18th Annual JOA Picnic in the Park 7/12/2025
Update soon.....
17th Annual JOA Picnic in the Park 7/13/2024
Great Success!
We had an amazing night on July 12! Thank you to all that made this a fantastic event to Derail Duchenne!
JOA Picnic in the Park 7/08/2023
Our 16th Annual Picnic in the Park was awesome - #derailduchenne. July 8, 2023 at German Central. It is always a great family centered event.
We had over 170 Raffle Items with Silent Auction items, 3 different raffles, Booze Barrel, Wine Pull. Great activities including; Hole in One Contest, Pong, Mario Kart challenge, kids games and Nerf War.
Thank you to all that made this an amazing evening!
We had over 170 Raffle Items with Silent Auction items, 3 different raffles, Booze Barrel, Wine Pull. Great activities including; Hole in One Contest, Pong, Mario Kart challenge, kids games and Nerf War.
Thank you to all that made this an amazing evening!
JOA Picnic in the Park 7/09/2022
2nd Saturday in July
Picnic in the Park July, 7/9/22 ~ Huge Success
We had an incredible night with Live Music by Shadow of Doubt, Tom Petty Tribute Band, Food Trucks; Zydeco, Mana Truck, Dairy Queen, Mama Mia’s Sausage and Antonio's Pizza. With amazing German Beer / Beer Truck, Kids games, adult games, 50/50, sideboards, Bingo, Nerf Battle, Hole in One, Wine Pull, Booze Barrel and remarkable raffles. We are so humbled and honored to have raised $60K for Duchenne Research.
This year we introduce our 2022 Duchenne Warrior, 3-year-old Drew Thomas. Drew’s parents, Megan & Bart have supported JOA & our Picnic since our inception. They recently learned that their 4th child has the same type of Duchenne that Owen has. Drew, along with his family (Mom, Dad, Emmalyn -11, Nolan – 9 & Cassidy -6). The family had a tremendous time at the event, Nolan claimed it was the BEST NIGHT EVER!
Please save the date of Saturday July 8, 2023 to celebrate together as we Derail Duchenne!
John Owen’s Adventure, Inc (JOA) is a North Royalton non profit 501c3 founded by parents of John Owen, Tony & Jen Dumm. They aim to fund awareness for chronic childhood illnesses including Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. They develop funds for finding a cure, sustaining the quality of life for these children and educating the general public about such illnesses. EIN 26-2672169
