Danny Gregoire, owner of JayDan Services, always believed in giving back to the community his company serves. Whether it is small donations to local organizations or his annual contribution to The Frances Foundation for Kids Fighting Cancer, Gregoire seeks ways to make life better for people in need.
But last October, he added a creative twist. Enter the pink Dumpster.
JayDan Services provides full demolition services to businesses and residences and also rents Dumpsters as part of their operations. “I learned about the great work being done by Dance for the Cure, a volunteer organization that supports breast cancer patients in Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset counties,” Gregoire says. “And I decided to paint one of my Dumpsters pink and donate $25 each time it was rented to Dance for the Cure.”
Gregoire launched the campaign last October and is collecting funds from rentals through October 2024, when he will make a lump-sum donation. “People can request this Dumpster, but we will continuously rent it out to keep the donations going,” he says. “It will always be onsite somewhere, whether it is residential, commercial or industrial.”
“We are so grateful for this partnership, which was brought about by Melanie Dare of Salon Dare in Hillsborough, as she had been a long-time supporter of Dance for the Cure,” says Joanne Liscovitz of Dance for the Cure. “Danny loved the idea of helping a local, 100 percent volunteer charity. All the money we raise helps breast cancer patients in need in Somerset, Hunterdon, Middlesex and Mercer counties.”
JayDan Services began in 2010 as a small clean-up business that grew. “I had a truck and was doing work like cleaning out sheds, garages and basements,” Gregoire says. “Then, I started taking down people’s pools, sheds and decks. From there, it grew to a full line of interior and exterior demolition services, from residential to commercial buildings. We’ll strip the whole house or do the whole demo and take down the entire building.”
The work is not limited to structures: JayDan also clears properties of trees and landscaping. Their service area includes North New Jersey, from Bergen and Passaic counties, down to Somerset, Middlesex and Hunterdon counties.
“People doing their own demolition can rent our Dumpsters,” he notes. “But remember to ask for the pink one.”
See the services offered at JayDanServices.com. Learn more about Dance for the Cure at DanceForTheCure.org.