The Van Duzer Foundation | Helping Families In St. Lucie County, Florida Facing Severe Hardships.

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Posted by Admin on Nov 21, 2013

About

The Van Duzer Foundation We are a 501(c)3 tax exempt nonprofit organization, founded in 2008, determined to make a difference. We provide opportunities for individuals to give selflessly to orhers, as well as provide people with the financial assistance they need. People working together to help other people, it’s that simple. To download a current copy click here. A Million Reasons to Celebrate Community The Van Duzer Foundation recently celebrated its eighth birthday. What started out as a small, but dedicated group of individuals wanting to make a positive impact on the community has turned into a grassroots phenomenon that has garnered international attention and serves as a role model for other communities and organizations. Starting out with just a love of pizza and unlimited imagination, the Van Duzer Foundation has helped over 70 St. Lucie County families experiencing tremendous difficulty, raised over 7,000 pints of blood, which translates to saving over 21,000 lives, and has hosted five tremendously successful food drives, garnering over one million dollars of impact on the community. Whether it’s a community gathering to support a family in need, a crazy dodgeball tournament that raised as many eyebrows as it did dollars, a Guinness World Record line of pizzas that stretched around a city block, a pizza-eating competition featuring world-famous competitive eating champions, the Van Duzer Foundation is known for events that could never be considered dull. Van Duzer Foundation events and fundraisers have attracted stars like Tim Tebow, Don Shula, and Bob Griese, and some say it was the Foundation’s Be a Hero Bicycle Tour from West Palm to Washington, D.C., that not only promoted blood donation but also caught the eye of the Commander in Chief and prompted the President of the United States to stop by for a slice and a hug that became historic! Eight years after deciding to create a small, grassroots non-profit foundation to help individuals and families in St. Lucie County who were experiencing difficulties due to unforeseen tragedy or illness, there are officially one million reasons why the Van Duzer Foundation is celebrating its birthday and the community which has always embraced its members in need and supported each and every event, no matter how crazy it seemed. For Van Duzer and the small, but mighty group of individuals who make up the board of directors of the Van Duzer Foundation, it’s always been about helping one family or one individual with creativity, style, and caring....

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Current Events

Once a month we hold an event for a family/person in need. We also conduct other exciting projects. Here is where you can find information about how you can get involved and upcoming events.

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Our Events

Click any of the links below to see where we are going and who we are going to help.

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Press Room

Hear, see, and read what the press is saying about us. Learn about all the latest events happening with The Van Duzer Foundation.

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Need Help

Please click the link below to download an application for assistance from the Van Duzer Foundation. Please understand that a tremendous number of requests for assistance come to us, and, while we understand the need, we are truly unable to provide assistance to everyone who requests. Click and download Application for Assistance Please download and print the form from the link above. Fill it out complete, and return the form, in person, to Scott Van Duzer at the Van Duzer Foundation, 2311 S. 35th Street, Fort Pierce, FL 34981 (across from IRSC)....

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Our Friends

Please support our friends. If it wasn’t for their overwhelming support, well, we wouldn’t be nearly as awesome. We have a phenomenal team of people that help us, help others. To them; we can’t say thank you enough. ...

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Posted by Admin on Nov 23, 2013

Donate Today

This month, help bring assistance to families affected by an unforeseen tragedy. OR Give as a general donation and let us use your donation where it’s needed most. Submit by mail, send your donation to: The Van Duzer Foundation 2311 S. 35th StreetFort Pierce, Florida 34981 (772) 528-3467 Click here to see a list of past donations to the Van Duzer Foundation....

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Most Recent Articles

Solomon Strong

Posted on Oct 14, 2022 in Current Events, Families In Need, Helping Families

Vanessa Solomon is a St. Lucie County school teacher and graduation coach at Fort Pierce Central. After a difficult battle with breast cancer in 2016, including multiple rounds of chemotherapy and several painful surgeries, in 2022, Vanessa’s cancer proved to be relentless and spread into her lymph nodes. Her new diagnosis is Stage 4 incurable Metastatic Breast Cancer. Currently in palliative care, Vanessa’s doctors are doing their best to keep her comfortable for the remainder of her life. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to show Vanessa and the Solomon family a little of our love and community support? You can do that just by ordering dinner at Big Apple Pizza in Fort Pierce on Wednesday, October 26th. One hundred percent of all sales (food and drink), plus tips and staff salaries will be donated to the Solomon family to help. Of course, if you can donate blood, that would be...

‘Slices for Seniors’ Serves Thousands of Nursing Home Residents

Posted on Mar 7, 2021 in Current Events, Families In Need, Helping Families

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — It has been more than a year since COVID-19 put seniors on lockdown in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. This week, an effort to bring joy to seniors who otherwise feel isolated and alone hit its one year mark. Scott Van Duzer, owner of Big Apple Pizza in Fort Pierce and founder of the Van Duzer Foundation nonprofit, started “Slices for Seniors” at the beginning of the pandemic. Van Duzer and groups of volunteers and donors would deliver pizzas to the facilities, along with t-shirts and handmade cards. Treasure Coast Hospice, Dr. Shamser Singh, We Honor Veterans, Dragonfly Graphics, and Seacoast Bank gave donations in addition to community members to make the effort a success. “We’ve hit every nursing home and assisted living facility in St. Lucie County and a little over 5,000 seniors in one year,” Van Duzer said. Read...