Our annual fundraising event will take place on Thursday, June 23, 2022 at Orange Lawn Tennis Club in South Orange, NJ.
Please RSVP by June 9, 2022
Battle of the Chefs: A Benefit for JESPY House will be held at the historic Orange Lawn Tennis Club on Thursday, June 23 at 6pm. We will raise crucial funds to support JESPY clients — adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD), while honoring The Cottingham Family, The Oppenheimer Family, and The Plotnick Family.
Updated with modern comforts and amenities in keeping with yesterday’s charm, Orange Lawn Tennis Club is a South Orange jewel JESPY is proud to partner with for our biggest fundraiser of the year!
Orange Lawn Tennis Club
Chef Tony Villanueva began mentoring Chef Ivan Villanueva over 15 years ago. Now the two will battle head-to-head to see who will win the title of Battle of the Chefs: A Benefit for JESPY House champion.
Join us to see a face-off between Chef Ivan and Chef Tony!
Edgewood Country Club
This year’s honorees at Battle of the Chefs: A Benefit for JESPY House are The Cottingham Family, The Oppenheimer Family, and The Plotnick Family. Congratulations to all!
While each family has experienced a different journey to JESPY, all agree that JESPY has been the key to personal growth and advancement for their son or daughter. Click below to read about The Cottingham Family and learn why JESPY’s Day Program has been so pivotal to Passion’s growth; to see why The Oppenheimer Family value JESPY’s shared housing program that has allowed Dawn to live independently; and to understand why The Plotnick Family’s appreciates JESPY’s Community Based Supports Program for Andrew.
Please Note: We welcome gifts by credit card or electronic check (ACH) when submitting your gift online, as well as mailed checks, including donations made through Donor Advised Funds, investment firms, and donated securities. In those instances, you may check-out with 'Mail with payment info', or mail the sponsorship form to JESPY House with the appropriate information.
To ensure recognition, please submit your sponsorship by June 9.
$25,000 +
$18,000 - $24,999
$10,000 - $17,999
$5,000 - $9,999
$2,500 - $4,999
$1,000 - $2,499
$500 - $999
$250 - $499
$150 - $249
$250
Donors at the Friend level and above may leave a tribute message for our honorees and will be recognized on the event website and during the event.
Members of our JESPY Family are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19. Therefore, we ask you to take the following precautions so our participants can enjoy our wonderful program:
Battle of the Chefs: A Benefit for JESPY House helps to provide the critical access to resources our clients need to learn daily life skills, build social connections within our community, work through fear and anxiety, problem solve, and develop the skills needed for employment to lead an independent life. Our clients rely on the generosity of donors to get the services they need.
Thank you for your life-changing support!
JESPY House: A Community Based Mission
In 1978 JESPY House was established in South Orange, New Jersey with a mission to advance independence for adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD). Started by our visionary founders who felt that adults with I/DD deserved an inclusive community where they could learn to live independently, JESPY has grown from first serving 4 clients to now serving 260 adults clients ages 18 and up.
JESPY’s whole-life services promote choice, self-direction and provide for our clients in every facet of their lives.Our much-needed services include residential options, clinical and behavioral health services, engagement and enrichment activities, athletics and fitness, case management, daily life skills training, vocational services, and an aging-in-place initiative.
We continue to offer more than 100 weekly programs that sustain and build upon social and cognitive connections allowing for skill-building, the learning of new hobbies, and the chance to meet new friends.
Your support of our fundraising event allows us to provide specialized programs and services for all clients.
For more information, contact us at 973-762-6909 or events@jespy.org.