Community Involvement
Art Blick has been involved with numerous community organizations and events over the years, but in 2006 he decided to get involved on a whole new level.
He was first introduced to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation when his niece was diagnosed with type 1 juvenile diabetes and Blick wanted to do something significant to help find a cure. He partnered with a good friend whose son has type 1 diabetes and together, they decided that a golf and tennis outing would be a great way for them to get their friends and community involved in the effort.
They pulled together a committee of over 55 dedicated volunteers to start planning a very memorable event. It started with phone calls, letters and emails and within weeks they secured families and corporations ready to support the cause. As the planning went on they realized the immense power that a group of people, all devoted to one cause, could have. The first event was a huge success with nearly 300 people in attendance and close to $150,000 was donated directly to the JDRF Mid-Jersey Chapter.
Blick said "It makes me proud to know that along with the money we raised, we also raised awareness and concern in our community and even across the country, for this disorder that effects so many."
This year marked the fourth annual Juvenile Diabetes Golf & Tennis Open Art and his committee have raised more than $900,000 to support the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
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