HEADstrong Presents 5th Annual Run the Park on 9/23

HEADstrong Presents 5th Annual Run the Park on 9/23

  On Sunday, Sept. 23, the HEADstrong Foundation will present the 5th Annual Run the Park Challenge, a 5K Race and 1M Walk in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania.   The Run the Park Challenge is an annual event that assists local families and funds complimentary nights at Nick’s House, a guest family residence, operated by HEADstrong  … Read more

Inaugural Teeing-Off Against Cancer Golf Outing

Inaugural Teeing-Off Against Cancer Golf Outing

On Thursday, July 12, 2018, the HEADstrong Foundation will hold the Inaugural Teeing-Off Against Cancer golf outing to benefit families in their fight against cancer through Nick’s House, as well as other programs dedicated to improving the lives of those affected by the disease. The special golf outing will take place at Springfield Country Club,  … Read more

Nick’s House Stories: Frida & Celia Menendez

Nick’s House Stories: Frida & Celia Menendez

When Celia Menendez and her husband, Fernando, first noticed the severe bruises on their daughter’s body, they figured she was being bullied at school. It began in 2015, when Frida Menendez was just 8 years old. Despite Frida’s insistence that none of her classmates were bullying her, the Menendez family, of Syracuse, N.Y., had to  … Read more

Nick’s House Stories: Lexi and Christen Cable

Nick’s House Stories: Lexi and Christen Cable

As a 6-year-old girl, Lexi Cable’s likes are pretty typical: pirates, superheroes and Paw Patrol. Atypical is the fact that she’s been treated for cancer for half of her life. Lexi was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a cancer that affects cells in the immune system, in Feb. 2015. The disease starts in  … Read more

Rockville Centre Lacrosse raises more than $27,000 in 27K Shot Challenge

Rockville Centre Lacrosse raises more than $27,000 in 27K Shot Challenge

  Rockville Centre, NY – The Rockville Centre Lacrosse Club presented the 27K Shot Challenge on March 10 in support of the HEADstrong Foundation. Lacrosse players from Rockville Centre and the surrounding area participated in an 11-hour continuous shooting barrage that began at 8 a.m. The event raised $27,135, according to organizer Tommy Susko, assistant men’s lacrosse coach  … Read more

HEADstrong Unveils 2018 Summer Lacrosse Camp Series

HEADstrong Unveils 2018 Summer Lacrosse Camp Series

PHILADELPHIA — The HEADstrong Lacrosse Club is excited to announce the return of its Summer Lacrosse Camp Series. Any lacrosse player looking to elevate his or her game, while also looking for a place to be empowered to make a difference in their communities, will find that at the HEADstrong camps. HEADstrong will host the following camps  … Read more

Nick’s House Stories: Emil and Michelle Boures

Nick’s House Stories: Emil and Michelle Boures

Ed Morrone [email protected] 610-461-5987 ext. 303 Emil Boures is a man of few words. His wife of 35 years, Michelle, is not. Emil always preferred to let his play on the football field do the talking. A former offensive lineman at the University of Pittsburgh, where he met Michelle, a cheerleader, Emil was drafted by  … Read more