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

Woodbrook Elementary student among Tufaro Foundation arts scholarship recipients

The Marisa Tufaro Foundation is honored to announce that Varsha Madhusudhanan of Woodbrook Elementary School in Edison has been selected as one of five students from five different Middlesex County schools to receive a scholarship to attend the [...]

GMC senior All-Star basketball doubleheader to benefit Marisa Tufaro Foundation

All proceeds from the Greater Middlesex Conference Basketball Coaches Association’s 25th annual Senior All-Star doubleheader will benefit The Marisa Tufaro Foundation. The girls and boys all-star games, featuring the league’s top high school upperclassmen, will [...]

Tufaro Foundation and Teamwork Unlimited partner to assist Children’s Specialized Hospital patients

The Marisa Tufaro Foundation and Teamwork Unlimited Foundation have partnered to provide medical alert bracelets to children with autism and pediatric patients with chronic illness who receive outstanding care from Children's Specialized Hospital, which annually [...]

Students honored as “unsung heroes” during heart-touching awards ceremony

Marisa's father, Greg, was privileged to deliver the keynote address at the 33rd annual Middlesex County Student Recognition Program, where the Middlesex County School Boards Association and the Middlesex County Association of School Administrators honored [...]

Sayreville’s Truman Elementary School raises money for American Heart Association in Marisa’s honor

Students and staff at Harry S. Truman Elementary School in Sayreville conducted a “Jump Rope for Heart” fundraiser to benefit the American Heart Association and donated an amazing $13,400.07 to the American Heart Association in [...]

Foundation funds Project Walk therapy sessions for child who dreams of being able to walk

The Marisa Tufaro Foundation has afforded a medically fragile child from Middlesex County, whose dream is to be able to walk, the opportunity to receive multiple therapy sessions at Project Walk New Jersey. Project Walk [...]

Edison artist’s breathtaking painting of Marisa’s artwork on display at Saint Peter’s Hospital

A painting in acrylic nearly turned into a watercolor as freelance artist Cindy Yeung Muglia became overwhelmed with emotion while transforming a blank canvas into an homage of Marisa Tufaro's drawing. Cindy, who expects to [...]

Tournament-winning Edison educators select Tufaro Foundation for $2,500 Jam Kancer grant

As the winners of a Kan Jam tournament designed to raise money for patients and families afflicted with cancer, Jennifer and John Fischer were afforded the opportunity to select a charity to which they could [...]

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