By Ed Morrone [email protected] This week’s Nick’s House volunteer Q&A focuses on David & Deb Calvaresi, a married couple who used their own experience of having a child go through a cancer diagnosis as an impetus to volunteer and give back to charitable organizations. David is the founder of ValSource, a successful company that “delivers … Read more
By Ed Morrone [email protected] This week’s HEADstrong/Nick’s House volunteer post focuses on Lauren O’Donnell. Lauren was inspired to volunteer for HEADstrong as a lacrosse mom, and also as an occupational therapist with a desire to help people. READ MORE: Jill Quinn gives back to HEADstrong and Nick’s House following the passing of her son READ … Read more
By Ed Morrone [email protected] When Mary Mancino and her husband of 27 years, Larry, were accepted to stay at Nick’s House Swarthmore during Larry’s treatment for non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, it was always assumed the two would be living there together. However, like life in general, cancer is in the business of throwing curveballs. In this … Read more
In the interest of ensuring that no one is confused about two distinct nonprofits, we are writing this to describe the focus of each organization. The HEADstrong Foundation is a nonprofit focused on improving the lives of people affected by cancer. The Headstrong Project provides mental health care treatment for military veterans and their families. Please find below … Read more
For Immediate Release      Contact: Ed Morrone Phone: 610-461-5987    Email: [email protected] 5,000 Steps For Families Affected by Cancer: 5th Annual Run the Park Challenge Set For Sept. 23 On Sunday, Sept. 23, the HEADstrong Foundation will present the 5th Annual Run The Park Challenge. This is an event for the entire … Read more
By Ed Morrone [email protected] This week’s HEADstrong/Nick’s House volunteer post focuses on Jill Quinn. Jill was inspired to join the foundation’s cause after a chance encounter with HEADstrong President Cheryl Colleluori during a HEADstrong event at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where Jill’s son, Jeffrey, was being treated for leukemia. READ MORE: Retired Swarthmore … Read more
For Immediate Release July 26, 2018 Contact: Pat Colleluori Phone: 610-461-5987 Email: [email protected] Over the past six weeks, more than 75 lacrosse clubs duked it out for the National Championship of Giving as part of the National Lax-Off Against Cancer, a survive and advance digital fundraising tournament supporting the HEADstrong Foundation. Led by cancer survivors … Read more
By Ed Morrone [email protected] Beginning this week and stretching into the weeks and months to come, HEADstrong will be taking a closer look at some of the foundation’s volunteers, most notably at Nick’s House. The inaugural post highlights Marty Spiegel, a Swarthmore resident and the town’s former downtown coordinator. In his career, Marty has … Read more
By Ed Morrone [email protected] With a fresh lung cancer diagnosis in tow, Joe Batzel made no bones about it: if not for the HEADstrong Foundation, he’d be home in the Scranton area, enjoying whatever time in his life he had left with his family. The discovery of the tumor — wrapped around one of Batzel’s … Read more
Written by Jason Hannigan, HEADstrong Foundation intern Mike Bender, the Director for the HEADstrong Lacrosse Club of the Lehigh Valley, is, in his words, pretty athletic, but nothing too special. Bender’s journey in the sport, however, tells an entirely different story. Lacrosse has afforded Bender, a former standout and Adidas All-American player at Emmaus High … Read more
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