Kids & Family
Jessie Chris, T-Swift Tickets, NFL Pros Vs. Toms River Heroes
Flag football on the sand, Jessie Chris singing the national anthem and a Taylor Swift ticket giveaway. Read on!
TOMS RIVER, NJ — Mark your calendars: The annual football-on-the-beach fundraiser that pits NFL members against Toms River police officers is set for Saturday, May 19.
The Pros vs. Heroes flag football game, to benefit the Toms River Police Foundation, will hit the sand in Seaside Heights again during the Jersey Shore Festival. Pros vs. Heroes is presented by the Jay and Linda Grunin Foundation. Townsquare Media and Downs Ford are sponsors.
The field is just south of Casino Pier on the beach.
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Vocal artist Jessie Chris, who is performing at the RJW Barnabas Arena in Toms River on Saturday, April 28, will sing the national anthem. (To see Jessie perform in Toms River on April 28 click here.)
In addition, Townsquare Media will be giving a pair tickets to see Taylor Swift perform in July at MetLife Stadium. The giveaway will be at the game and you must be there to win.
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The game is from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and meet the players after the game as they will be interacting with the children and signing autographs.
The rain date is Sunday, May 20.
Photo by Ray Richardson, Ray Rich Photography. Published with permission
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