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, [...]
Franklin Elementary School Mile for Marisa benefits Tufaro Foundation
Carrying purple balloons and encouraged with applause from neighborhood residents, Franklin Elementary School students and staff trekked round trip to Plainfield Avenue from their building last week. The event, known as the Mile for Marisa [...]
Franklin Elementary School’s Day of Service will go extra mile for Marisa Tufaro Foundation
The grandfather of two former Franklin Elementary School students, Senator Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. is quite familiar with the school-community’s giving spirit. As a result, Diegnan was not at all surprised to learn the school’s [...]
On National Nurses Day we reflect upon the true heroes in Marisa’s life
Five years have passed since God’s will proved to be stronger than the collective will of the world’s most outstanding nursing staff. A heart transplant, which was supposed to extend Marisa Tufaro’s life, tragically cut [...]