Saint Joseph ice hockey team donates $1,000 to Marisa Tufaro Foundation
The Saint Joseph High School ice hockey program, which has a longstanding relationship with The Marisa Tufaro Foundation, continued its support of the nonprofit through a recent fundraiser. During last week’s game against Notre Dame, [...]
Marisa Tufaro Foundation brings therapy dogs to schools, libraries and other facilities serving children in need
In loving memory of its namesake and on the anniversary of her untimely passing, The Marisa Tufaro Foundation has announced it will provide fully funded grants to make visits from certified therapy dogs available to [...]
Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County continues to impact Marisa Tufaro Foundation
Upon receiving a tour of the Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County last year, our nonprofit’s leadership was immediately struck with the services the center provides for Central Jersey residents of all ages, especially children. [...]
South Plainfield holds off vastly improved Old Bridge in Marisa Tufaro Memorial Dual
State-ranked South Plainfield held off a vastly improved Old Bridge High School wrestling team in the fifth annual Marisa Tufaro Memorial Dual at the Anthony J. Cotoia gymnasium on Thursday night. All proceeds from the [...]
The Give-Back Initiative honors Marisa with toy donation in her loving memory to PSE&G Children’s Specialized Hospital
In honor and loving memory of Marisa Tufaro, The Give-Back Initiative recently donated nearly 100 gifts to PSE&G Children’s Specialized Hospital, which will distribute the presents to pediatric patients this holiday season. Dana LaPenta and [...]
Greater Middlesex Conference swimmers make splash for Tufaro Foundation
The Greater Middlesex Conference swimming community once again pooled its resources to make a splash for The Marisa Tufaro Foundation. Hundreds of student-athletes from the league’s high school teams became “Marisa’s Minnows,” participating for the [...]
Marisa Tufaro Foundation honors Soccer Charity Festival participants with donation in their honor
In honor of the players and coaches who participated in the Soccer for a Cause Charity Festival, our nonprofit made a $1,000 donation to REPLENISH, a regional food bank serving Middlesex County residents including an [...]
Celebrating Pediatric Nurses Week with a tribute to the world’s most remarkable Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit staff
A little more than four 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 [...]
Charity soccer festival’s goal to help pediatric cancer patients, children in need, food insecure families
Fourteen high school girls soccer teams from the Greater Middlesex Conference are uniting to help pediatric cancer patients and other children in need through their participation in a fundraising event benefiting two New Jersey-based nonprofits. [...]