A Soulshine Celebration Benefit

A Soulshine Celebration Benefit is being planned to help with family needs after Melony Jacobs’ passing. Save the date Sunday, February 21, 2016, Alba’s Restaurant and Bar, 2313 Hwy 547 Lakehurst, New Jersey.

ALBAs Restaurant will be donating 10% of their bar and kitchen sales to the Benefit.
Karaoke is provided by DJ Joe Kahwaty out of Freehold, NJ.

Mel loved a “good” Karaoke Bar (by “good” we mean “bad” singers, it’s more fun). Her favorite song to sing, “She Talks to Angels” by Black Crows and anything Rolling Stones. What’s your go to song? For a $ donation we’ll cheer you on.

Raffles Baskets / Silent Auction and take a chance on several raffle baskets full of awesome stuff. Signed baseball’s to be raffled: Steve Carlton, Wade Boggs, Rollie Fingers and Goose Gossage. The signed baseballs, donated for the silent auction, are in! We are still excepting donations, contact us at www.facebook.com/melonysoulshine.

Would you like to know how the idea “Soulshine” came about? Below is an excerpt from a letter read at Melony’s Memorial Service by one of her best friends Karol:

“My husband Rick loved Melony. He’s been there to support me, but Melony is his oldest friend and it’s been difficult for him. On that terrible night when we were trying to comfort each other he tried his tried and true method of listening to music to find solace but it just wasn’t working. He asked me if I had a song that reminded me of Melony and I just cried because just about a month ago we were talking about all that we had been through together and I said, We need our own song. A song just for us. We laughed and committed to coming up with one but it wasn’t to be and at that moment I wanted a song to comfort me. Rick searched for a few minutes and then said how about this one. He played Soulshine by the Allman Brothers and we just listened and cried and we knew that we had found it. When Melony was relaxed and at peace she shined her soul on everyone around her. She wanted everyone to be happy.”