Sweetheart Dinner Dance will benefit The Marisa Tufaro Foundation
A “Sweetheart Dinner Dance” honoring the loving memory of Marisa Tufaro and benefiting the nonprofit bearing her name will fittingly take place during National Heart Month. The South Amboy Columbiettes, a women’s auxiliary council affiliated [...]
South Plainfield and Old Bridge will meet in Marisa Tufaro Memorial Dual
A high school wrestling match featuring two of the Greater Middlesex Conference’s top teams will celebrate the life of Marisa Tufaro and raise money for the foundation bearing her name. Donations collected at the door [...]
Marisa Tufaro Memorial Art Scholarship nominations being accepted
Applications for the annual Marisa Tufaro Memorial Art Scholarship are being accepted until February 1, 2025. Students who are Middlesex County residents between the ages of 7 and 14 are eligible for the scholarship, which [...]
Nominations being accepted for 2025 GMC Kindness Counts Awards
The Peter Fund and The Marisa Tufaro Foundation are excited to announce nominations for the Greater Middlesex Conference Kindness Counts Award are now open. Established in loving memory of Peter Bonn-Elchoness, the award honors senior [...]
Plainfields’ Chapter of UNICO Fundraising Dinner will Benefit Local Charities
Marisa Tufaro’s paternal grandmother prepared wonderful Italian pasta dinners. On any given Sunday, the aroma of meatballs, sausage, and braciole simmering on the stove for hours in homemade gravy (sauce) filled the house. As preparation [...]
Franklin Elementary School Fundraiser Brings Holiday Cheer to Children in Need
Franklin Elementary School students gathered on consecutive days last week to play BINGO after school as a fundraiser for The Marisa Tufaro Foundation. All proceeds from the sale of $5 tickets, which included BINGO and [...]
Marisa Tufaro Memorial Art Scholarship nominations being accepted
Applications for the annual Marisa Tufaro Memorial Art Scholarship are being accepted until February 1, 2025. Students who are Middlesex County residents between the ages of 7 and 14 are eligible for the scholarship, which [...]
Marisa Tufaro Foundation and Creature Comfort bring therapy dogs to children in need
The Marisa Tufaro Foundation is extending its partnership with Creature Comfort Pet Therapy to continue making free visits from certified therapy dogs and their trained owners/handlers available to schools, libraries and other facilities serving children. [...]
GMC swimmers become Marisa’s Minnows to help children in need
The Greater Middlesex Conference swimming community once again pooled its resources to make a splash for The Marisa Tufaro Foundation. Student-athletes from across the conference became “Marisa’s Minnows” at North Brunswick Township High School's Gregg [...]