Team JAF Athlete to Run First-Ever Marathon in Honor of Late Friend
Team JAFAlly Colton fondly remembers the girl with the sparkly crutches. That girl was Samantha Bourque, a Mansfield, Mass. resident. Ally and Samantha met...
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Team JAF Athlete Inspired by Boston Marathon Champ, Paralympian to Run First Marathon
Team JAFMichelle Brousseau never considered herself to be a runner. Then, she heard Cheri Blauwet speak at a work event in September of 2019. Blauwet is...
From Financial Toxicity to Financial Planning: How One Team JAF Athlete Was Inspired by His Mother’s Cancer Battle
Team JAFAlec Shelburne understands the devastating effects of financial toxicity following a cancer diagnosis. When Alec’s mother was diagnosed with breast...
2021 Team JAF Athletes Return To Falmouth To Raise Crucial Funds For New England Cancer Patients
Team JAFFor the 10th consecutive year, the Joe Andruzzi Foundation’s Team JAF athletes were thrilled to participate in the ASICS Falmouth Road Race on Sunday,...
‘It Seems Like I Was Meant to Be Part of the Organization:’ A Falmouth Runner’s Journey to Becoming a Team JAF Athlete
Team JAFVictoria Clappi received a last-minute bib for the 2019 Falmouth Road Race. In hindsight, it was probably serendipitous. Victoria’s father was...
Two Friends, Their Bonds Strengthened by Cancer, to Run Falmouth Road Race for Team JAF
Team JAFLake Quannapowitt in Wakefield, Mass. is Mike Nelson and Jim Diozzi’s running spot. At least once or twice per week, the longtime friends will meet...
Team JAF’s Unprecedented 2020 Marathon Journey Comes to an End
Team JAFOriginally set for April 20, 2020. Postponed to September 14. Eventually turned completely virtual. The 124th running of the Boston Marathon became an...
2020 Team JAF Virtual Falmouth Road Race Athletes Raise Crucial Funds For New England Cancer Patients
EventsLike most things in 2020, this year’s New Balance Road Race had a slightly different feel to it, but there was one constant from past events: our...
Life and Death Decisions: Financial Toxicity & Cancer Treatment
Team JAFDr. Muzaffar Qazilbash, Professor, Department of Stem Cell Transplantation, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer...
Team JAF Athletes Shine Through September Fundraising Events
EventsBetween September 20-21, 2019, sixteen Foundation supporters partook in two new athletic fundraising events for Team JAF, collectively raising $13,000+...