Monmouth County
CHEERS: To New Jersey rock legend Jon Bon Jovi. On Dec. 2, Bon Jovi will be on hand at the Crowne Plaza in Cherry Hill to accept an award from the Heart of Camden for all of the charitable work his Soul Foundation has done in the city. Bon Jovi has been quite a charitable force in the region since his ownership of the first incarnation of the Arena Football League’s Philadelphia Soul franchise.
In Camden, his foundation has built a house for young adults in North Camden, rehabilitated houses in the east and south sections of the city and cleaned up blighted lots in and around downtown Camden.
He also recently opened a restaurant, Soul Kitchen, in Red Bank, Monmouth County, that has no prices on the menu. The idea is that people who can afford a nice meal out can leave a donation of $20 or so and those who struggle to get by and put food on the table can eat out too for whatever they can afford, even if that’s doing some volunteer work rather than leaving money.
Bon Jovi may be a superstar in the music world, but he’s also becoming a superstar in the charity world, and those in need in this state are the recipients of his growing array of good deeds and donations.
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