Community Corner
Gary D. BMX Jam to Raise Money For Family, Foundation
Fundraiser will be held at noon on Saturday.
It has been almost a year since Banned BMX rider Gary Dimartine, a 2005 Absegami High School graduate from Galloway Township, was .
In February, hundreds of Dimartine's friends and family members gathered at The Boneyard in Atlantic City for a and to the Gary D. Foundation, which was started by Dimartine's mother, Yvonne DiCarlo.
This Saturday, Aug. 18, another fundraiser for Dimartine's family will be held. The event will feature a "Ramp-A-Tron," which, according to the Facebook event page, is an "8-ft. tall quarter pipe." There will also be a new "3-Box Jump," built in honor of Dimartine.
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The event starts at 12 p.m. and will be held at 334 Old River Road in Mays Landing. Donations are expected.
Three bands are slated to play at the event: Static Brothers, a "Dronetrip-hop" group from Philadelphia, No Comply, a punk band from Absecon, and punk band HardDads from Baltimore, MD.
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An after party for the event will be held at The Boneyard in Atlantic City, featuring what friends of Dimartine's called one of his favorite bands, Misery Index, where a donation bin will be available and Dimartine t-shirts and stickers will be sold, with all proceeds going to the Gary D. Foundation.
The foundation will provide money for local boys and girls to attend Camp Woodward, a camp for "action sports" based in Woodward, Pennsylvania.
