Nominations being accepted for 2025 GMC Kindness Counts Awards
The Peter Fund and The Marisa Tufaro Foundation are excited to announce nominations for the Greater Middlesex Conference Kindness Counts Award are now open. Established in loving memory of Peter Bonn-Elchoness, the award honors senior [...]
Plainfields’ Chapter of UNICO Fundraising Dinner will Benefit Local Charities
Marisa Tufaro’s paternal grandmother prepared wonderful Italian pasta dinners. On any given Sunday, the aroma of meatballs, sausage, and braciole simmering on the stove for hours in homemade gravy (sauce) filled the house. As preparation [...]
Franklin Elementary School Fundraiser Brings Holiday Cheer to Children in Need
Franklin Elementary School students gathered on consecutive days last week to play BINGO after school as a fundraiser for The Marisa Tufaro Foundation. All proceeds from the sale of $5 tickets, which included BINGO and [...]
Marisa Tufaro Memorial Art Scholarship nominations being accepted
Applications for the annual Marisa Tufaro Memorial Art Scholarship are being accepted until February 1, 2025. Students who are Middlesex County residents between the ages of 7 and 14 are eligible for the scholarship, which [...]
Marisa Tufaro Foundation and Creature Comfort bring therapy dogs to children in need
The Marisa Tufaro Foundation is extending its partnership with Creature Comfort Pet Therapy to continue making free visits from certified therapy dogs and their trained owners/handlers available to schools, libraries and other facilities serving children. [...]
GMC swimmers become Marisa’s Minnows to help children in need
The Greater Middlesex Conference swimming community once again pooled its resources to make a splash for The Marisa Tufaro Foundation. Student-athletes from across the conference became “Marisa’s Minnows” at North Brunswick Township High School's Gregg [...]
GMC swimmers will make a splash for children in need
The Greater Middlesex Conference swimming community is once again pooling its resources to make a splash for The Marisa Tufaro Foundation. Student-athletes from the conference’s high school teams will become “Marisa’s Minnows” as part of [...]
Howell boys defeat Saint Joseph for Marisa Tufaro Classic title
Howell and two-time defending state champion Saint Joseph qualified for the best-of-five baker format finals of the Marisa Tufaro Classic with identical pinfalls. The upstart Rebels, who were unranked in NJ.com’s preseason statewide Top 20, [...]
Howell girls repeat as Marisa Tufaro Classic tournament champions
The Howell High School girls bowling team, coming off a second consecutive undefeated campaign, defended its title at the Marisa Tufaro Classic. With a three-game pinfall of 2,865, the Rebels qualified as the top seed [...]