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Over the years, we’ve had the ability to help hundreds of people while making a large difference in our community. Below is list of the events we’ve completed.

March 15, 2015	BSA
March 9, 2015	BSA
February 17, 2015	Brother Joe
February 7, 2015	BSA
February 2, 2015	BSA
January 14, 2015	BSA
	Saint Anastasia’s
December 20, 2014	BSA
	BSA
December 5, 2014	BSA
December 3, 2014	BSA
	BSA
	BSA
December 1, 2014	BSA
November 22, 2014	Wayne Hadley
November 16, 2014	BSA
November 15, 2014	BSA (Computers)
November 13, 2014	Saint Anastasia’s
November 12, 2014	BSA
October 20, 2014	BSA
October 16, 2014	The Aaron Project
October 15, 2014	BSA
October 14, 2014	BSA
	BSA
	Port St. Lucie
October 10, 2014	Life Builders
September 23, 2014	Boys And Girls Club
	Rotary
September 22, 2014	McBalds Donation
September 17, 2014	Troutman Family
August 26, 2014	BSA
August 25, 2014	SLC School
August 22, 2014	Jeff MacDonald
August 1, 2014	BSA
July 31, 2014	BSA
	BSA Trip
July 30, 2014	BSA
July 25, 2014	BSA
July 15, 2014	Jeff MacDonald
July 14, 2014	Jeff MacDonald
July 12, 2014	Don Lucy
July 10, 2014	BSA
June 30, 2014	Bass Pro Shop
June 12, 2014	Conner Scherer
June 1, 2014	BSA
May 30, 2014	BSA
May 27, 2014	Girl Scouts
May 25, 2014	St. Lucie Education
	Girl Scouts
	The Aaron Project
April 1, 2014	One To Give
March 20, 2014	Girl Scouts
March 14, 2014	Mrs. Fraga
	Mrs. Sena
	BSA
March 1, 2014	Gulf Stream council
February 1, 2014	Bass Pro Shop
	BSA
January 4, 2014	Bass Pro Shop
December 31, 2013	BSA
December 30, 2013	Gulf Stream Council
December 12, 2013	Doreen Green
December 1, 2013	Erica Schmidt
	Madeline Medina
	Stop The Violence
November 6, 2013	End of Watch – Chris Sorensen
October 2, 2013	Ray Duarte – Ray of Hope
	Dispersed $1000. Scholarshipto Gabe Chavell
July 22, 2013	Georgia Tim Martinez – Tribute to Tim Aaron Project
	ReJOYce Savrick
	Palm Pointe Project
	Mustard Seed Ministries
	Alley Oop for Demetrius Gollett
March 12, 2013	Jawahnn McIntire
February 27, 2013	Stevo

December, 2012	Darryl Urtz – Travel Cancer
	Christine Turk – Cancer (Mascara)
	Indian River Foundation – Calvin Lane Scholarship
	Justin Ritchie – Justin Time
November 14, 2012	Be a Hero Day
October 10, 2012	Give a Lift to Pete Chunn
August 22, 2012	Dining for Debi
	Hug Felt Round the World Blood Donations
April 25, 2012	Community Cares for Joey Yannucci
April 18, 2012	One Day to Give
March, 2012	Mets Drive
March 28, 2012	Summerlin Benefit
February 22, 2012	Ronnie & Jessica McClure

November, 2011	Ron and Toni D’Amico
October, 2011	Jimmy Jordan
	Be a Hero Day 2011 – Veteran’s Donation
	Community Collection
September, 2011	Martha Balderas (Steven)
	Boy Scouts
August 17, 2011	Corey Yoder
July 20, 2011	Mancuso & DelValle
May 25, 2011	Dylan Picariello
May 4, 2011	One Day to Give
	Minnis Miracles – Roscoe & Nekia Minnis
April 20, 2011	All Star Celebration for Coach Rick Gosser
	Step Up to the Plate IRSC Food Drive
February 16, 2011	Paul Duren Family

December 4, 2010	Night of Heroes
November 3, 2010	Be a Hero Day 2010
October 6, 2010	Pretty in Pink – Autumn Larkin
September 17, 2010	Home Depot Community Grant
September 15, 2010	Cara Kimmelman – Change for Change
August 2010	School Supplies for Students Drive
August 11, 2010	Ben Irish – cancer & open heart surgery
July 3, 2010	All American Hero – Tim Tebow
July 10, 2010	African American Blood Drive
June 24, 2010	Brown Family – Home lost in fire
May 5, 2010	Sheryl (Swiderski) Shines On
July 31, 2010	Mets Step Up to the Plate Blood Drive
April 21, 2010	With Love for Lynda
April 14, 2010	Slice of Security – Safe Return Bracelets
March 24, 2010	Chris Doyle – EMT A Hero’s Welcome
February 24, 2010	Jackie’s Road to Recovery
February 3, 2010	Suzanne DiPeppo

December, 2009	Merry Christmas Abby Alonzo
November, 2009	Be a Hero Day – Kieran Ford
November, 2009	AIDS ARTCTC – Fundraiser
	Skylar Schichtel
October, 2009	Mustard Seed Ministries Food Donation
October, 2009	Cody Denig – Stand Up For Cancer
September, 2009	Taylor Montpetit
September, 2009	Heathcote Botanical Gardens
August 5, 2009	Brandon Nagessar
June, 2009	Gibbs Antoine Blood Drive & Fundraiser
May 18, 2009	Distribution of 800 pizzas
May 18, 2009	Block Party – Longest Line of Pizza – The Sequel
May 18, 2009	Block Party – Longest Line of Pizza – The Sequel
May 17, 2009	Longest Line of Pizza – Allen Civita Fundraiser
	Cindy Herd – Nurse at Lawnwood with cancer
May 16, 2009	High School Hometown Heroes $1,500 Scholarship Crystal Coley
May 13, 2009	Storm Ford – IRSC Student with DC Internship
March 2009	Dodgeball Tournament
April 1, 2009	Rickie Shepherd/Jumpin’ Joe Fundraiser
February, 2009	Frankie Smith Memorial Boy Scout Fundraiser

