Dowd foundation to host hockey benefit The Courier,July 17 Posted:07/21/08
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The Jim Dowd "Shoot for the Stars" Foundation will host its 11th Annual Monmouth vs. Ocean Shore High School All-Star Hockey Game on Sunday, August 10.
The benefit will be held at the Red Bank Armory Ice Complex, in Red Bank, and will begin at 6 p.m.
Tickets will be $10 at the door.
Last year, Dowd's foundation raised money for Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Ocean County.
This year's proceeds will be donated to the Marks Family Fund.
Randy Marks passed away last Mother's Day of an unexpected heart attack.
Marks was 40 years old. He left behind his wife, Susan, and six children, ranging in age from a 7-month-old to a 9-year-old.
The Marks are long-time residents of Spring Lake.
There will also be a 50/50 raffle during the hockey game. Prizes include a Jenkinson's Family Fun Pack and various National Hockey League (NHL) signed memorabilia. A 40-inch LCD TV will also be auctioned off.
Limited edition All-Jim Dowd Team signed posters will be for sale, at $25 each.
The Monmouth County All-Stars include students from Red Bank Catholic, Red Bank; Red Bank Regional, Little Silver; Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft; St. John Vianney, Holmdel; Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School, Rumson; Manasquan High School, Manasquan; Wall High School, Wall; and Middletown High School South, Middletown.
The game's officials will be Bill Bredin, Matt McNulty and Jim Carlucci.
Dowd was the first New Jersey native to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup, when he played for the New Jersey Devils.
He played for the Philadelphia Flyers this past season, his 17th in the NHL.
Any donations to the Marks Family Fund will also be accepted, and can be mailed to: "Shoot for the Stars" Foundation, 708 New Jersey Ave., Point Pleasant Beach, N.J., 08742.
