Brull Foundation holds fundraiser in RVC

Matt Barthel and Tricia Seifert performed song covers for the packed bar.

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Rob McCracken signed up for a raffle with his son Jamie, left, and nephew T.J. Brull.

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On Nov. 8, the Rockville Centre-based Tommy Brull Foundation held its seventh annual fundraiser at Cannon’s Blackthorn to help expand its surfing program for special needs children, among other worthy causes.

The Tommy Brull Foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit organization focused on improving the lives of those with physical, mental and emotional challenges in Nassau and Suffolk counties.

The foundation was launched in 2008 and is dedicated to honoring the life of Rockville Centre resident and former Camp ANCHOR counselor Tommy Brull. Since its inception, the group has raised over to $150,000 for multiple charities.

The money raised will go to many different charities and individuals on Long Island. Foremost among them is the surf program that the foundation runs at Camp ANCHOR, which is the Town of Hempstead’s camp for special-needs children located at Lido Beach.