PRD Baseball Academy goes to bat for our nonprofit with fundraiser
PRD Baseball Academy has adopted The Marisa Tufaro Foundation as a beneficiary of its first annual Holiday Clinic and Fundraiser, from which all proceeds will be equally split between our nonprofit and academy families. The [...]
Our nonprofit joins the Port Reading Fire Department and EMS to deliver toys to children’s hospital
First responders from the Port Reading Fire Department and EMS will transport holiday cheer with two ambulances full of toys for pediatric patients on Friday afternoon. The presents, which were collected as part of the department’s first [...]
Family of inspirational boy born with severe cardiac defect pays forward the kindness of others, collecting hundreds of toys for donation to pediatric patients GalleryFamily of inspirational boy born with severe cardiac defect pays forward the kindness of others, collecting hundreds of toys for donation to pediatric patients
Family of inspirational boy born with severe cardiac defect pays forward the kindness of others, collecting hundreds of toys for donation to pediatric patients
In the true spirit of holiday giving, the family of Michael Grzankowski, a 5-year-old from Laurence Harbor who has already undergone three open-heart surgeries to repair a severe cardiac defect, wanted to pay forward the [...]
Saint Joseph varsity football team to battle intramural flag football squad from the high school in Marisa Tufaro Bowl
Members of the Saint Joseph varsity gridiron team will battle a squad from the high school’s intramural flag football league in the Marisa Tufaro Bowl, which kicks off at The Brenner Family Field on Friday [...]
Hundreds of GMC swimmers to become ‘Marisa’s Minnows’ again for The Marisa Tufaro Foundation
The Greater Middlesex Conference swimming community is once again pooling its resources to make a splash for The Marisa Tufaro Foundation. Hundreds of student-athletes from the league’s high school teams will become "Marisa's Minnows," participating [...]
Second annual bowling tournament and holiday toy drive will honor Marisa, benefit the Tufaro Foundation and bring joy to pediatric patients
Born with a complex cardiac defect, Marisa Tufaro lived with a medical condition that restricted her from some physical activity, but never prevented her from bowling. Marisa, who died in 2017 at the age of [...]
Tufaro Foundation honored to continue legacy of Dora Ramos and C.A.R.E. with generous donation from the Edison-based organization
If you want to know what the embodiment of “love thy neighbor” looks like, look no further than Dora Ramos of Edison. For more than three decades, when township residents were in need of help [...]
Saint Joseph students assist pediatric patients and their families in honor of our nonprofit’s namesake
About two dozen Saint Joseph students, through the high school's campus ministry, sacrificed their activity time during last week's Community Day to fill more than a hundred weekend snack bags for our nonprofit to distribute [...]
Piscataway booster club supports The Marisa Tufaro Foundation
The Piscataway High School booster club supported The Marisa Tufaro Foundation during the perennial state power Chiefs' regular-season varsity football finale against Hillsborough at Ciardi Stadium. In addition to donating 10 percent of concession sales [...]