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SNPF First Quarter Newsletter

"Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day."

It feels like Stephanie is not only walking beside us, but running and carrying us along as 2021 brought a new year and many new firsts for the foundation.

- We received our 501c3 status.

- We located and brought home a missing female juvenile as well as assisted in locating two other people, one in NJ and the other in FL.

- We were able to purchase a 14 foot trailer and an additional 10 foot display tent to be utilized at community events as well as our own.

- SNPF's CARE PACKAGE PROGRAM prepared and distributed 180 care packs to support 180 Turning Lives Around's new arrivals to their safe house. This year we plan on expanding this effort to cover both Monmouth and Ocean Counties.

- Our merchandise line for the public was rolled out containing 26 different items.

- Fundraising continued going strong throughout the year! Our 2nd Annual Golf Outing and Color Butterfly Run/Walk raised over $70,000.

- The Parze family hosted their 2nd annual Santa Drive, Stop & Drop which resulted in $1,300 in donations, 300lbs of food, and dozens of toys for the children at 180 Turning Lives Around safe house. In addition, over $1,500 was raised with their Christmas Light Display Donation Box in December.

- Public Awareness is vital to our Mission and is the cornerstone of the foundation. We were honored to support several different communities by participating at 19 events this year including the Old Freehold Day, Howell, Freehold and Millstone Days, The Allentown Festival and FoodStock. Additionally, we spent 5 days at the Monmouth County Fair.

- In an effort to inform and educate, we have published our first five pieces of literature including a domestic violence pamphlet and two brochures, "About US" and "What to do if Someone Goes Missing".

- Receiving nine letters of thanks was a reminder that telling Stephanie's story continues to help those who, if not for hearing her story, may not have survived their situations.

Looking Forward...

In the Year Ahead we will be developing more informational literature and offering lectures/presentations to various groups and schools. We are also developing a Missing Persons Assistance Unit (MPAU), to assist families in locating their missing loved ones. The Pilot program will be rolled out in Monmouth and Ocean Counties first with the hopes of covering the entire state in the future.

Be on the lookout for our upcoming events this year Including our 3rd Annual Golf Outing in June, Color Butterfly Run/Walk in October and our first Vendor Festival coming in August.

Upcoming Events

Vendor Fair

3rd Annual Golf Outing

Recent Events

Light Up The Night

Brookdale Community College held a Light Up The Night event on Feb 17th in their Butterfly Garden in honor of Stephanie's birthday. Over 75 people attended to hear Ed Parze and Dorlisa Merkovsky share their stories on a continued quest to remember Stephanie and bring awareness to domestic violence.

Santa Drive, Stop & Drop

Past Events

2nd Annual Golf Outing

2nd Annual Butterfly Walk/Run

Monmouth County Fair

Manalapan Recreation's Trunk or Treat / Olde Freehold Day

Volunteers Needed!

We need people who can fill these volunteer positions as soon as possible.

Social Media and Website Teams

We desperately need people who love to post, chat, create PSA's, take photos, develop graphics and to monitor our platforms to interact with the public.

Missing Persons Assistance Unit Teams

Team leader/Family Liaison
Social Media/Media Officer
Logistics Officer
Search Team Advisor
Law Enforcement Liaison