South Plainfield’s Nick Loniewski receives Marisa Tufaro Foundation GMC Student-Athlete Scholarship
Nick Loniewski’s promising career as a South Plainfield wrestler came to an unceremonious end as a high school freshman. In addition to taking on an opponent in his varsity debut, Loniewski was simultaneously battling Type [...]
Edison’s Rania Alaboura receives Marisa Tufaro Foundation GMC Student-Athlete Scholarship
As the first announced recipient of a 2021 Marisa Tufaro Foundation Greater Middlesex Conference Student-Athlete Scholarship, the story of award winner Rania Alaboura may end up being the most poignant. Marisa, who would have been [...]
Heather Andrejcak and Isabella Vallaro receive Woodbridge High School Marisa Tufaro Memorial Scholarships
Heather Andrejcak and Isabella Vallaro were honored as recipients of the fifth annual Woodbridge High School Marisa Tufaro Memorial Scholarship during a ceremony at Nicholas A Priscoe Stadium earlier this month. Through its benevolence, Woodbridge [...]
Inspirational 7-year-old boy to be honored for community service at GMC Baseball Coaches Association charity golf outing
Michael Grzankowski, a 7-year-old from Laurence Harbor who has already undergone three open-heart surgeries to repair a severe cardiac defect, will serve as the ceremonial starter for the first annual Greater Middlesex Conference Baseball Coaches [...]
Aaron Cender named fourth annual Marisa Tufaro Memorial Edison High School Scholarship recipient
Aaron Cender was honored as a recipient of the fourth annual Marisa Tufaro Memorial Edison High School Scholarship during the school’s virtual Senior Awards ceremony. Marisa, who would have been a senior this year at [...]
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey GMC Baseball Coaches Association Charity Golf Outing will benefit The Marisa Tufaro Foundation
All proceeds from the first annual Greater Middlesex Conference Baseball Coaches Association Charity Golf Outing, sponsored by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, will benefit The Marisa Tufaro Foundation. The event will be [...]
White and Orzol named Wrestlers of the Match in Marisa Tufaro Memorial Dual
Video highlights from the fourth annual Marisa Tufaro Memorial Dual can be found at the bottom of this page. The South Plainfield and Old Bridge wrestling teams continued to honor the memory of our nonprofit’s [...]
An open letter of gratitude to the GMC basketball community
The Marisa Tufaro Foundation would like to express its heartfelt gratitude to the entire Greater Middlesex Conference basketball community for supporting our nonprofit through the coaches association’s recent fundraiser. In lieu of admission to last [...]
High school seniors can apply for Marisa Tufaro Foundation scholarships
Our nonprofit has been blessed since its inception four and a half years ago to award scholarships totaling $21,500 to 31 inspirational high school students in Marisa’s honor and loving memory. In addition, through the [...]