December 16, 2008	Treasure Coast Helping Hands Christmas Party
November 20, 2008	Chris Dixon cancer patient Fundraiser
	Bill Myers – Port St. Lucie Burn victim
November 8, 2008	Battle at the Big Apple /food drive
	Pastor Mike Rumble – Stem Cell Transplant

April 27, 2009	Ericka Rinelli Fundraiser

August 2007	Eric Pierre Jerome

December 2005	Gary Faircloth – Firefighter

Minnis Miracles

Posted by Admin on May 4, 2011 in Families In Need, Helping Families, Past Events | 0 comments

Fundraiser for Lekia Minnis She has since passed away from breast cancer.

Paul Duren Fundraiser

Posted by Admin on Feb 16, 2011 in Families In Need, Helping Families, Past Events | 0 comments

Abundant thanks to everyone who came out to help Paul & Melissa Duren and family last night. What an incredibly caring community, which helped raise $6,640 for this terrific family. Thanks also to Florida’s Blood Centers, and those who made a donation of blood that will help save three lives. We are grateful to everyone, and will let you know soon what’s coming next! As a member of the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office for many years, Paul and Melissa Duren helped make St. Lucie County a safe and friendly place to live and raise a family. Now it’s Paul and Melissa who need our help to do the same for them. Last year, Paul Duren was diagnosed with Stage Four Melanoma, and the prognosis was not very hopeful. Having been laid off from his job at Piper, the family was left without income or insurance since April 2010. Melissa, who has suffered through several painful back surgeries, is unable to work. With three children ranging in age from 12 to 17, you can imagine how difficult it’s been for the Duren family. The Van Duzer Foundation is wondering if you’d like to help us help a local family in need. Wednesday, February 16th, the Van Duzer Foundation will be hosting an evening of celebration and pizza. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT of all sales from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. will benefit the Duren family. That means every slice, every beer, every soda, and even the salaries of everyone working that evening will be donated back to Paul and Melissa Duren and their three children. There will be music, activities for the whole family, bounce houses, raffle items, the Avenue D Boys’ Choir, and a 50/50 drawing to help raise additional funds to help with the many expenses overwhelming this local family in need. Florida’s Blood Centers will also be on hand to collect donations of blood in honor of Paul Duren, who has received several lifesaving pints of blood during his battle with melanoma....

Night of Heroes

Posted by Admin on Dec 4, 2010 in Past Events, Special Events | 0 comments

It was a night of heroes big and small! For one night only, Football Hall of Famer and legendary Miami Dolphin Coach Don Shula helped to celebrate volunteerism and community spirit as the Van Duzer Foundation hosted its own “Night of Heroes” Saturday, December 4th at the PGA Learning Center in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The Van Duzer Foundation, which helps individuals and families in St. Lucie County who are struggling and in crisis because of tragic and unforeseen events. Since its inception in 2008, the Van Duzer Foundation has raised and donated over $235,000 to families in crisis, raised over 35,000 pounds of food, and helped Florida’s Blood Centers collect more than 3,000 pints of lifesaving blood. Known for its unique events, the Foundation has also broken two world records, closed down entire streets in an attempt to create a line of pizza that circled a city block, and helped to inspire hundreds of volunteers to share their time, talent, and treasure with the community. To honor the exceptional volunteers who have donated their time, the Foundation hosted a dinner at PGA Learning Center, where ten local businesses were recognized for their extraordinary efforts to promote blood donations in November 3rd’s Van Duzer Foundation BE A HERO DAY, an event which collected 1,087 pints of blood in a single day’s time and motivated 20 other counties around Florida to attempt to do the same. Twenty eight local businesses participated in this year’s Blood Bowl event. Legendary Coach Don Shula presented Executive Director Norm Penner and Program Director Brenda Stokes from the Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Lucie County with the coveted Blood Bowl Cup, which will be displayed prominently until next year’s BE A HERO DAY. Sponsored by PNC Bank, Lawnwood Regional Medical Center and Heart Institute, St. Lucie Medical Center, and Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers, the dinner and awards ceremony also featured a reunion of many of the 26 families and individuals assisted by the Van Duzer Foundation during the past two years, as well as the recognition of the Foundation’s amazing volunteers. To learn more about the Van Duzer Foundation’s mission and work, please call Scott Van Duzer at (772) 528-3467....

Pretty in Pink – A FUNdraiser for Autumn Larkin

Posted by Admin on Oct 6, 2010 in Families In Need, Past Events | 0 comments

One hundred percent of the proceeds go to Autumn. Autumn Larkin is an incredible woman who usually cares for others. Now she’s battling cancer and it’s a perfect time for us to show her the same tender loving care she’s shown to the community in her role as a nurse. From 3 p.m. until 10 p.m. ONE HUNDRED PERCENT OF ALL SALES at Big Apple Pizza and Pasta in Fort Pierce will be donated to Autumn Larkin. In addition to being able to donate just by enjoying a slice of pizza and the best garlic knots around, the Van Duzer Foundation, along with its partner, PNC Bank, will be holding a fashion show featuring items from area merchants who have a whole lot of style. Come out for dinner, to enjoy a free fashion show, but most of all, come out to support a nurse, community member, and an amazing woman in the fight of a lifetime. And please bring a friend, share this invitation with everyone on your email and Facebook lists, and come hungry. After all – we all look “pretty in pink”....