given a powerful visual to help him get through his life-threatening illness. Torok said his doctor picked up on his interest in wrestling and explained to him that “Hulk Hogan is your chemotherapy,” he said, adding that…
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Rook Run to support the Valerie Fund
The third annual Rook Run will begin at 10 a.m. on Sept. 25 along the Long Branch boardwalk adjacent to the Great Lawn Amphitheatre, 10 Ocean Ave. For the third year in a row, Rook Coffee has proudly partnered with The Valerie Fund, a not-for-profit organization supporting children and their families with cancer or a blood…
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Monmouth County auto retailers support children with cancer
Monmouth County auto retailers will support The Valerie Fund for a third year. Circle BMW, 500 Route 36, Eatontown; Circle Chevrolet/Hyundai, 641 Shrewsbury Ave., Shrewsbury; DiFeo Auto Group’s Chrysler Jeep Dodge, 500 Route 72 West, Manahawkin; Manahawkin Kia, 270 Route 72, Manahawkin; Seacoast Chevrolet. 3410 Sunset Ave., Ocean Township; Freehold Ford, 3572 Route 9, Freehold; Jim…
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Middlesex County auto retailers support children with cancer
Middlesex County auto retailers will support The Valerie Fund for a third year. The following dealerships have signed up to donate $5 for every new and used car sold through Oct. 31: Nissan, 2050 Route 130, Monmouth Junction; Reydel Volkswagen, 2034 Route 27, Edison; Malouf Ford-Lincoln, 2210 Route 1, North Brunswick; Malouf Cadillac, 720 Route 1, North Brunswick; Malouf…
