There is little question about who is to blame for the Gulf oil crisis, but pointing fingers will not help the area that needs help now.  BP continues to release erroneous data and sluggishly dole out relief funds while dozens of species of fish, birds, turtles and other animals living in the Gulf of Mexico find themselves blanketed with crude and their habitats destroyed.   To many species, this is a death sentence.

New figures suggest that the amount of oil BP has stated is spewing out daily is really the amount that has been gushing out each hour.  This could mean more than 100 million gallons of oil have already fouled the Gulf’s fragile waters and coastlines.

Every little bit of help counts. Being animal and nature enthusiasts at heart, owners Strato Doumanis and Vincent Anthony of Hurricane Productions DJ Entertainment, located in New Jersey, pledge to donate 10% of summer-party revenue to the National Wildlife Federation’s Gulf Oil Spill Restoration Fund.

The Gulf has been altered in a manner that will affect it for generations and recovery is not a certainty.

Oil, microbes and dispersants eat oxygen from the water and sludge in marshes continue to make cleanup difficult.  BP’s pockets may not be deep enough to pay for a cleanup of this scale.

If you’d like to make a donation to the NWF Gulf Oil Spill Restoration Fund, please click here.

Click here to see map of the oil slick, updated daily.

Vincent Anthony Velasquez spoke to Magic 98.3 – a local NJ radio station – about Rutgers University Dance Marathon and Hurricane Productions’ involvement with the event.

Vincent joined his good friends from the station Debbie Mazella and Chris McCoy during Dance Marathon weekend on March 27-28.

This is Hurricane Productions third straight year involved with Dance Marathon – a 32-hour non-stop event that raises money for children with cancer and blood disorders. All proceeds go to the Embrace Kids Foundation located in New Brunswick, NJ.

Hurricane Productions trained 11 student DJs and emcees to work alongside its professional staff. It also launched RutgersDJ.com – a website dedicated to all of the company’s entertainment work at Rutgers University.

Dance Marathon is Hurricane’s marquee event but the company also entertains Rutgers football Homecoming, Guinness Book of World Record events and other RU Student Life affairs.

Hurricane Productions has been featured on SNY, in the Asbury Park Press, Star-Ledger and on Magic 98.3 among other NJ/NY area media networks.

Hurricane Productions is owned and operated by Rutgers College Alumni (class of 2009).

Hurricane Productions will donate time and entertainment to the the New York City Housing Authority’s “Season of Sharing” – the department’s annual toy drive.

“Any cause or function that helps children is always high on our priority list,” said Hurricane Productions president Vincent Anthony. “Every entertainment company should find an event and give back to the community during the holiday season.”

The Annual Holiday Toy Drive is an opportunity for approximately 600 NYCHA resident children to celebrate the holiday season with donated toys (from Century 21 Department Stores, NY Giants, NY Knicks and Toys for Tots), refreshments (provided by Maramont Corp), and photo opportunities with Santa Claus (Community Coordinator Cornell Hampton). Other family entertainment will be provided by the Big Apple Circus, Agostino Arts Face Painters, The Lion Dancers Group, and The New York Chinese Free Mason Athletic Club.

Hurricane Productions is no stranger to working with children. The New Jersey-based DJ entertainment company also donates time and energy Rutgers University’s Dance Marathon every Spring.

Dance Marathon is a 32-hour event that raises money and awareness for the Embrace Kids Foundation located in New Brunswick, NJ. It is New Jersey’s largest student-run philanthropic event.

Hurricane Productions is in the news this morning after entertaining Rutgers Dance Marathon this past weekend, April 4-5.

The 32-hour event raises money and awareness for the Embrace Kids Foundation. As New Jersey’s largest, student-run philanthropic event, participants raised a total of $323,717.90 this year — the highest total ever.

Quoted from the Daily Targum:

Hurricane Productions provided continuous music and entertainment for 32-hours.

Read this full story here:
Highest total ‘for the kids’ despite economy

Hurricane Productions led various line dances, played non-stop music, and helped coordinate entertainment. The company staffed the event with four DJs, two MCs, and two entertainment coordinators.

