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Our 5th Annual Holiday Toy Drive is here!
If you're anything like us, you probably can't believe that it is already November and that the holidays are right around the corner! It definitely snuck up on us, but we are just as excited as ever to announce our 5th Annual Holiday Toy Drive! Over the last...
Get in the holiday spirit with the 28th Annual Jolly Holly Run!
Join us for the 28th Annual Jolly Holly Run! Through our partnership with Second Capital Running, we are excited to offer an incredible event that truly has something for everyone! Whether you participate in our 5K or 1 mi race...
Our 5th Annual Back to School Shoe Drive
For the last five years, we have spent Labor Day hosting a Back to School Shoe Drive. While the event and our approach have evolved over the years, helping families in our community has been a constant focus. This tradition continued earlier this week as we held our...
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Reese’s House: An Update
We officially started our fundraising efforts to build Reese's House, featuring a collaboration with Wildflower Vegan Cafe, last December. We had a deadline to raise the down payment for the building, about $30,000, by March. Within the span of 3 months, we had...
Recap: Our 2nd Annual Holiday Toy Drive
When we announced our Second Annual Holiday Toy Drive in the middle of a global pandemic, we anticipated receiving many requests for help from families in our community. Within a month of launching our sign-up form, we had over 400 responses for individual children...
Help us build Reese’s House!
We started Our Future First, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit, after losing our friend Maurice Lewis in May of 2018 to an act of random gun violence in our hometown of Millville, NJ. At 19 years old, Reese was the kind of person who did everything he could to help...
Events
Get in the holiday spirit with the 28th Annual Jolly Holly Run!
Join us for the 28th Annual Jolly Holly Run! Through our partnership with Second Capital Running, we are excited to offer an incredible event that truly has something for everyone! Whether you participate in our 5K or 1 mi race...
Our 5th Annual Back to School Shoe Drive
For the last five years, we have spent Labor Day hosting a Back to School Shoe Drive. While the event and our approach have evolved over the years, helping families in our community has been a constant focus. This tradition continued earlier this week as we held our...
Fight for Reese’s House!
The Millville City Commissioners have scheduled a meeting and possible hearing to determine if an appeal made 10 days late against the zoning approval for Reese’s House was filed timely. This will happen on Tuesday, August 22 at 5 pm at Millville City Hall (12 South...