HEADstrong Announces Coach Schambach Memorial and Nick Colleluori Women’s Lacrosse Classics on 10/7

HEADstrong Announces Coach Schambach Memorial and Nick Colleluori Women’s Lacrosse Classics on 10/7

For Immediate Release        Contact: Ed Morrone Phone: 610-461-5987      Email: [email protected] HOLMES, Pa. — The HEADstrong Foundation will host its first two fall lacrosse events on Sunday, Oct. 7: The Coach Schambach Memorial Men’s Lacrosse Classic and the Nick Colleluori Women’s Lacrosse Classic. Since 2007, HEADstrong has presented a series of fall  … Read more

Lax Stache Madness Heads Into Year 10 With Hopes Of Engaging College Teams Nationwide

Lax Stache Madness Heads Into Year 10 With Hopes Of Engaging College Teams Nationwide

For Immediate Release Contact: Pat Colleluori 610-461-5987 [email protected] HOLMES, Pa. — As a senior at the University of Virginia, Ken Clausen never imagined that his creation, Lax Stache Madness, would ever surpass the $1 million fundraising mark. Clausen and company celebrated this feat just last year “I still can’t believe it,” Clausen said. “Over the  … Read more

Nick’s House Stories: Ward & Barbara Lathrop

Nick’s House Stories: Ward & Barbara Lathrop

By Ed Morrone [email protected] When Barbara Lathrop stepped inside Nick’s House Swarthmore for the first time on July 24, her mouth physically dropped open. Eight months prior, her husband of 54 years, Ward, woke up with double vision in his eyes. After consulting with the local doctor and hospital near their home in Clinton, N.J.,  … Read more

BHCU kicks up community involvement in Run the Park Challenge

BHCU kicks up community involvement in Run the Park Challenge

BHCU has been involved in the HEADstrong Foundation’s Annual Run the Park Challenge for the last three years, setting up tables along the course and watching the community come together to rally for a good cause. For this year’s race on Sept. 23 (Click HERE to register/donate), BHCU, led by two dedicated employees, is taking  … Read more

3-time cancer survivor Jessy Kyle lends her voice to the HEADstrong cause

3-time cancer survivor Jessy Kyle lends her voice to the HEADstrong cause

By Ed Morrone [email protected] Almost a decade ago at the age of 36, Jessy Kyle found herself confined to another hospital room, diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma for the third time in her life. This time around, Kyle had a daughter, Malia, who was just over a year old at the time. While going through chemotherapy  … Read more

Nick’s House Stories: Holly Sheppard

Nick’s House Stories: Holly Sheppard

By Ed Morrone [email protected] As a nurse for 31 years, Holly Sheppard was always in the business of helping others. That is, until she needed some help of her own. Sheppard, a Toms River, N.J. native who now calls Port Orange, Fla. home, began her confusing, frustrating odyssey in 2014 when she was misdiagnosed with  … Read more