New Jersey
New Jersey is the founding chapter of Best Day, started by Alexis and Lake Downham.
We typically host 6-8 beach events and 2-4 snow events per year.
Serving New Jersey and surrounding areas including New York and Pennsylvania with beach based events from Long Branch to Brick and snow events in New York.
Our events include:
- Beach obstacle course
- Tandem surfing
- Body-boarding
- Kayaking
- SUP
- Outrigger Canoeing
- Snow tubing
We would love to have you join us as a participant family or volunteer. Please choose the appropriate link to the left to sign up. We also encourage you to sign up for our mailing list and follow us via our social media accounts using the links above so you can keep up with all the fun Best Day has in store.
Our Founding Chapter Established in 2008
CHAPTER WANTS & NEEDS
Services & Support
- Media Professional to help with PR
- Fund-raising/Grant writer
- Experienced photographers to shoot our events
- Photo wrangler to help upload and manage our huge volume of images from events
Equipment
- 2 Beach Wheelchairs cost $2400 ea
- 2+ Popup tents
Meet Our Team
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Faye Gilmore Volunteer CoordinatorI love that Best Day brings our local communities together! We could not run our events without our volunteers who come out year after year to give children that they have never met a day at the beach. The smiles on the faces of both participants and volunteers is incredibly heart warming!
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John & Tricia Henkes Participant & Water Teams CoordinatorsWere hooked volunteering as a family at the very first Best Day events. Their son Brodie enjoys volunteering because he likes making the day feel like its the Super Bowl or Olympics for the kids we serve.
