68 VENTURES RAISES OVER $250,000 AT 4TH 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.
Photos for the event were taken by Stephen Savage Photography.