Seaside Heights - On Wednesday, May 6, 2009, Mayor Hershey and his council adopted a resolution presented by Casey Loundy, the daughter of BID member and local Real Estate Broker, Michael Loundy of Seaside Realty Inc., proclaiming Seaside Heights a “Military-Friendly” community. Every Seaside Heights business has the opportunity to participate in a discount program that includes all active members of the Military with valid Military ID and the same for Veterans with acceptable proof of service.

Cooperating businesses have agreed to participate in this program for food, amusement parks, retail, lodging, as well as parking. Members of the Military and Veterans can enjoy offers at various Seaside businesses such as free stuffed animals, buy one get one dinner entrees, parking discounts, discounted lodging, and free slices of pizza. The borough of Seaside Heights is now offering their beach for free to Military personnel with a valid form of Military ID.

Standardized small signs are placed in each participating business so the public can be aware that they are Military-Friendly. The participating businesses will be listed on www.seasideheightstourism.com.

Casey Loundy was inspired to create this proposal when she did research on her grandfather, Sid Loundy, a World War II veteran. Casey was assigned a school history project to interview someone affiliated with WWII, and by interviewing her Grandmother, Adele Loundy, about her deceased grandfather, Casey pulled up various military records, such as a diary kept at the time by her aunt Leatrice Loundy, as well as a Missing in Action document written in 1944 from the War Department and her Grandfather's Discharge Papers. She discovered he was in the Normandy Invasion and he and the members of his unit were captured during the Battle of the Bulge. He received many commendations including a Purple Heart that was awarded upon his return home.

“He always had an interest [in veterans],” Casey said. “He put up veterans from all over at McGowan’s Rooms, a rooming house he owned at the time.... Veterans that had difficulty adapting into normal life after the service were provided food and lodging free of charge.... Sid Loundy went on to be one of the founding members of American Legion Post 351 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10064 in Seaside.” His family owned and operated Barney’s Restaurant, which was open from 1932 to 1990, provided continuing military discounts which the family continued after his death in 1975.

Please visit www.seasideheightstourism.com/militaryfriendly for the most up to date list of military-friendly discount offers.

 

BEACH
Borough of Seaside Heights	FREE beach to Military personnel with a valid form of Military ID. Please redeem at the Kearney Avenue Headquarters.

 

AMUSEMENTS
Breakwater Beach / Casino Pier	$5 OFF Ride and Slide Pass (purchased at Breakwater Beach only)
Carousel F.E.C.	FREE Carousel Ride & Savings on Birthday Party Packages
Casino Arcade	$25.00 play card for $10.00 (Active Military Only)
Funtown Pier	$10.00 OFF a $50.00 Ticket Book
Lucky Leo´s	FREE Spin on the Wheel of Fortune
Lucky´s Arcade & Pizza	$2.00 for a Slice & Medium Soda, FREE Spin, Double Points, VIP Card
Playboy Stands	Buy One Bucket of Rings, Get One FREE
Seaside Slingshot	$10.00 OFF Sling Shot
Shore Amusements	Frog Bog…Buy One, Get One FREE
Stevie D´s Park Arcade	FREE Skeeball, plus 500 Points
Stu´s Squirt Guns	Buy One Watergun Game, Get One FREE
The Game Room	3 FREE Skeeball Games Triple Tickets All Day 500 FREE Points with $10.00 in Quarters exchanged

 

