“Rock for the Nurses” Five-Year Anniversary Fundraiser Saturday May 30th

May 16, 2015 newjerseyisntboring

Kinderhook, Mangos, Timepiece and Ned Ryerson to perform At “Rock for the Nurses” Five-Year Anniversary Fundraiser Saturday May 30th. Event happens at the Idle Hour in Point Pleasant 1pm to 7pm to help nurses and nursing students of Ocean Medical Center.

Press Release:

The Barbara Forfar Nursing Scholarship Fund welcomes the return of legendary NJ country-rockers Kinderhook to Point Pleasant for the first time in over thirty years when it teams-up with the Idle Hour Restaurant & Bar to celebrate its Five-Year Anniversary on Saturday May 30th starting at 1pm.

The six hour “Rock for the Nurses” fundraiser will also feature performances from Jersey Shore icons The Mangos, Timepiece, Ned Ryerson and his new band The Groundhogs plus other special guests and will include an all you can eat BBQ buffet, pig roast, outside tent party, cash bar, coffee, soft drinks, dessert, games, prizes, give-a-ways and much more for the entire family.

The event will take place on Saturday, May 30 from 1pm until 7pm at the Idle Hour Restaurant & Bar located at 2600 Route 88 in Point Pleasant.

Tickets are $20 per person (kids 12 and under are free) and are available for purchase in advance on-line at eventbrite.com or in advance in person at the Idle Hour Restaurant & Bar and will also be available for purchase the day of the event at the door.

All proceeds from the event will benefit The Barbara Forfar Nursing Scholarship Fund which annually helps the nurses and nursing students of Ocean Medical Center by providing nursing scholarships to nurses and nursing students looking to further their formal education in the nursing profession.

For more information about The Barbara Forfar Nursing Scholarship Fund log on to the official website at www.forfars cholarship.org or connect with The Barbara Forfar Nursing Scholarship Fund on Facebook or Twitter.

About The Barbara Forfar Nursing Scholarship Fund:

The Barbara Forfar Nursing Scholarship Fund was established on January 15, 2011 and is part of the Ocean Medical Center Foundation family of funds. The fund provides monetary assistance to qualified nurses and nursing students of Ocean Medical Center who desire to continue their formal education in nursing profession in the form of scholarships. The fund awards one (or more) nursing scholarship during September of each year to eligible applicants. The Barbara Forfar Nursing Scholarship Fund was established to honor the memory of long-time Point Pleasant resident Barbara Forfar or “Foof” as she was called by her fellow nurses and other colleagues in the operating room, and her forty-four years of dedication to the nursing profession with all but three years of her service associated with the Ocean Medical Center or its predecessor hospitals.