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Lois Mitchell, left, Sharon Sheppard and Kathy Baxley in front of the NUMC Mammography Van at the MLK Center.

Frasada raises funds for childhood cancer research

Frasada Salon and Day Spa in Oceanside kicked off its month-long “Cut-a-thon” to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Children’s Health Initiative and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The effort began in September and will wind down Oct. 27. more

By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com | 10/21/21

Life for Gina raises fund for pediatric cancer research

September was pediatric cancer awareness month, and Rockville Centre-based group the Life for Gina Foundation continued its work to help affected families. Late last month, it partnered with the village and Mary Ruchalski Foundation for a tree lighting at village hall to spread awareness for the lack of funds currently going into pediatric cancer research. more

By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com | 10/14/21

Ryan Aguilar, second from right, with, from left, his grandparents Barbara and Horace Brown; his parents, Deirdre and Raul Aguilar; his brother, Jaden, and Spider-Man, who made a special visit last Saturday.

Glen Cove High School junior continues to fight cancer

For the past six months, the Aguilar family of Glen Cove has been dealing with a harrowing challenge: pediatric cancer. Ryan Aguilar, 17, a junior at Glen Cove High School, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, last November. To show support and raise his spirits, relatives, friends and neighbors organized a car parade past the Aguilar home on Doxey Drive last Saturday morning. more

By Jill Nossa | 5/27/21

Fabiana and Nick Pellicani hosted the Gofing for Gabi fundraiser at the Rockville Links Club on Sept. 24.

Tournament raises $60,000 for brain cancer research

Two years ago, Fabiana and Nick Pellicani, of Rockville Centre, lost their 5-year-old daughter, Gabriella, to pediatric cancer. Since then, they have raised awareness of the disease and funding for research in her honor, amassing nearly $150,000 over the past two years. more

By Jill Nossa | 10/1/20

Mayor Fran Murray, who lost his great-niece to cancer, spoke about pediatric cancer statistics and proclaimed September 2020 Pediatric Cancer Awareness month.

Rockville Centre goes gold for Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month

In September, the goal for several Rockville Centre residents is to see the village lit up with gold in honor of Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month, and several campaigns are taking place to get others involved in the effort. The second annual lighting of a gold tree is scheduled for Tuesday at Village Hall, at 7:30 p.m., and efforts are under way to have the streets lit with luminarias later this month, with proceeds going to the Mary Ruchalski Foundation. more

By Jill Nossa | 9/1/20

Susan Boland and Dee Murray lit the Pediatric Memorial Tree.

Rockville Centre goes gold for pediatric cancer awareness

September is Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month, and the Village of Rockville Centre is seizing the opportunity to educate about the disease and advocate for better research and treatments. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 9/12/19

Mary’s sister Lyndsey, far left, and mother, Carol, second from right, joined Abby Marriott, second from left, and Rachel Corner at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in December to give Roku digital media players to patients.

Ruchalski family of Rockville Centre keeping late 12-year-old Mary’s memory alive through foundation

The Ruchalski family traveled to Sag Harbor on March 11 to visit a bench they dedicated to their daughter and sister, Mary, who died of cancer last March 11, at age 12. more

By Ben Strack | 3/28/19

Wilson Elementary School teacher Jenna Alexi, right, and her fourth-grade class, helped with a fundraiser to support pediatric cancer research led by Spanish teacher Johanna Bowers and Luis Rodriguez, whose 3-year-old son died of cancer last year.

Rockville Centre School District helps raise $30,000 for pediatric cancer research

“As you can imagine it’s been a rough year, but this is something that helps with healing,” said Johanna Bowers, a Spanish teacher at Francis F. Wilson Elementary School that has helped lead the charge in raising more than $25,000 for childhood cancer research. more

By Ben Strack | 9/20/18

Runners blew past the starting line at the sixth annual Nicholas Pedone 5K run and walk, raising money for, and awareness of, childhood cancer.

For a mother, memorial 5K run is ‘medicine for healing’

Last Sunday, more than 600 runners and their supporters and fans gathered at Glen Cove High School for the sixth annual Nicholas Pedone 5K run and walk. The fundraiser — which, over the past five … more

By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen | 9/6/18

Lynbrook high school junior studies pediatric cancer

Matthew Bernstein, 16, and incoming Lynbrook High School junior, has been passionately pursuing his interest in cancer research at Duke University this … more

By Mary Malloy | 8/31/16