RESTAURUNTS & FOOD
Ace´s Oasis	Buy One Chicken Fingers, Get Second at HALF PRICE
Beach Cafe	10% OFF Entire Check for Breakfast
Beachcomber	$2.00 SLICE of Pizza
Bobber´s	20% OFF Entire Check
Dentato´s Clam Bar	Buy One Cheesesteak or Sausage Sandwich, Get Second at HALF PRICE
Dippin Dots (Casino Pier)	Buy Any Size Dippin Dots and Receive a FREE Upgrade to next size
Dunkin Donuts	1 FREE Donut with purchase of any large size beverage
Fresh Pretzels (Casino Pier)	Buy One Pretzel or Corndog, Get Second at HALF PRICE
Havana Restaurant	12% OFF all meals
Hemingway´s Cafe	FREE Kid´s Meal with each Paid Adult (Limit 2)
Jimbo´s Bar & Grill	Buy One Sausage Sandwich Platter and Get One Free
JR´s Ocean Grill	Buy One Slice, Get One FREE
Luna Rosa	FREE Selection from Our Children´s Menu or FREE Appetizer
Domenic´s New York Style Pizza	One FREE Soda with purchase of Any Slice of Pizza
Maruca´s Pizza	18" Plain Pizza $10.00 Eat-In (Porter Ave only)
Next Door Cafe	FREE Breakfast from Kid´s Specials with purchase Adult Breakfast, Monday through Friday
Pier Grille	Buy a Whole Pie, Get 4 FREE Sodas
Rita´s Italian Ice	Buy One, Get One FREE of equal or lesser value
Ryan´s Deli	FREE Coffee or OJ with purchase of Breakfast Sandwich
Sawmill	$5.00 Off Any Whole Pie (eat-in only)
Spicy´s Food Court	FREE Slice of Pizza (no purchase necessary; limit one per coupon)
Spicy´s Mexican Cantina	Buy One, Get One FREE Dinner Entree
Steak´s Unlimited	FREE French Fries with purchase of One Cheesesteak
The Beach Bar	10% OFF Entire Check
The El Camino	FREE Kid´s Meal with each paid adult
Three Brothers SSP	Buy One 23” Pizza, Get Second One at HALF PRICE
TLC Polish Water Ice	Buy One, Get One FREE of equal or lesser value

 

RETAIL STORES
Barooo Surf Shop	10% OFF All Purchases (excludes surfboards)
Berkeley Sweet Shop	10% OFF Any Purchase
Biscayne Candies	Buy One 1/4lb. Bag of Gummy Candy, Get One FREE
The Dock Outfitters	10% OFF Any Boat or Waverunner Rental
Le Petite Garage	15% OFF any item
Liquid Earth	FREE Coco Bead Necklace with Any Purchase
Lucky Lady	20% OFF Purchase and FREE Gift
Nisha´s Accessories	Buy One, Get One at HALF PRICE
Old Time Photo	FREE 8” x 10” Copy with purchase of an Old Time Photo
One of A Kind	10% OFF Your Purchase (excludes sale items)
Planet Candy	Buy One Cotton Candy, Get One FREE
Sand Tropez	10% OFF Your Purchase (excludes sale items)
Seaside Lumber	20% OFF Entire Purchase
Seaside Waverunners	10% OFF Any Boat or Waverunner Rental
Shore Army Navy	10% OFF Entire Purchase (some restrictions apply)

 

PARKING
Rocky´s Parking	Discount Parking
Funtown Parking	Discount Parking
Hiering Avenue Parking Lot	Discount Parking
Porter Avenue Parking Lot	Discount Parking
Sand & Surf Park and Lock	Discount Parking

 

LODGING
Aztec Ocean Resort	Stay Any Sunday through Wednesday Nights, Pay for 2 Nights, GET 3RD NIGHT FREE
Mark III Motel	Take 2 Day Stay, GET 3RD DAY FREE Non-Holiday, or $25 OFF Any Non-Holiday Stay
Metropole Motel	Stay any Sunday through Thursday Night, Pay for 2 Nights, get 3rd Night FREE
Palm Villa Suites	10% OFF any day except holidays
Sea Garden Motel	10% OFF any day except holidays, and 30% OFF Sunday through Thursday (Max discount $100.00/per week)
Sea Gem Motel	Stay Any Sunday through Wednesday Nights, Pay for 2 Nights, GET 3RD NIGHT FREE
Seaside Realty	10% OFF designated weekly House and Condo rentals
Sunrise Motel	Stay Any Sunday through Wednesday Nights, Pay for 2 Nights, GET 3RD NIGHT FREE
The White Pearl Hotel	Pick Any 2 Nights Sunday-Tuesday and GET 3RD NIGHT FREE