22-02-2025
DJ's Day of Giving 2025: Live like DJ
BLUFFTON, S.C. (WSAV) — The Lowcountry is coming together for another year of fundraising to honor the spirit, love and legacy of a local teen who was killed in 2021.
Dwon 'D.J.' Fields, Jr., was killed on March 5, 2021, in an alleged mistaken identity murder. The 18-year-old Bluffton High football player had just made his college decision days before his death, his family said.
Since then, his family has been having a day to honor his legacy of helping others. This Friday, Feb. 22, more than 50 local businesses are donating 10% of their sales to the scholarship named after the teen: Live Like D.J.
Their goal is to help send a class of 'D.J. Scholars' to college each year and to help support community projects like tradesmen education and supporting first responders. His family said that D.J. was training to become a volunteer paramedic at the time of his passing and had dreams of being a welder.
There will also be drop-off: Bluffton Family Chiropractic, Riverwalk Animal Hospital and the New Balance Factory Store in Tanger 1.
Here's a list of the businesses that are participating this year:
Agave
All Joy Donuts
Alvin Ords of Bluffton
Bee Town Mead and Cider
Blackstones Café (Beaufort)
Bluffton General Store
Bluffton Lash Lounge
Bluffton Oyster Factory
The Bluffton Room
Bricks on Boundary (Beaufort)
Burnt Church Distillery
Cahill's Market
Calhoun Street Tavern
Captain Woody's
Cantaritos Mexican Kitchen
Chic Fil A
Cherry Point BBQ
Coastal Sunset Carwash
Craft Kitchen
Crocs in Tanger 2
Cupcakes 2 Cakes
Dough Boys Pizza
Downtown Deli
Eggs Up Grill
Frankie Bones Bluffton
Fully Involved Moving Company
Gigi's Boutique
GTH Construction
Giuseppi's Bluffton
Hair By Meg Sordi
Hilton Head Tavern
Highway 21 Drive In
The Ice Cream Stop
Kenny B's French Quarter Cafe
Kilwins Ice Cream in Tanger 2
Local Pie Bluffton
Lot 9 Brewing Co.
Major League Barber Shop
May River Mattress Company
Melly Mel's Food Truck
Messex Country Store
Moonlit Lullaby
Nectar Farm Kitchen Bluffton
One Hot Mama's Bluffton
Outback Steakhouse Bluffton
Ruff Cutz
Park Lane Jewelry by Melissa Wilfong
The Pearl Kitchen + Bar
Phillips Shoes Hilton Head
Pomodori Too! (Bluffton)
Pulseology Gym
R Bar Bluffton
Ralphie's Pizzeria
Red Stripes Caribbean Cuisine
Sippin Cow
Squat N' Gobble
The Sugaree
Tio's Bluffton
The X 33 BBQ Food Truck
Toomer's Bluffton Seafood House
Waters Dry Cleaning (All Locations)
Wildflowers Girls Boutique
Which Wich
Crocs at Tanger 2 has an in-store donation box and will be offering 15% off of all purchases with a student or school faculty ID from Friday until end of business on Saturday. Bring your student ID and let the sales associate know it's for DJ Day of Giving.
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