Local non-profits are among organizations vying for more than $30,000 in grant monies through a regional bank's charity challenge.
The OceanFirst Charity Challenge will award the grants to non-profits that amass the first, second and third largest amounts in monetary donations between April 18 and May 16, according to the event's page on CrowdRise.com, a fundraising web site. First place will receive $20,000; second place, $5,000; third place, $2,500. Smaller amounts will be awarded in mini-contests based on weekly results throughout the event.
The challenge puts neighborhood organizations against groups with ties to larger, corporate entities that might be able to field a larger group of donors.
For example, the Kula Cafe in Asbury Park, run by Interfaith Neighbors, has so far tallied $4,775, compared to the Count Basie Theatre's "Curtains Up for Kids" program, which already has $12,005 in funding. "The Basie" says on its Challenge page that it teamed with iPlay America in Freehold to raise money for "Curtains Up for Kids."
According to information on its Charity Challenge page, the Kula Cafe is a hands-on community program that trains young adults for the hospitality industry in Asbury Park and elsewhere.
According to the page, a donation of $35 will allow one participant to take the ServSafe Food Handler examination, and $150 supports one participant while he or she receives WorkForce readiness training. Meanwhile, $750 provides books and materials for 10 participants, and $2,500 supports one participant for 12 weeks of training, the Kula Cafe says on its page.
Count Basie Theatre's "Curtains Up for Kids" program provides kids access to the arts by way of theatre performances. According to the theatre's Charity Challenge page, $10 will enable one student to what the the Basie calls "a culturally enriching educational performance at the Basie;" $50 will provide pre- and post-show guides for an entire class. Meanwhile, $1,000 will allow an entire grade to attend a performance at the Basie, and $5,000 will let the entire elementary school attend a performance, the Basie says on its Challenge page.
Other local non-profits taking part in the OceanFirst Charity Challenge are Mercy Center Corporation in Asbury Park, which serves the poor and what it calls the chronically underserved population; The Historic Village at Allaire, a museum, located within Allaire State Park, that re-creates an early 19th century iron works community; Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County; Holiday Express, a group of musicians who bring Christmas to the institutionalized, the disadvantaged, and the homeless; and the Mental Health Association of Monmouth County,
As of this writing, Mercy Center Corporation had raised $1,075; The Historic Village at Allaire, also called Allaire Village, $1,200; Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County, $6,300; Holiday Express, $3,265, and the Mental Health Association of Monmouth County, $1,958.
To support your favorite non-profit, go to the OceanFirst Charity Challenge page online at crowdrise(dot)com/oceanfirstcharitychallenge, and click on the name of the participating organization.
The OceanFirst Charity Challenge will award the grants to non-profits that amass the first, second and third largest amounts in monetary donations between April 18 and May 16, according to the event's page on CrowdRise.com, a fundraising web site. First place will receive $20,000; second place, $5,000; third place, $2,500. Smaller amounts will be awarded in mini-contests based on weekly results throughout the event.
The challenge puts neighborhood organizations against groups with ties to larger, corporate entities that might be able to field a larger group of donors.
For example, the Kula Cafe in Asbury Park, run by Interfaith Neighbors, has so far tallied $4,775, compared to the Count Basie Theatre's "Curtains Up for Kids" program, which already has $12,005 in funding. "The Basie" says on its Challenge page that it teamed with iPlay America in Freehold to raise money for "Curtains Up for Kids."
According to information on its Charity Challenge page, the Kula Cafe is a hands-on community program that trains young adults for the hospitality industry in Asbury Park and elsewhere.
According to the page, a donation of $35 will allow one participant to take the ServSafe Food Handler examination, and $150 supports one participant while he or she receives WorkForce readiness training. Meanwhile, $750 provides books and materials for 10 participants, and $2,500 supports one participant for 12 weeks of training, the Kula Cafe says on its page.
Count Basie Theatre's "Curtains Up for Kids" program provides kids access to the arts by way of theatre performances. According to the theatre's Charity Challenge page, $10 will enable one student to what the the Basie calls "a culturally enriching educational performance at the Basie;" $50 will provide pre- and post-show guides for an entire class. Meanwhile, $1,000 will allow an entire grade to attend a performance at the Basie, and $5,000 will let the entire elementary school attend a performance, the Basie says on its Challenge page.
Other local non-profits taking part in the OceanFirst Charity Challenge are Mercy Center Corporation in Asbury Park, which serves the poor and what it calls the chronically underserved population; The Historic Village at Allaire, a museum, located within Allaire State Park, that re-creates an early 19th century iron works community; Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County; Holiday Express, a group of musicians who bring Christmas to the institutionalized, the disadvantaged, and the homeless; and the Mental Health Association of Monmouth County,
As of this writing, Mercy Center Corporation had raised $1,075; The Historic Village at Allaire, also called Allaire Village, $1,200; Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County, $6,300; Holiday Express, $3,265, and the Mental Health Association of Monmouth County, $1,958.
To support your favorite non-profit, go to the OceanFirst Charity Challenge page online at crowdrise(dot)com/oceanfirstcharitychallenge, and click on the name of the participating organization.
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