68 VENTURES RAISES OVER $250,000 AT 4
TH ANNUAL BALLIN’ ON BELROSE FOR
BALLER DREAM FOUNDATION ON MAY 10TH IN OLDE TOWNE DAPHNE

68 Ventures, the Cox Family Foundation, Press & Co., and
the City of Daphne hosted the fourth annual Ballin’ on Belrose event in Olde Towne
Daphne on Saturday, May 10, 2025. The 10.5-mile “Everest Challenge” walk/run raised
over $256,122 and one hundred percent of funds raised were donated to Baller
Dream Foundation. Additionally, Baldwin County nonprofits competed in
completing laps up and down Belrose to receive grants from the Cox Family
Foundation. Rolling for Hope was in 1st place and received $10,000, 2nd place was One
More Moment and they received $7,500, and Thirsty Stranger was in 3rd place and
took home $5,000.


The 2025 event concluded noting the following numbers:
$256,122 Amount raised for Baller Dream Foundation
$10,000 Donated to Rolling for Hope from the Cox Family Foundation
$7,500 Donated to One More Moment from the Cox Family Foundation
$5,000 Donated to Thirsty Stranger from the Cox Family Foundation
400+ Participants, the highest number of racers to date!
Ballin’ on Belrose is a walk/run event inspired by the 29,029 Everesting Challenge but
adapted for the local community. It involves a race up Belrose Avenue and
culminates in a street party at the top of the hill with refreshments, music and
camaraderie.


“Our purpose at 68 Ventures is to see all we can do with all we have been given,” said
Adam Campbell, 68 Ventures president. “Nathan Cox, our founder and Chairman,
leads by example by demonstrating the power of what we can do to help others in
this community. We are proud of our fantastic partnership with Baller Dream
Foundation and working to help residents throughout Baldwin County.”
Save the date for the 2026 Ballin’ on Belrose which will be Saturday, April 25th, 2026.
2025 Title sponsors of the event included 68 Ventures, the City of Daphne, LOG
Construction, Lauren Cowart, the Pilot Family, Press & Co., and the Cox Family
Foundation.


Additional 2025 sponsors: The Barkin Family Fund, Cunningham Delaney Construction,
Byrd Campbell, P.A. D.R. Horton, Harvest Capital, LLC, Lee Charities, Poolemerica
Enterprises, Polysurveying of Mobile, Inc., Tower Homes, Trehern Investments,
Alabama Power Company, BankPlus, Southeastern Plumbing & Lead Detection, LLC,
Chevron, Community Management Associates, CSI Erosion, Durkin Family, PTAC
Companies, Gene’s Floor Covering, GeoCon Engineering, Grace Construction,
Hope Farm, Executive Aviation Group, LLC, Fine Geddy Government Relations,
Merrill Lynch – Chad Dolan, MT Gillis Foundation, WAS Design, Inc., 68 Ventures Bowl,
Certapro, Shamrock Properties, Kent’s Landscaping, Piggly Wiggly, SEPLD Plumbing, LLC,
SSIU, LLC, Soho Events and Rentals, Mr. And Mrs. Angus and Donna Andrews,
Baldwin County Sewer Service, Bay Periodontics & Implant Dentistry, Bayside Academy,
Cost Segregation Services, LLC, Middleton Construction, JADE Consulting, LLC,
Braxton’s Landscape & Lawncare, Homeland Neighborhood Management, Vigilant Gulf
Coast, LLC, Tim Edmondson Farms, Meridian Global Consulting, AGR Gulf Coast,
Maynard, Cooper & Gale, Mitchell College of Business at University of South Alabama,
Centennial Bank, Justin Law: Strategic Wealth Advantage, Steve Windom, Stoic Equity
Partners, Swift Supply, Century Bank, Mobile Bay Overhead Door, MES, Crucible
Construction, Solomon Family, Southern Earth Sciences, Hancock Whitney Bank West
Alabama Bank, Mako Services, MatchPoint Development, Rep. Matt Simpson, Alabama
House of Representatives, Rish Real Estate, LLC, SE Civil Engineering and Surveying,
Trenchline Civil, LLC, Weather Tech Roofing, West Alabama Bank, Wright Transportation,
Inc.


About the Baller Dream Foundation:
Baller Dream Foundation (BDF) is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that
lifts the spirits of brave young cancer warriors, ages birth to 29. The young people
BDF serves are not called patients but “Ballers.” Baller is a modern-day term
suggesting a person is doing well, feeling well, and in control. BDF works closely with
children’s hospitals across the country and provides in-hospital, volunteer-led
activities to help ease the minds of young warriors and provide support for their
families. Baller Dream Foundation supports and assists young cancer warriors and
their families through treatment, remission, and the path to a stronger life. For more
information, visit ballerdream.org.

about Baller Dream Foundation

Photos for the event were taken by Stephen Savage Photography.