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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 […]

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 […]

  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 [...]

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 […]

Ed Morrone Ed@HEADstrong.org 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 […]

Ed Morrone Ed@HEADstrong.org 610-461-5987 ext. 303 Look to your right. Look to your left. Look in the mirror. Odds are you’ve just connected to someone affected by cancer. When Anthony Todaro decided to pledge his support to the HEADstrong Foundation, these were his own words he listed atop his fundraising campaign page. Todaro may only […]