Fox & Roach/Trident Charities

Annual Backpack Challenge
2025-06-01 - 2025-08-15
20th Annual Backpack Challenge
As Fox & Roach/Trident Charities celebrates our milestone 30th Anniversary year, we continue to support youth across our communities through our Backpack Challenge. Now in its 20th year, the Annual Backpack Challenge has become an important tradition for BHHS Fox & Roach and The Trident Group. Since 2006 our sales professionals, employees, and management have donated the funds and physical supplies to purchase and fill more than 65,000 backpacks. These backpacks, valuing more than $915,750, go to unhoused and low-income children across Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Our commitment to the communities in which we live and work is the legacy of BHHS Fox & Roach/Trident.
Cradles to Crayons’ Ready for Learning initiative sets students up for success by providing learning essentials free of charge to 75,000 children in our market region. As more families face rising costs for basic necessities, families with school-aged children spent an average of $875 on back-to-school items in 2024.

Families will spend an average of $141 on non-electronic school supplies
Families will spend an average of $423 on clothing and footwear alone
In 2023 and 2024, more than 9 in 10 teachers reported using personal funds for classroom supplies, 78% spent over $100 on
supplies, and 35% spent between $200-$500.
81% of teachers said they have at least one student who relies on them for food, hygiene items, and/or school supplies.
Three of the top 10 reasons children miss school are related to clothing insecurity and a lack of school supplies.

When a child doesn’t have the necessities to go to school, they fall behind. Cradles to Crayons RFL helps provide not only backpacks and supplies for the school-year, they also provide clothing that fits, books, hygiene items, weather-appropriate clothing and footwear throughout the year. These supplies are distributed through 180+ area social services agency partners, serving kids in the most vulnerable living situations. All donations will be directed back to the communities we serve (2024 recipients).

Your $20 donation will give a child a new, filled backpack to start the year and keep that backpack full with supplies for the entire school year. New backpacks and supplies give children a sense of pride and excitement to go back to school. With these tools, they are more likely to attend school and complete homework — knowing they have the same chance at school success as their peers. Please help us and the children across our communities get the much-needed necessities to return to the 2025-2026 school year!

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Fox & Roach/Trident Charities 30th Anniversary
2025-06-26 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)

Baseball, Laughs & Boom!
2025-07-12 19:00 - 22:00 | TD Bank Ballpark, 860 East Main Street, Bridgewater, NJ, 08807, United States

Summit Regional Office Event to benefit the Sunshine Kids Foundation
2025-08-16 16:30 - 18:30

30th Annual Community Service Days
2025-10-01 08:00 - 2025-10-15 17:00

2nd Annual West End Neighborhood House Fire Truck Pull
2025-10-18 08:30 - 17:00 | Wilmington Riverfront, 801 Shipyard Dr, Wilmington, DE, 19801, United States

Our View: Sip and Support Fundraiser
2025-10-19 13:30 - 17:30 | Lucien’s Manor, NJ, 81 W White Horse Pike, Berlin, NJ, 08009, United States

Office/Departments Donation Recommendations due
2025-10-31 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-10-31

#GivingTuesday
2025-12-02, 2026-12-01

Annual Winter Board Meeting
2025-12-11 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-12-10

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
2026-01-19
“Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a better person of yourself, a greater nation of your country, and a finer world to live in.”
— Martin Luther King Jr.

American Heart Association (AHA) Wear Red Day
2026-02-06
It’s Wear Red Day & Give Day. Celebrate the moms, daughters, sisters, and friends who mean everything to you—while helping protect women from heart disease.
Date: Friday, February 6, 2026.
Visit the official GoRedForWomen website for more information.

