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Students and Communities for a Cause
Agreat many of the programs and research projects at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey are supported by our local schools… Crossroads North Middle School of South Brunswick, for example has found creative ways in which to show their commitment to fighting cancer at CINJ. This year students held the 9th Annual Volley for Life volleyball marathon, a popular success with students and teachers alike. A Hat Day was added, and Crossroads faculty member Craig Botnick organized a monthly Denim Day for faculty and staff throughout the district. Participants made a donation to CINJ for the privilege of wearing hats and denim to school. Altogether, the events garnered over $10,000 in support for CINJ this year!.....This year also marked the 5th Annual Wave of Hope event to support pediatric cancer research. Long Branch Public Schools raised funds in many creative ways including basketball tournaments, selling 50/50 tickets, babysitting and bake sales. In early June the schools culminated their efforts with a Friday night carnival. Since 2006, the Wave of Hope Foundation and Long Branch Public Schools have raised over $119,000 for pediatric cancer research for CINJ…..While only in its second year, the Edison High School A.T.A.C. (Assertive Teens Against Cancer) Club has grown to over 100 members and raised nearly $13,000 for cancer research, working all the while to promote cancer awareness. Students bagged groceries, washed cars, held tricky tray auctions, sold concessions at school events, and hosted a spaghetti dinner and movie night. In addition, students joined A.T.A.C. Club founder Tracey (Patton) Lithgow, an alumna and English teacher at the school, in the annual Take a Breath for Kenny Walkathon that has raised over $15,000 for lung cancer research.
Community groups from many New Jersey towns and clubs also go to great lengths to raise funds for CINJ. A group from Warren got out their racquets to play in the 4th Annual Tino Carbone Racquetball Tournament that raised $7,500 to fund brain cancer research. Named in memory of Modestino Carbone, the Foundation is dedicated to the eradication of brain cancer through research and education…..The 2nd Annual “ARM’s Away” Golf Outing took place at Rancocas Golf Club in Willingboro. Jason Eckhardt, event organizer, created this event in loving memory of his motherin- law Arlene Ruccio Meyer, who lost her battle to breast cancer in 1983. The outing raised over $11,000 for research, while also raising awareness among its many participants… …And over 50 women spent a rainy Saturday morning at Princeton University Football Stadium to help raise money for breast cancer research. Undaunted by the weather, and hosted by new head football coach Bob Surace and his staff, the 2010 Princeton Football Women’s Clinic was a fun day of learning what the game of football is all about. The women participated in position meetings, on-field drills, and a scrimmage game, all to support innovative research at CINJ.
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