The Chief Arthur R. Brown, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Foundation’s 31st Annual Super Bowl Pre-Party, hosted by Chris Brown, took place on Super Bowl Sunday. Hundreds turned out at Dock’s Oyster House in Atlantic City. More than $10,000 was raised this year. Proceeds benefit the Foundation that awards scholarships and supports local non-profit organizations.
The Foundation was established in 1992 in honor of Arthur R. Brown, Jr., former Chief of the Atlantic City Beach Patrol. The goal of the Foundation is to provide scholarship tuition and other assistance to deserving local individuals and organizations. The scholarship recipients are selected based upon scholastic achievement and demonstrated financial need. The Foundation expanded in 1995 to honor William D. Fox, a former Atlantic City lifeguard and police officer, who passed away in 1994. In 1999, the Foundation expanded to honor the memory of Samuel “Sonny” Schwartz by donating to the “Dorrington” Hockey Foundation and Gilda’s Club. In 2005, the Foundation expanded again to honor the memory of Officer Thomas J. McMeekin of the Atlantic City Police Department, who died in the line of duty. Tom was also a former lifeguard. To date, through the generosity of the local community, the Foundation has awarded more than $400,000 in scholarships and financial aid to individuals in the South Jersey community. Donations have also been made to the SPCA, Boys & Girls Club of AC, Vest-A-Cop, Hackney Swim, Atlantic Co. Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans, Dorrington Ice Hockey Foundation and the A.C.B.P Classic boat races.