23rd Annual Build A House…Build A Dream Contest for Kids
2026-03-07 08:30 - 13:00 | Church Farm School, 1001 E. Lincoln Highway, Exton, PA, 19341, United States
Save the date for our 23rd annual Build a House… Build a Dream contest!
Join us on Saturday, March 7th, 2026, from 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM at Church Farm School
In this competition, students work individually or in teams to build their own three-dimensional, model dream home which they then bring on the day of the contest for judging by professional architects, engineers, and builders. Over the years, houses have been fashioned from recycled materials, tree trunks, pencils, and pasta. Students are only limited by their creativity! All participants receive recognition for their efforts and the top winners earn prizes. The goal of the event is to raise awareness of the need for housing that is affordable and funds for local Habitat homebuilding programs for low-income families in the Delaware Valley.
The goal of the Build a House Build a Dream contest is to introduce the students to what Habitat for Humanity does as an organization. Although they aren’t able to help at the construction site yet, they can learn about the importance of housing that is affordable at a young age and what they can do in the future to help their neighbors in need.
If you are interested in being a vendor or sponsor or participate, learn more here – Build a House…Build a Dream Participation

World Down Syndrome Day - Lots of Socks Campaign
2026-03-21
We want everyone to know that 21 March is World Down Syndrome Day! How….SOCKS!
On March 21, we wear our boldest and brightest, most eye-catching socks.
Click here to see the Lots of Socks Campaign and more!

23rd Annual Delaware Hospice Jazz Brunch
2026-04-26 11:00 - 14:00 | Harry’s Savoy Grill, 2020 Naamans Road, Wilmington, DE, 19810, United States
Each year, Jazz Brunch—a remarkable event hosted by Fox & Roach Trident Charities, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, and the Trident Group—serves as a crucial fundraiser for Delaware Hospice. Since its inception over 20 years ago, the Jazz Brunch has surpassed $1 million for Delaware Hospice, enabling us to provide essential services and serve as a trusted community partner in end-of-life support. We’d love for you to be a part of this historical event!

BHHS Fox & Roach/Trident Metuchen Office Annual TopGolf event to benefit the Sunshine Kids
2026-04-26 17:00 - 20:00 | TopGolf, 1013 U.S. 1, Edison, NJ, 08817, United States
Join us for this amazing yearly event to support the Sunshine Kids Foundation!
Each bay holds 6 players and the charge is $100/player. If you are unable to attend please consider Sponsoring a bay for $400, If you’d like to sponsor a bay and would like to golf with a full bay you will pay a discounted price of $850, you can also get the full bay discount 6 players for $500 (Please contact our office for these options).
Includes:

Silent Auction
3 Hours of Golfing
Hot Food Buffet
Unlimited Soft Drinks

** 100% of sponsorships are donated to The Sunshine Kids Foundation.
**Tickets may also be purchased at our office. Please call for information. (732) 494-7677.

Ronald McDonald House of Philadelphia Plane Pull
2026-05-02 08:00 - 12:00 | Atlantic Aviation, 8375 Enterprise Ave., Philadelphia, PA, 19153, United States
Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Philadelphia Region supports families on their children’s medical journeys with a community of comfort and hope. We envision a world where every family can focus on their child’s well-being.
Click here for team page – Our team can take up to 20 volunteers. Each volunteer should raise $50 minimum to participate.

Annual Board of Trustees Meeting
2026-05-12

29th Annual Charlie & Don Patt Memorial Golf Tournament
2026-05-18 | The Club at Twin Lakes, 3625 Shankweiler Road, Allentown, PA, 18104, United States
For 28 years, the Charlie & Don Patt Memorial Golf Tournament has supported the Endowed Lectureship in Oncology at Lehigh Valley Health Network and the Cancer Support Community of the Greater Lehigh Valley (CSCGLV). In 2024, the tournament surpassed $1,000,000 in support! 2026 is the latest in the drive for the next million in support of our cancer community. Join us at The Club at Twin Lakes on Monday, May 18 for a memorable day of golf, commraderie and support of our cancer community.

10:30am – Registration opens
11am – Lunch
12pm – Shotgun start at The Club at Twin Lakes

FR/T’s Annual Backpack Challenge
2026-06-01 08:00 - 2026-08-01 17:00

Region 7 Somerset Patriots baseball game for SSK
2026-06-14

Fox & Roach/Trident Charities 31st Anniversary
2026-06-26

Cradles to Crayons Annual Backpack-A-Thon (Philly)
2026-08-01 08:00 - 2026-08-31 17:00

Cradles to Crayons Annual Backpack-A-Thon (DE)
2026-08-01 08:00 - 2026-08-31 17:00

Fall Pledge Drive Push
2026-09-01 08:00 - 2026-12-01 17:00

31st Annual Community Service Days
2026-10-01 08:00 - 2026-10-15 17:00

Office/Departments Donations Disbursed
2026-11-03
