At the heart of our foundation is our fundraising efforts that are made possible by scores of volunteers.  Our main fundraiser, the “Do it For Deb" bike ride, was created as an idea to inspire.  It is an event that shows how perseverance and leading by example could inspire so many people to contribute their time and money to making the world a better place.  In addition to this event, we have our annual kick off party to wish the riders luck and dance the night away, and for the first time we will be ramping up our fall calendar with a couple of events to further our fundraising goals!  Check back frequently for upcoming events.

"Its amazing what people can accomplish, if they only believe"

February 27th, 2009- Springfield Junior Women's MonteCarlo night at St Kevins $40 per ticket

***Past Events***

Thank you to all that have participated by donating time, money, vacation days, restaurants/ bars & services to support us.

August 9, 2008 Manayunk Rubber Duck Race : 2000 rubber ducks raced down the Skuykill river with prizes for the top 20 ducks. This was a great family event complete with the 'Ride the Ducks" mobile, kids games and trivia, an appearance by the Philly Phanatic, and a fun time by all at the finish line at the Manayunk Brew Pub.

May 17-20, 2008 Philly to OBX North Carolina: Twenty-seven riders of all ages treked to North Carolina on their bicycles in the third annual Do It for Deb ride. Riders raised money through generous donations. As always a special thanks to the pace cars who made this event possible.

May 3, 2008- Annual Kick off Party- Many enjoyed a night out for a great cause at the ballroom of the GREAT AMERICAN PUB in Conshohocken. It was a wonderful night of food, fun, dancing and many guests left with amazing raffled prizes and auction items. A big thank you to all the organizers, all who generously donated and all who attended our evening. It was a huge success.

April 2008- Guest Bartending at the Green Room in Philadelphia.

September 2007- DPAF takes over McFadden's Ballpark. Our foundation volunteers worked as guest bartenders all night alongside McFadden's staff and 100% of the tips were donated to the foundation.

May 2007- Do It for Deb Ride- Conshohocken, PA to Nags Head, NC on a bicycle over 4 days. Several riders completed our 100 mile one day option to Cape May. Congradulations to all the riders and to Jillian Backall and Brian Kerr who got engaged at the finish line.

May 2007- Kick Off Party- Over 200 individuals enjoyed a night in the new beautiful ballroom of the Great American Pub in Conshohocken. Many people left with great auction items or raffle prizes.

May 2007- Guest Bartending at Molly Maguires in Jim Thorpe PA.

March 2007 & 2008- St. Patrick's Day Parade- DPAF participated in the parade in Springfield, PA.

March 2007- Second Annual "Coctails for a Cause" at the Public House in Philadelphia.

May 2006- Do It for Deb Bike Ride- Individuals with no prior cycling experience aged 16-45 trained and rode 330 miles from Pennsylvania to North Carolina over 4 days and raised money through sponsorship. Thank you to all that participated and especially to the overwhelming generosity of our donors!

May 2006- Kick Off Party: 300+ enjoyed a night of fun in Philadelphia, PA. Many left with raffle baskets and great silent auction items.

April 2006- Coctails for a Cause: Sponsored by Mad River in Philadelphia.