2025 Charity Partners List

2025 Charity Partners are officially announced after general registration is closed.

We ask that runners contact the Charities directly – runners are asked to raise a set amount in pledges for the charity. All the money raised will be given to the charity; checks are written directly and mailed directly to the charity, not through the Spring Lake 5 Mile Run.

Charities must make sure that the runners raising the money are the runners that are going to run. No giving of bib numbers to other people to auction off or use for commercial gain. If it is determined that that happens all team members will be disqualified.

The Samaritan Center at the Jersey Shore  www.njsamaritan.org  
Anne Marie Weiland  annemarie@njsamaritan.org 

Shore House  www.shorehousenj.org    
Bailey Taft - Bailey@shoreclubhouse.org

Melanoma Research Foundation  www.melanoma.org   
Nicole Papathanassiou    npapathanassiou@melanoma.org  

Catholic Charities  www.Catholiccharitiestrenton.org/Monmouth   
Jennifer Leip  JLeip@cctrenton.org  

Interfaith Neighbors  www.interfaithneighbors.org  
Christie Cancro - ChristieC@interfaithneighbors.org    

Covenant House  www.CHHomeTeam.org 
Kristen Corley   Kcorley@covenanthouse.org          

RallyCap Sports www.rallycapsports.org  
Gina Hooker ginahooker@rallycapsports.org 

Vetwork   www.vetwork.org    
Michael Liddy   mLiddy@vetwork.org 

Konscious Youth Development & Services   www.konscious.org     
Rodney Salmon   philanthropy@konscious.org 

Take A Breather Foundation  https://www.takeabreatherfromcf.org/  
Ann Black ann@takeabreather.net 

The Front and Center Fund and Embrace Kids Foundation   http://give.embracekids.org/sl5 
Glenn Jenkins  Glenn@EmbraceKids.org      

Mary’s Place  www.marysplacebythesea.org      
Clare Freda   cfreda@marysplacebythesea.org         

180 Turning Lives Around  www.180nj.org  
Randi Zamkotowicz  randiz@180nj.org 

John Taylor Babbitt Foundation   www.jtbfoundation.org   
JoAnne Babbitt  info@jtbfoundation.org     

Boys & Girls Clubs of Monmouth County   www.bgcmonmouth.org     
Sandra Benedict  sandra@bgcmonmouth.org 

Holiday Express  www.holidayexpress.org    
Phyllis Peterson    ppeterson@holidayexpress.org   

Team Freedom  www.runteamfreedom.org  
Jim McInerney  jaidan70@yahoo.com        

Big Brothers Big Sister of Coastal & Northern NJ www.bbbsmmc.org  
Charleen Cucci   ccucci@mentornj.org      

Childhood Leukemia Foundation  www.clf4kids.org  
Kim Wetmore   KWetmore@clf4kids.org      

Collier Youth Services   www.collieryouthservices.org     
Christine DelCuore  cdelcuore@collieryouthservices.org    

Alayna Jayne Foundation   www.alaynajaynefoundation.org   
Elaine Bodine  elaine@alaynajaynefoundation.org          

Ocean of Love for Children with Cancer  www.oceanoflove.org   
Theresa Segui   theresas@oceanoflove.org  

Beauty Foundation for Cancer Care  www.beautyfoundationnj.com  
Diane Rokkos  diane@beautyfoundationnj.com

Flight 93 National Memorial Campaign      
www.nationalparks.org/explore-parks/flight-93-national-memorial  
Catherine Price   price.cat@gmail.com    

Live Like Maddie    www.livelikemaddie.org  
Nicole Marmo  tmarmo@livelikemaddie.org

Are you a Charitable organization who wants to be a Charity Partner? 2025 Charity Partners have been selected. New requests need to send an email in late November 2025 to get on the list to be reviewed as a charity partner for the 2026 race. Charities must be 501(c)3 compliant and have a website for the committee to review. Charity Partners are officially announced after general registration is closed.