Home Is Where The Heart Is

Home Is Where The Heart Is

Our home is our sanctuary, an environment we create to feel comfortable and to enjoy time with loved ones. For Dave and Kathleen Belangor, 2020 was a year filled with obstacles and darkness.  Starting off the year with a global pandemic would be a blow for anyone, yet the battle for the light at the  … Read more

HEADstrong Accepting Applications For Fall 2021 Internship

HEADstrong Accepting Applications For Fall 2021 Internship

DURATION: Fall 2021 Semester (September to December): Part-Time Paid includes evenings/weekends when necessary. LOCATION: Holmes and/or Swarthmore Offices in Delaware County, PA – there will be limited travel required but it will be reimbursed by the foundation. Interested Candidates should send resume to [email protected]. JOB SUMMARY: Our Community Engagement and Events Team is a dynamic  … Read more

HEADstrong Partners With True Lacrosse For 7v7 Tournament

HEADstrong Partners With True Lacrosse For 7v7 Tournament

PHILADELPHIA, PA (July 2, 2021) – The HEADstrong Foundation and True Lacrosse have teamed up for the 7v7 Attack Cancer Challenge in August.  The event, an intra-club tournament with True’s Illinois club to support local families affected by cancer, will take place on August 14 and 15 at Hassert Park in Romeoville, IL. Participants from  … Read more

HEADstrong Announces The Attack Cancer National Experience Team

HEADstrong Announces The Attack Cancer National Experience Team

(Philadelphia, Penn., June 23, 2021) – The HEADstrong Foundation is pleased to announce the inaugural Attack Cancer National Experience Team, an elite level squad that will debut in the 2022-23 Gold Division at the Lake Placid Summit Classic in August.  The team, comprised of seven attackmen, eight midfielders, five defenders, two faceoff specialists and two  … Read more

HEADstrong Seeking Administrative Professional

HEADstrong Seeking Administrative Professional

HEADstrong Foundation seeks an administrative professional to advance the mission of improving lives affected by cancer. This individual will provide support to management and keep the office organized and running efficiently. This position, based in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, has an immediate start date and requires a commitment of 37 hours per week. Responsibilities include: Keeping  … Read more

HEADstrong Announces Call To Action To Grant Prom Wish For Student Battling Terminal Cancer

HEADstrong Announces Call To Action To Grant Prom Wish For Student Battling Terminal Cancer

(Philadelphia, Penn., May 14, 2021) – As is the case with many high school students, the Spring months bring to mind two things for David Alexander III, a junior at James Wood High School in Winchester, Virginia – sports and prom. However, for Alexander those two things are not simple.  A lacrosse player since fourth  … Read more

HEADstrong Foundation Adds Eileen McCay Propp To Board

HEADstrong Foundation Adds Eileen McCay Propp To Board

Cheryl Colleluori, President of the HEADstrong Foundation, announced today that Eileen McCay Propp has joined the Foundation’s board as an advisor.  “We are proud and excited to welcome Eileen to the board,” Colleluori said. “She brings a vast knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, especially in the oncology space, and will be instrumental in helping us  … Read more

HEADstrong Foundation Creates Philadelphia Corporate Challenge to PHIght Cancer In Region

HEADstrong Foundation Creates Philadelphia Corporate Challenge to PHIght Cancer In Region

(PHILADELPHIA, PA – May 10, 2021) The HEADstrong Foundation, a Philadelphia-area based non-profit organization established to improve lives affected by cancer, is launching a city-wide corporate PHIght Cancer Challenge on Tuesday, June 1 to engage businesses in its mission of aiding local families and those displaced to the region in pursuit of advanced cancer care.   … Read more

Celebrate National Bike Month With HEADstrong

Celebrate National Bike Month With HEADstrong

May is National Bike Month, and there is no better way to celebrate than getting on the bike and helping those affected by cancer! Join the Riding aHEAD of Cancer team in just 5 easy steps: Register for free on pledge.headstrong.org/ridingahead2021 Ride your Peloton or stationary bike throughout the month. Ride to Work, Ride with  … Read more

3rd Annual Game Hair Havoc Campaign Raises $109K To Support HEADstrong

3rd Annual Game Hair Havoc Campaign Raises $109K To Support HEADstrong

(PHILADELPHIA) – While the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has cast a shadow over the 2021 spring season, a resilient group of women’s lacrosse players and teams, led by two amazing heroes turned adversity into opportunity by using their unique hairstyles to raise awareness funds to support families overcome by cancer through Game Hair  … Read more