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In Van Neste Park, Ridgewood NJ, the town hosted the annual Daffodil Festival where cupcakes were sold to benefit Hackensack University Medical Center, Tackle Kids Cancer, and Chef It Up.
Some kids got the chance to be master chefs today to help raise money for pediatric cancer research. Those kids got to help others in need by means of a $5 donation in which 100 percent of which went to Hackensack University Medical Center’s pediatric cancer research efforts.
Modell’s Sporting Goods presented a check of $115,000 to several Giants players in honor of Tackle Kids Cancer. Modell’s took donations from stores for the foundation all across New York and New Jersey.
The NJ Pride, a premiere softball organization, and Essex High School created a tournament to honor Anthony LaRezza, the late IHA and NJ Pride softball coach. The goal was to raise money through admissions for Tackle Kids Cancer.
The Moriah School announced a fundraiser for Tackle Kids Cancer as well as a toy and book drive for the Children’s Cancer Institute in memory of Evan Levy. The school will be hosting a big event to honor Evan Levy and to embody his strength and courage.
Rashad Jennings and Melissa Schnipp, a Hackensack University Medical Center accountant and Bogota resident visited St. Joesph Academy in Bogota to talk about Tackle Kids Cancer and the qualities of being a strong and determined kid and student. Also Jennings talked about teamwork is the greatest way to overcome adversity.
Eli Manning has been nominated as one of the finalists in the Walter Payton Award, a prestigious award honoring the achievements of a player off the field. As the spearhead of the campaign, he wants to help kids in any way he can.
Blood samples are being taken from elephants in the famous Ringling Bros. to help researchers find out why elephants don’t get cancer often. Ringling Bros. has also donated $10,000 to Tackle Kids Cancer for pediatric research.
Eli’s not in it for the awards, he wants to see a kid in need smile and be happy when he walks in a room. In a powerful interview, he said “I really would rather go in and just have a conversation or have a talk or see if I can lift his spirits and […]
Just a day after Christmas, Giant’s player Shaun O’Hara visited the Joesph M. Sanzari Building to give out Hess trucks to patients.
An incredible milestone was reached by Tackle Kids Cancer thanks to its devoted supporters. More than $1 million raised in just over three months is a significant achievement, and was acknowledged with an on-field recognition moment during the New York Giants vs. Carolina game on December 20, 2015.
For the fifth year in a row, Giants rookies visited Hackensack University Medical Center in costumes during the week of Halloween. The players say the best part is seeing the kids smile when they walk in the room.