"We're all just walking each other home."
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"I recently heard this beautiful phrase: ‘We’re all just walking each other home.' If I heard this seven years ago, I would have been touched. Today, after trying to work through the grief of losing Brooke, it takes on a different meaning. Everyone has faced loss of some kind. We are not going to avoid all heartache in life nor should we. We need to live through it. Tonight, I want to tell you that I am here to walk you home, as a friend and as a mom. As a Foundation, we are here to walk with the kids we are helping. Even more importantly, they are walking us home. Thank you for walking with us.” - from Stefani Healey's 2020 Casino Night Gala speech
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Casino Night Gala 2020: $236,000 raised!
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Just over two weeks ago, attendees, sponsors and volunteers brought hope to a vulnerable community that was vulnerable even before the pandemic we face today.
Those dealing with pediatric cancer were at risk because of a lack of funding towards a cure.
- Only 4% of federal cancer research funding goes towards pediatric cancer.
- In the last 20 years, only four cancer treatments have been specifically developed and approved for children.
- The treatments for DIPG remain the same as they did for Buzz Aldrin's child in 1962.
With your help all this is changing. Between sponsorships, the night's appeal and donations, we raised $236,000!
Experts in the field believe that finding a cure for the biggest bullies, like DIPG, will lead to a homerun cure for all cancers.
In the words of our extraordinary keynote speaker, 11-year-old
Grace Eline, a brain tumor survivor:
"Your incredible generosity is able to help kids like me and those who are still fighting.
Thank you for being here and listening to my story.
Thank you helping us make a difference and getting us closer to a cure!"
*You can see Steve, Stefani and Grace's full speeches from the night
here
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If you donated to our appeal, please don't forget to check with your company about matching gifts.
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What Your Donations Towards Research Cover
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"Your daughter has DIPG. There’s nothing we can do. Go home and make memories. There have been no medical advancements in pediatric brain tumors in 50 years. These are the words all too many parents hear within 24-hours of diagnosis. These are the words Stefani and I heard about Brooke in 2013. How can this be? I asked the doctor at the time. There’s no funding, he said. What do you mean there’s no funding? I asked. Not enough children are dying, he said. I was enraged. My one child is too many. How does this change? I asked. Until a celebrity’s child dies or parents like you raise the funds, nothing will change. After Brooke passed and some time went by, I reflected on that moment and realized that if I don’t get involved, the cycle will never stop." - from Steve Healey's 2020 Casino Night Gala speech
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$5,000 allows a child to stay close to home
while receiving clinical treatment via
The CONNECT Consortium
, a virtual hospital that increases the number of clinical trials and speeds the trial process.
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$3,500
covers expenses for one week
’s worth of study in the search for new treatments.
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$2,500 covers the cost of DIPG tumor tissue recovery, which must be done by a qualified physician and is essential to advance research.
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Dr. Mark Souweidane, Pediatric Neurological Surgery Weill Cornell, performed Brooke’s biopsy and pioneered the CED trial which is a proven delivery system to get drugs to the tumor site passing the blood brain barrier ⏤ a top challenge in treating DIPG.
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$1,827 honors appeal emcee Greg Hoyt's daughter Campbell,
who fought cancer for 5 years + 2 days = 1827
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$1,000
covers the one-day cost of junior investigator and supplies. Lead researchers can’t do it alone! They need teams and equipment.
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$500
covers one day of genomic analysis, which can potentially help a patient with the fight against cancer.
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$250
c
overs the cost of a second opinion
based on the collective findings of the DIPG Registry, the largest source of aggregate DIPG data, co-founded and funded by The Brooke Healey Foundation.
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$100
covers cost of 1 hour of research time. Your $100 could be the hour when the cure is found!
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As a Foundational Partner of the
DIPG Collaborative
— a collection of foundations with the common interest of inspiring research to cure DIPG, The Brooke Healey Foundation has contributed $300,000 to the Collaborative since our founding. Together we donate $1-2M bi-annually.
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Save the Date: Casino Night Gala 2021, March 6
The Palace at Somerset Park
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Red Carpet Sponsors
: Cleara, Arrow Home Products;
Presenting Sponsors
: Elefante Music, Jules Podell Foundation;
Car Service Sponsor
: Arla Foods;
Play Money Sponsors
: Gotham Technology Group, Regent Atlantic;
Photo Booth Sponsor
: Diamond Nation;
Table Top Sponsors
: CRC Communities, In Loving Memory of Leonard Franchino;
Premium
Gaming Table Sponsors
: Gopher Demolition, Jules Podell Foundation, J. Anthony Equipment Co., Sarah’s Fight for Hope Foundation, Goldcon, Inc., Dr. Carmen Romano, Investors Bank;
Cocktail Napkin Sponsors
: Jean & Bryant Lee, Team Campbell Foundation;
Beverage Napkin Sponsors
: Braunschweiger Jewelers, D’Amico Landscaping & Construction;
Dinner Sponsor
: NJ American Water;
Dessert Sponsors
: JL Franchino Landscaping & Masonry, Edward Jones/Brian Killea, Marks Paneth Accountants & Advisors, Jill DiGrazio Realtor;
Blackjack Table Sponsors
: Couch Braunsdorf Insurance, Hair Salon Body & Soul, New Providence Dentistry, Indigo Gymnastics Center, Zita’s Ice Cream, TGI Office Automation, Germantown Violin, The Lantern Agency, CWI.Design, J.R. Prisco, Don-Tre Driving School;
High Card Sponsors
: NPPBA, Paul Ippolito Memorial, Rekemeier’s Flower Shops, Re/Max Achievers, Wes Girnius, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Society, DeBiasse Brothers Landscape, All American Tree Service, Friedman Kannenberg & Co., The Paradise Family
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When:
Monday September 21, 2020, 7:30am
811 Rattlesnake Bridge Rd.
Bedminster Township, NJ
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