The Boys & Girls Club of Monmouth County will host their third annual Porta Palooza fundraiser on Thursday, July 24 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the restaurant’s Abbot Room. Attendees can expect a fun time playing giant Jenga, participating in a bean bag toss and other games while winning prizes and having fun for […]

For the second year in a row, a group of local runners raised $40,000 for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Monmouth County [BGCM] by participating in several shore-area races. Team BGCM was led by Middletown resident Douglas Eagles,executive director of Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County, and Shrewsbury resident Lisi Klus, development and […]

Porta restaurant is hosting a Sunday yoga class to benefit one of the city’s schools, according to a release from the Hope Academy Charter School. Certified yoga instructors Ann Healy, Karri Lueddeke and Daniel Abbot will lead participants through a 90-minute candlelit vinyasa flow. The class takes place Sunday, April 13 from 12:30 p.m. to […]

Editor, the Asbury Park Sun, On Saturday, March 15, 2014, Barbara Lesinski and I [Team Mounds Abound] had a fundraiser for the Avon Foundation’s Walk for Breast Cancer at the Wonder Bar. Several businesses donated and friends and local residents came to show their support. We raised $1,165 from Saturday night’s event. We’d like to thank […]

Prom season is on its way and Hotel Tides in Asbury Park is once again inviting people to don their best tuxedos and gowns to promote a worthy cause. The Pink Prom raises will raise funds for Project Real Empowerment on All Levels [R.E.A.L.], an LGBT youth center in Asbury Park where young adults can form […]

On March 1, 2014, The Wonder  Bar in Asbury Park will host the inaugural Sinderella’s Ball concert to benefit Joan Dancy and PALS (People With ALS) Foundation. Joan Dancy and PALS is an all-volunteer grassroots organization that helps provide services and medical equipment to assist people in Monmouth and Ocean County who suffer from ALS […]

Langosta Lounge, an oceanfront restaurant and bar located on the Asbury Park boardwalk, has announced plans to kickoff its Valentine’s Day celebrations with Couples Mala, the fourth event in its Mala for Life series, according to release from a public relations firm representing the restaurant. Commonly used as prayer beads in the Hindu and Buddhist religion, […]

Cycling enthusiasts are being called by the American Diabetes Association to ride for a cause this September. The Jersey Shore’s annual Tour de Cure is set to kick off in Asbury Park Saturday, Sept. 20, according to a press release issued by the association. The Tour de Cure is a series of fund-raising cycling events […]

Christmas came a little early this year for Asbury Park’s crossing guards. For the past several weeks a community-wide initiative has been underway to help sponsor new warm, reflective winter gear to outfit the guards. Previously, they wore thin reflective vests over their own personal winter coats. At a press conference held Friday outside of […]

A few local Asbury Park business owners will be honored by the American Red Cross for a fundraising campaign they organized in the days after Hurricane Sandy. Bret Morgan, 35, Daniel Croak, 35, and Nina Saporta ,29, are the founders of the nonprofit corporation “Cowerks – Restore the Shore.” The three were recently selected by members of […]