Be A Hero Day – 2011

Join us for the annual “Be A Hero” two day blood drive event! BIG APPLE PIZZA • 2311 South 35th Street Wednesday, Nov. 9 • 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM GET A FREE SHIRT! All registered donors will get a FREE T-SHIRT! 2011 Blood Bowl Participants! Come out and support your favorite local company and help them…

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Night of Heroes

It was a night of heroes big and small! For one night only, Football Hall of Famer and legendary Miami Dolphin Coach Don Shula helped to celebrate volunteerism and community spirit as the Van Duzer Foundation hosted its own “Night of Heroes” Saturday, December 4th at the PGA Learning Center in Port St. Lucie, Florida.…

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Tim Tebow Day

Tim Tebow teams up with the Van Duzer Foundation. Click this link to see some of the media coverage of the All American Heroes event.   Tim Tebow fever hits Treasure Coast  

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Gibbs Antoine Blood Drive

Photo by: Deborah Silver Treasure Coast Breaks Blood Donation Record to Help Little Boy! Nearly 400 people rolled up their sleeves Wednesday, June 3 in an effort to save the life of three year-old Gibbs Antoine this week in Fort Pierce. 287 pints of blood were collected on behalf of little Gibbs, who is suffering…

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Dodgeball Tourney

Thank you to all who came out to play in our Inaugural Dodge Ball event Saturday, March 21 at Indian River State College. There are over 1,000 pictures online, hopefully something of every team at one point or another. Images purchased from the Dodge Ball event benefit the Van Duzer Foundation. So hurry and make…

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Record Breaking Pizza Line

The Longest Line of Pizzas…In the World The Battle at the Big Apple Nope. You won’t need boxing gloves for this battle. But you’ll need to train by eating lots of pizza The next big thing is coming soon! It’s The Battle at the Big Apple and it’s going to be beyond big! Start practicing…

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T.K. and Mariana’s Mondo Pizza

At the Van Duzer Foundation, we’re passionate about pizza. TK takes on the giant pizza So when TK & Mariana from the Breeze 93.7 Morning Show asked for some help making one gigantic pizza – they knew just who to ask. Scott Van Duzer and Fish whipped up this little masterpiece – okay, well “little”…

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Pizza Block Party

Block Party a Huge Success! There is a new world record and St. Lucie County has bragging rights for the second year in a row. Partnering with the St. Lucie County Education Foundation in an effort to recognize the hard work of St. Lucie County students throughout 2008-2009, the Van Duzer Foundaiton and Big Apple…

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Hometown High School Heroes

The Van Duzer Foundation’s new Hometown High School Heroes Scholarship Program Mission: In an effort to encourage youth in our community to volunteer their time and talents to non-profit organizations, the Van Duzer Foundation will present a monthly award to one student from each St. Lucie County High School (public, private and legitimately recognized home…

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The Innaugural Blood Bowl

Be a Hero Day was successful beyond our wildest dreams. We collected 1,083 pints of blood in one day. There were 15 mobile blood collection units, plus another large M*A*S*H facility to handle the crowds, which averaged around 100 per hour (as you probably know, not everyone who tries to donate is eligible or makes…

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Battle at the Big Apple

November 8th – Big Names, Big Eaters, Big Fun at Big Apple! “Deep Dish” Bertoletti ‘deep sixes’ a Guinness World’s Record! What do you get when you combine a banker, a college president, a firefighter, a general manager, a law enforcement official, a food distributor, a high school student and a humble pizza maker? You…

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Preliminary Battle At The Big Apple

Eleven Eaters, Eight Slices, One Winner! Wednesday, October 29th at Big Apple Fort Pierce. The Preliminary Eat-Off for the Battle at the Big Apple.   Scott and Mama Model the Van Duzer Foundation Belt   Championship Belt Created by Rico Mann

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