Jetty and the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences are teaming up for the organizations’ second Sandy relief fundraiser, “Rock for Sandy,” on Saturday, April 13.
The live concert event will be held at the Foundation in Loveladies between 7 and 10 p.m. to help raise money for the area’s long-term storm assistance. Tickets cost $20 each and include food catered by Mud City Crab House. Beer and wine are available for an additional $15 for individuals 21 and older.
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| Photo via LBIF A live concert event co-sponsored by Jetty will be held at the LBIF on Saturday, April 13 to help raise money for LBI's Sandy relief. |
“Things are starting to get back to normal for people,” said Joe Belsh, 27, from Mount Laurel who grew up spending summers on LBI and recently started consulting for Jetty. “We’re rebuilding, and we’re doing it with a smile on our face and a lot of hope, but it’s not over yet. So we thought this event would be another great night out for people, to remind them that the work’s not over yet, and to raise that awareness.
“We want to keep the community engaged in support, and we want it to be really uplifting as possible,” he added.
Two Jetty-sponsored bands will perform live entertainment throughout the night. Theodore Lovely, a California-based band, will be completing its cross-country The Heart Leads the Way tour at the event. Almost There, a New Jersey-based band, will be traveling from Ocean Township, Monmouth County, to represent their home state, as well.
A silent auction featuring big-ticket items donated by Vans Warped Tour, O’Neill, Sun Bum, Nike, Volcom, Lost, Reflekt and Dark Horse Percussion will also be available. A custom snare drum from Dark Horse Percussion and two VIP tickets to the Vans Warped Tour are just some of the many items offered.
The groups’ initial fundraiser in January helped raise more than $12,000 for Waves for Water, a California-based nonprofit organization that has been working with Jetty to help repair many of the area’s storm-damaged communities. This month’s event will benefit the new nonprofit arm of the Jetty brand, Jetty Rock Foundation, a 501(C)3 organization that aims to help individuals, families, businesses and other nonprofit organizations to deal with the long-term effects of Superstorm Sandy. Funds will directly support LBI. So far, Jetty has donated more than $230,000 from its Sandy Relief effort.
The event “is going to be really great for the community to break away from all the Sandy nonsense and get ready for spring and summer,” said Lydia Owens, marketing and special events coordinator at the LBIF.
The Foundation will be a conduit for more of Jetty’s charitable projects this year, such as the Coquina Jam, an all-female surf contest, and the Get Rad! Scholarship.
For more information about LBIF’s many events, visit lbifoundation.org or dial 609-494-1241.
To purchase tickets for the Rock for Sandy event, visit lbifoundation.org/eventsDetail.php?ROCK-FOR-SANDY-12. A limited number of tickets are available for purchase at Farias in Manahawkin, too.
— Kelley Anne Essinger
This article was published in The SandPaper.
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