The fifth annual Greater Middlesex Conference Baseball Coaches Association Charity Golf Outing, which benefited The Marisa Tufaro Foundation, was a resounding success.
The event, conducted June 8 at Gambler Ridge Golf Course in Cream Ridge, fundraised $3,700 for the nonprofit, which assists pediatric patients and children in need throughout the greater Middlesex County area.
Registration for the charity golf outing was conducted privately through the coaches association. Nearly 100 golfers participated in the outing.
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Since its inception in July 2017, The Marisa Tufaro Foundation has donated nearly $400,000 to fulfill its mission.
The nonprofit has also donated thousands of toys, nonperishable food items, winter jackets, baby supplies, school supplies and other items upon which it has placed no monetary value.
In addition, the foundation has awarded $37,000 in academic scholarships to 51 inspirational high school seniors and sent 31 elementary and middle school students to a weeklong summer art camp at Rutgers University’s Zimmerli Museum.
Born with a complex cardiac defect, Marisa Tufaro survived six open-heart surgeries and a heart transplant before succumbing to a rare form of cancer in 2017 following a valiant battle. She was just 13 years old.
Despite being hospitalized for more than two years and maintaining hundreds of doctors’ appointments, Marisa was an Edison Township Public Schools honor roll student involved in multiple extracurricular activities who lived a vibrant life that inspired.
The foundation is a fitting way to keep alive Marisa’s indomitable spirit and allow her legacy to be one of helping others.