Dine Out In Toms River For The Field Of Dreams

TOMS RIVER, NJ — From the start, the Toms River Field of Dreams project has been about bringing the community together. This week, restaurants throughout Toms River are coming together for another fundraising push, in hopes of closing the final gap on funding for the project.

On Thursday, Oct. 24, restaurants will be donating a portion of the food bill from diners to the Toms River Field of Dreams, the recreation facility for those with special needs that will be built next to the Toms River Youth Services facility on North Bay Avenue.

Christian Kane, the organizer and driving force behind the project, said they are about $160,000 shy of fully funding the $2.2 million project that will be built on 3 acres of land at Bay Lea Park. Support for the project has come from all over the area, including a $50,000 donation in August from New York Mets third baseman Todd Frazier.

The site for the project was cleared in March when NJ Site & Utility Contractors of Jackson donated its time and equipment to do the work.

On Tuesday, the Toms River Township Council is expected to give the go-ahead for township engineer Robert J. Chankalian to submit an application on behalf of the Field of Dreams to the NJ Department of Environmental Protection seeking the formal permits and authorization for the project. Toms River previously applied for $900,000 in Green Acres funding through the DEP to help pay for the project.

The Field of Dreams website includes the following list of restaurants participating in Thursday's Dine for the Field of Dreams event. Some require flyers for the donation; those flyers are linked. For restaurants that serve alcohol, the donation only applies to the food portion of the bill unless otherwise noted.

AL'S FAMOUS PIZZA
1231 Route 166

BUBBAKOO’S
Hooper Ave & Fischer Blvd

BUFFALO WILD WINGS*
download flyer
2 Route 37 West, Unit C-4

BURGER 25
1611 Route 37

C&C COUNTRY CAFE
213 Route 37

CHARLIE'S PIZZA
860 Fischer Blvd

CHILI’S*
download flyer
1315 Hooper Ave

CHIPOTLE

DUNKIN DONUTS
1594 Lakewood Road ONLY

FRIENDLY'S

JERSEY MIKE’S
All Toms River locations

KLEE'S BAR & GRILL
(10% off entire bill including alcohol)
101 Boulevard, Seaside Heights

MCDONALD'S
Hooper Avenue, Fischer Blvd and Route 37 West locations

MIRACLE BAR
**Donation is bill for food and alcohol!!!!!
201 Route 37

THE OFFICE RESTAURANT & LOUNGE
820 Main Street

SILVER BAY BAGELS
1831 Hooper Ave

SOCIAL 37
2 Route 37 Only

THE SPOT PIZZA GRILL
1426 Route 9

SURF TACO
1887 Hooper Ave

YO FACTOR
1311 Route 37

WHITE CASTLE

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