You go to a Jersey Shore BlueClaws game at FirstEnergy Park and cheer when one of their players hits a home run.

2020 Participants receive their awards at the end of the season.
2020 Participants receive their awards at the end of the season.
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You are certainly not alone in being excited to see the ball clear the wall because there are 16 local military-based charities that have a vested interest.  This is the 13th season of Home Runs for Heroes, a partnership between the OceanFirst Foundation, Jersey Shore BlueClaws, and Townsquare Media’s 92.7 WOBM and Beach Radio 104.1FM.  The annual baseball-themed program awards grants to charities from central and southern New Jersey that serve members of the military and veterans.

The other local military-based non-profit organizations and programs selected this season are:

  • American National Red Cross
  • Army Emergency Relief
  • Cape May Coast Guard Community Foundation
  • Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton (Ocean Community)
  • GI Go Fund
  • Homes for All
  • Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski II Memorial Fund
  • Ma Deuce Deuce
  • National Guard State Family Readiness
  • Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
  • Operation First Response
  • Recalibrate
  • Vetgroup
  • Volunteers of America

Check out the video below for more:

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