Hurricane Productions co-owner Vincent Velasquez was a guest on Magic 98.3 this past weekend to talk about Dance Marathon and the company’s involvement. The radio station hosted a “Radio-Thon” to coincide with Dance Marathon.

The Manalapan and New Brunswick-based DJ company was also featured in the Daily Targum last month after it entertained the Marathon’s inaugural Pep Rally.

Read the full story here:
Hundreds rally for Dance Marathon

The Daily Targum is the official student newspaper of Rutgers University, the State University of New Jersey. In its current form, it exists as a bi-fold tabloid-style paper featuring international, national, local, and university news, as well as editorials, columns, comics, classifieds, sports, and other amusements. The paper boasts a circulation of 17,000.

WMGQ, known on-air as Magic 98.3, is a radio station broadcasting from Somerset, New Jersey (the site of both the studio and tansmitter tower) and licensed in New Brunswick (less than a mile away). It is located at 98.3 FM. The station can be heard in Monmouth, Middlesex, Somerset, Mercer, Union, and Hunterdon counties.

With just one week away from Rutgers Dance Marathon 2008, April 5-6, Hurricane Productions LLC proudly announces its involvement with this year’s 32-hour event.

Hurricane Productions, a DJ entertainment company located in Manalapan, NJ, will provide the 10^th annual Dance Marathon with seven staff members to help entertain an event that raised $220,018.41 for the Embrace Kids Foundation last year and over $1.3 million total over the past nine years.

In addition, the company will make a $500 donation to the Embrace Kids Foundation.

Along with co-owners Strato Doumanis and Vincent Velasquez, HP volunteers will include:

Ashley Best, Jonathan Brooks, Kyle Gries, DJ LaLima, and Eddie “DJ N9NE” Romani.

Also, the company would like to invite everyone to Club DM, a two-hour dance party during Dance Marathon. The event, which will include club/techno/hip-hop among other party favorites and a light show, starts a midnight and lasts until 2 a.m., April 5^th into April 6^th. Ed “DJ N9NE” Romani and DJ Strato will be providing music and Vinny “Vin DJ” Velasquez will host the two-hour party. (A $5 mandatory donation is required for admission to Club DM.)

To learn more about Dance Marathon and/or to make a donation, please visit:

http://marathon.rutgers.edu/

To visit Hurricane Productions on the web, please visit:

www.HurricaneProductions.com

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About Dance Marathon:

The Rutgers University Dance Marathon is New Jersey’s largest student-run philanthropic event, and it has become one of the most anticipated events held at Rutgers. Over the past 9 years DM has raised over $1.3 million, with all proceeds going to the Embrace Kids Foundation (formerly the Institute for Children with Cancer and Blood Disorders), a non-profit organization that supports children with cancer and blood disorders. The Foundation is committed to enhancing the quality of life of the children and relieving the emotional, spiritual, and financial concerns of the patient families under its care throughout the tri-state area.

DM is a university wide tradition that allows students to experience first hand what types of large-scale public good Rutgers students can unite to perform. It consists of a yearlong series of fundraisers and culminates with the Marathon on April 5-6 at the College Avenue Gym. At the Marathon over 400 dancers pledge to raise funds and remain standing for 32 hours. Dancers, along with over 500 volunteers and countless visitors, are entertained by live bands, comedians, prize giveaways, games, sports, a mechanical bull, computer and internet access, various theme hours, and much more.

About Hurricane Productions, LLC:

Hurricane Productions, LLC is a DJ entertainment company located in Manalapan, NJ.

The company is approaching its five-year anniversary. Owned by Strato Doumanis and Vincent Velasquez, Hurricane Productions prides itself with its involvement in the community just as much as it does for entertaining private affairs.

In the past, Hurricane Productions has made donations to the Keyport Public Library system, Knights of Columbus chapters in Englishtown and Sayreville, Rutgers University student organizations and Doumanis and Velasquez’s high school alma mater—St. John Vianney High School.

Hurricane Productions serves tri-state area, providing entertainment for weddings, Sweet 16′s, Mitzvahs, Anniversaries and more.