Basking Ridge: Dean's Food Market Owners Honored at 2nd Annual Ocean Front Bash

By Melanie Knobel

When a woman is going through her battle of cancer there are few places she can turn to that will give her a place to rest and recuperate, Mary’s Place by the Sea not only provides unconditional care during their time of extreme need but does it at NO COST to their guests.

Guests are welcome to stay a few hours or a few days, if needed. Some of the services offered to guests are oncology massage, nutritional counseling, guided meditation, yoga, strength training and spa services.

Co-Founder Michele Gannon speaks about their services, “Providing the knowledge of how someone can help themselves when fighting cancer through nutrition is one of the most important ways we support our guests. We feel Dean and Loretta are pioneers in the mission to provide clean, healthy, organic food to our community. They have been generous beyond words and we are honored to call them our friends.”

Dean’s Natural Market has been sponsoring Mary’s Place by the Sea by donating every month to help with the oncological meals served to their guests since they opened their doors in 2009.

“Mary’s Place possess’ a pureness that is born from love, and the desire to heal from deep within. When I think of Mary’s Place, I think of the great spiritual leaders of our time, who committed their lives to awakening and healing humankind. I am myself awakened and inspired by their acts of kindness.” Dean Nelson, Owner of Dean’s Natural Market.

The first care center was opened in the summer of 2009 and currently operates at 15 Broadway Avenue in Ocean Grove as a 4 bedroom home. Mary’s Place is currently building a 10-bedroom home so that they will never have to tell a woman she has to wait to receive these services, which have nearly 5,000 women feel loved and supported.
On October 3, 2015 at the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel Mary’s Place by the Sea will hold their 2nd Annual Ocean Front Bash. The 2015 Honorees are Dr. Peter Mencel for the Healthcare Hero Award, Shore to Help for The Humanitarian Heroes Award and Dean and Loretta Nelson for The Community Pioneer Heroes Award.

Volunteers care for the guests at Mary’s Place so the women may focus on their healing gaining strength to win the battle with cancer during their stay. All services are at NO COST to the guests and funds are raised through private events or through two annual events ran by Mary’s Place, their Walk-a-thon and Ocean Front Bash.
Mary’s Place by the Sea is a nonprofit 501(c) 3 organization.

To watch a video to learn more about Marys Place please go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RpsAeOqVmw