Jersey Shore Dream Center proudly announces Returning Corporate Sponsorships for 21st Anniversary of RunAPalooza

April 17, 2017 Neptune, NJ — The Jersey Shore Dream Center, a growing, non-profit organization that alleviates poverty, hunger, and addiction in Monmouth County and beyond, welcomes the 2nd year Marathon Relay sponsorship from WorkWave® (www.workwave.com) for the 21st Annual RunAPalooza. WorkWave is a leading provider of cloud-based field service management and “last mile” fleet management solutions.

“The Jersey Shore Dream Center is excited to have the opportunity for the second straight year to be working with such a dynamic company as WorkWave. WorkWave has demonstrated tremendous integrity and generosity and we look forward to another successful RunAPalooza in 2017.” -Pastor Isaac Friedel, Founder of the Jersey Shore Dream Center

RunAPalooza, presented by the Jersey Shore Running Club on Saturday, April 22nd 2017, will encompass three races: the Jersey Shore Relay Marathon, Asbury Park Half Marathon, and Jersey Shore 5k. The races serve to benefit The Special Olympics, but are also the largest fundraiser of the year for the Jersey Shore Dream Center. Since Asbury Park is home to RunAPalooza, the Jersey Shore Running club decided to extend its generosity to a small non-profit that serves the local neighborhoods. As a formal recognition the club’s integral support, the Jersey Shore Dream Center dedicated their Women’s Home to the running club in 2015.

The Jersey Shore Dream Center was founded in 2012 by Pastor Isaac Friedel of Shore Christian Church in Asbury Park, NJ in order to “find a need and fill it.” The mission of the Jersey Shore Dream Center is to provide sustainability through Godly restoration of men, women, children, seniors, and veterans who are overcome by life controlling issues, such as chronic homelessness addiction, poverty, abuse, and hunger.

In just five years, the Jersey Shore Dream Center has grown to serve 50,000 individuals a year in Asbury Park, Belmar, Eatontown, Neptune, Ocean Grove, and other communities. Programs include “Adopt-a-Block,” a Baby Supplies Pantry, low-income housing for single mothers, women’s 12-month residential home, and a Mobile Food Truck that distributed 72,000 pounds of food in 2016.

The Road Runners Club of America has designation the Asbury Park Half marathon as an Eastern Regional Championship Race. The finish line for all three RunAPalooza races is on the Asbury Park Boardwalk, by Convention Hall. Individual runners have the opportunity to raise funds and awareness for the Jersey Shore Dream Center. Details about the Jersey Shore Relay Marathon, Asbury Park half marathon, or Jersey Shore 5K can be found at www.runapalooza.org

WorkWave is a fast-growing leader in the massive industries of field service management and “last mile” fleet management software — a $45+ billion market worldwide. The company connects all aspects of field services and “last mile” transportation companies’ business through its tightly integrated, mobile-first suite of cloud-based software, which includes PestPac®, WorkWave Service™, ServiceCEO™, WorkWave Route Manager™, WorkWave GPS™, WorkWave Marketing™ and ContactUs™. . Founded in 1984, WorkWave has been recognized with multiple awards for its outstanding growth and culture, including the Inc. 5000, SmartCEO, Future 50, and Best Places to Work in New Jersey. For more information, visit www.workwave.com or visit careers.workwave.com to learn more about open positions at WorkWave.

“WorkWave is thrilled to support and participate in Jersey Shore Dream Center’s RunAPalooza for the second year in a row,” said Chris Sullens, president and CEO of WorkWave. “Giving back to our local community is at the heart of our mission to ‘make a difference’ at WorkWave. We support many charities within our community, including Foodbank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, NJ Police Defense Foundation and more. We look forward to another successful race and continuing to support an organization that does so much for those in need."

Thanks to RunAPalooza, the Jersey Shore Dream Center plans to build an addition onto the women’s residence, and construct new low-income based housing in Asbury Park, NJ to meet the needs of the community.