I grew up in Oceanport, NJ (home of Monmouth Park). The street I grew up on runs
North/South – its cross streets run East/West. Those streets are named after coastal towns that
make up Eastern Monmouth County, listed as follows from North to South:
Monmouth Boulevard (Monmouth Beach)
Long Brance Avenue
Deal Avenue
Allenhurst Avenue
Asbury Avenue (Asbury Park)
Bradley Avenue (Bradley Beach)
Avon Avenue
Belmar Avenue
Spring Lake Avenue
Sea Girt Avenue
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness day is
October 13 th . As such, to honor the memory of my mother Barbara E. Jacobson (nee Evans), a
career educator who impacted many in her roles as teacher and Guidance Counselor, I will walk
from Monmouth Beach to Sea Girt, as close to the ocean a possible (Ocean Avenue,
boardwalks, etc.…) hitting every town in between.
Equally important, this show of support is for ALL the women I have interacted with in my life – my wife, daughters and sister, sister-in law,
mother-in-law, aunts, cousins, friends, ex-girlfriends, teachers, clients, golfers, networkers,
coworkers, business associates, doctors, nurses – really too many walks of life to list – and my
support extends nonetheless. My walk will begin at the corner of Beach Road and Ocean
Avenue in Monmouth Beach at 9am on Wednesday October 23rd. Google Maps says this is a walk of 15.5
miles. I expect it to take me between 4 and 5 hours to complete the walk.
This announcement is not an ask for donations. I just wanted to do something this year to
support Breast Cancer Awareness. I will make a donation to the Susan G Komen Breast
Cancer Foundation upon completion of the walk. If you feel so inclined, you can find details at www.Komen.org.