Jersey Shore Business Journal

February 06, 2008

Borek Fund to benefit from Johnson & Johnson program

AVALON -- The Brendan Borek High Tides Memorial Fund, a nonprofit organization based in Avalon, raises funds to provide comprehensive assistance for individuals and their families facing pediatric cancer. It will benefit from a grant made possible by Johnson & Johnson. The contribution has been made in recognition of extensive volunteer services provided by Johnson & Johnson company employee Lisa Halteman.
Halteman, an employee of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. in Fort Washington, Pa., and her husband, Mike Meyer, have been volunteering with the Brendan Borek High Tides Memorial Fund since the organization’s inception in 1992. Together Halteman and Meyer coordinate the annual surf tournament, which is the focal event of the charity and one of the largest single-day amateur surfing competitions on the East Coast. With their leadership, the surf tournament has been covered by local and national press, including NBC, CBS and Surfing Magazine, helping to raise considerable awareness of pediatric cancer. Halteman and Meyer also encourage their son to help whenever possible so that he can learn the importance of giving.
Each year, Johnson & Johnson recognizes exceptional volunteer achievement by employees through its Volunteer Recognition Grants, awarded to the organizations with which the employee volunteers are associated.