Foundation News2022-03-30T12:37:28+00:00

Woodbridge’s Jake Vazquez receives Marisa Tufaro Memorial Community Service Scholarship

In April of 2020, as the pandemic shutdown caused hardships for families everywhere, Jake Vazquez didn’t fully obey the government’s directive to stay home. Instead, he got out and made a difference. Then a sophomore [...]

Saint Joseph’s Michael Weikum receives Marisa Tufaro Foundation GMC Student-Athlete Scholarship

As an incoming freshman, Michael Weikum walked through a door at Saint Joseph High School in Metuchen, where he would spend the next four years taking advantage of seemingly every opportunity to open a new [...]

Saint Joseph High School to host Tufaro Foundation charity event during Marisa Rose Bowl week

Saint Joseph High School in Metuchen, which has been a steadfast supporter of The Marisa Tufaro Foundation since its inception, will host the nonprofit’s Tournament of Roses Parade Charity Walk and Food Drive on July [...]

Edison PBA Local 75 surprises Marisa Tufaro Foundation with donation before dedicating Law Enforcement Torch Run to Jeff Tierney

On a day when Edison police gathered outside headquarters, paying respect to a late fellow officer before embarking on the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics New Jersey, the department’s union, Edison PBA Local [...]

Tara Mahon and Jake Serrano receive Woodbridge High School Marisa Tufaro Memorial Scholarships

Tara Mahon and Jake Serrano were honored as recipients of the sixth annual Woodbridge High School Marisa Tufaro Memorial Scholarship during a senior awards ceremony at the high school on Wednesday night. Through its benevolence, [...]

Piscataway’s Alexis Broggi receives Marisa Tufaro Foundation GMC Student-Athlete Scholarship

Beset with injuries and other obstacles, Alexis Broggi, a three-sport athlete who served as team captain in each, was unable to truly hit her stride as a runner and swimmer until this academic year. The [...]

Metuchen’s Caroline Schleif receives Marisa Tufaro Foundation GMC Student-Athlete Scholarship

Entering her eighth-grade year, Caroline Schleif, a promising swimmer and runner, reached a crossroads in her young life, both figuratively and literally. During a family vacation that summer in Arizona, Schleif was walking along a [...]

South Plainfield’s Jeffrey Jacome receives Marisa Tufaro Foundation GMC Student-Athlete Scholarship

Jeffrey Jacome’s scholastic wrestling career, filled with challenges and adversity, ended the way it commenced. The South Plainfield High School standout, who twice broke his left elbow, once before the start of his freshman campaign, [...]

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