Mark Zurlo beats back injuries to tackle first Boston Marathon
Team JAFOur Foundation is excited to welcome another first-time marathoner to Team JAF this season: 26-year-old Mark Zurlo, who works in Alliance Marketing at EMC...
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Experienced runner David Santoro returns to raise more money for JAF
Team JAFMarathon Team member David Santoro is back again for his second year with JAF, running to raise money for families fighting cancer. Like so many of our...
Catherine Beer runs her first marathon for Team JAF in memory of her mother
Team JAFCatherine Beer has the most moving image in her mind when she runs that we have ever encountered: she pictures her mother, at the finish line, arms wide...
David Roche sets ambitious fundraising goal for his first Boston Marathon
Team JAFJAF Marathon Team member David Roche has a lot of sympathy for families in need, and truly understands the value of community support. He’s already a...
50 states, 50 runs: Gina Chupka comes home to complete 50th U.S. marathon
Team JAFContinuing our profiles on JAF’s incredible 2013 Boston Marathon Team, here’s Gina Chupka, a chemist who believes “a girl never reveals her age.”...
“I am her legs”: a father runs for his disabled daughter
UpBeat CancerToday, we kick off our blog series highlighting the 2013 Joe Andruzzi Foundation Boston Marathon Team with a profile on one of our special volunteer...
Tom Brady’s Touchdown Throws = More Financial Help for Cancer Patients This Year
UpBeat CancerObviously, as a former Patriot and huge fan, the end of this football season is bittersweet for me. Like the rest of New England, I’m bummed the...
Cervical Health Awareness Month: Women, Get Tested!
UpBeat CancerJanuary is Cervical Health Awareness Month, focused on cervical cancer – a cancer that, unlike so many others, is largely preventable. That’s why...
New Year’s Resolutions: Made and Kept
UpBeat CancerIt’s good to look back on a year of big dreams and hard work, and know you achieved some success. With the New Year right around the corner, I got to...
Guest blog: JAF’s first (UP)Beat Cancer award winner!
UpBeat CancerThis post is authored by Lisa Scherber, Director of Patient and Family Programs at Dana-Farber/Children’s Hospital Cancer Center. Lisa was honored...