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Community Events
Bocce Ball Invitational Tournament
Century for the Cure Bike Ride
High Speed Chase for the Cure – 5k run/3k walk
Jon Runyan’s Score for the Cure Golf Tournament
Nurses Comedy Night Benefit
Parrot Head Club's Feeding Frenzy
Princeton Women's Football Clinic
Stephen J. Cohorsky Jr. Memorial Bowling Benefit
BOCCE BALL INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT
Frank Valanzola, founding member of the Bocce Invitational invites all to participate in this exciting event. “Come play Bocce Ball, create a cultural revolution, win prizes, and help two great charities benefit New Jersey families!” The Bocce Invitational will feature amateur and professional matches as well as children’s festivities. Guest celebrities include Will Jimeno, the Port Authority police officer depicted in the Oliver Stone movie "World Trade Center former Miss Italy USA Marisa Petroro, singer and songwriter Giada Valenti, comedian and Saturday Night Live alumni Joe Piscopo, vocalist Bobby Valli, NY Giants and New Jersey Devils alumni and Rutgers Football players. Through contributions to The Embrace Kids Foundation, this event will benefit children with cancer and blood disorders who are treated by CINJ’s multidisciplinary medical team at the rate of 6,000 patient visits annually.
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CENTURY FOR THE CURE BIKE RIDE
Cyclists—start your training now—so that you will be ready to join ride organizer and former CINJ patient Scott Glickman on a one-day, 100-mile bike ride through scenic N.J. Last September, in only its third year, 60 cyclists raised over $102,000 to support cutting-edge research that will advance treatments and potential cures for cancer. To learn more about this event or to register, please contact Leanne Kochy at 732-235-4956 or visit www.centuryforthecure.com.
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HIGH SPEED CHASE FOR THE CURE—5K RUN/3K WALK
The Rutgers University Police Department will once again join with the Rutgers Student Movement Against Cancer, and race sponsor Citigroup Smith Barney of New Brunswick to host the 7th annual 5k run/3k walk. Last year, participants and sponsors raised nearly $20,000 for research programs and to assist CINJ patients with unmet financial needs through the Patient Relief Fund. For those avid runners, the event is a sanctioned run on a USATF certified course. The Livingston Campus of Rutgers (The RAC) provides the perfect setting for a morning run/walk – we hope to see you at the starting line! Special thanks to last year’s partners, the Rutgers Daily Targum, the Rutgers University Division of Student Affairs; the Rutgers Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Association and the Pan-Hellenic Council. For more information and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Leanne Kochy at 732-235- 4956.
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JON RUNYAN'S SCORE FOR THE CURE GOLF TOURNAMENT
You won’t want to miss a fun day on the links at Ramblewood Country Club in Mt. Laurel, N.J. with some of your favorite sports icons—including Jon Runyan—offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles. Last year this truly special outing raised over $100,000 to support prostate cancer research at the Dean and Betty Gallo Prostate Cancer Center at CINJ. For more information, please contact Leanne Kochy at 732-234-4956.
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NURSE'S COMEDY NIGHT BENEFIT
Come join us for a night of fun and laughter as we kick-off Nurse’s Week at the Stress Factory Comedy Club in downtown New Brunswick. Guests will enjoy dinner and a show, a fabulous tricky tray auction, and a 50/50 raffle! They hysterical Vinny Brand is our headline comedian. All funds raised will support continuing education programs for Nurses at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Purchase tickets prior to April 26, 2008 for $35.00 per ticket. Tickets purchased after April 26, 2008 - $40.00 per ticket. For more information contact: The Cancer Institute of New Jersey Foundation office at 732-235-8614.
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PARROT HEAD CLUB'S FEEDING FRENZY
The Coastal Jersey Parrot Head Club (CJPHC), part of a national group of Jimmy Buffet fans, will host their 5th Annual Feeding Frenzy June 1, 2008 to raise money for ovarian cancer research. CINJ will once again benefit from this party with a purpose; last year the Parrot Heads presented CINJ with a check for $8,000. More than 130 adults and children enjoyed the event. This year’s event is happening in Seaside Park at the Sawmill Café Green Room from 1:00 PM-6:00 PM and is children friendly (or keet friendly as the Parrot Heads would say). One of the organizers of the event, Pam Favocci, Secretary of CJPHC, is currently being treated at CINJ.
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PRINCETON WOMEN'S FOOTBALL CLINIC
In the off-season, Princeton University football coaches take on a unique one-day challenge: turning a group of enthusiastic women into two football teams ready to take it to the field.
For the past 6 years, hundreds of women have made donations to fight breast cancer in exchange for a morning of football instruction and drills and the opportunity to put their newly gained grid iron knowledge to the test with a friendly (most of the time) touch football game.
Join Princeton Head Football Coach Roger Hughes and his staff at this fun-filled, low pressure, football 101 experience. For more information call the CINJF office at 732-235-8614.
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STEPHEN J. COHORSKY JR. MEMORIAL BOWLING BENEFIT
This year marked the 7th Anniversary of this special event that has raised over $80,000 to fund experimental treatments for patients with leukemia at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey. More than 250 people attended the all-day event, which included bowling, raffles and a silent auction. We thank the entire Cohorsky family and the Woodbridge Bowling Center for all of their hard work and dedication. Without their efforts, the three trials that they have directly funded would not be possible.
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