Sincerest thanks from The Frances Foundation!   Dear Friends,     HAPPY NEW YEAR!   Thanks to your tremendous generous support, The Frances Foundation (TFF) gifted close to $500,000 in 2025!! Together we have brought countless smiles to children battling cancer and financial and emotional support to their families; as well contributions to research to eradicate childhood cancer.   Since our initial efforts in 2000, TFF has gifted approximately $5.5 million to make the most me

Check out this article written by Jeanne Wall of Tapinto on their experience at our 2025 Gala: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/holmdel-and-colts-neck/sections/giving-back/articles/watch-the-frances-foundation-s-21st-annual-lunar-lights-gala-illuminates-hope-for-children-fighting-cancer

Our Courageous Warriors   This past Saturday night, The Frances Foundation held its 21 st Annual Gala— The Lunar Lights Gala—Because Every Child Deserves to Shine. It was an amazing event where the lunar lights and bright stars shined down brilliantly on our pediatric cancer warriors honorees and as we remembered our heroic angels who continue to inspire us immensely every day.   Love & energy filled our ballrooms from the 6 p.m. extended cocktail hour with multiple food sta

SMILING HEARTS AT IPLAY AMERICA   There were smiles galore everywhere yesterday at the FF IPLAY FUNFEST. Attached are a few photos....

Pleased to announce that having complied with the requirements of the applicable Florida statutes, the Florida Secretary of State has...

In the spacious and beautiful Bell Works Grand Ballroom, overlooking Zen Lake & the snow-covered winter wonderland, including many of our...

Following our long-standing tradition, FF volunteers, Joel Bernstein, his son & Bob H. are personally delivered hundreds of delicious...

On October 26th, 2024, the FF held it's 20th annual Gala at the Ocean Place Resort. Raising more than $150,000 for our warriors and their...

Please join me in giving our FF Trustees Jen & Christina, and their families, volunteers, & supporters, a huge thank you for a beautiful...

On Wednesday, July 31st, the FF sponsored and hosted its annual baseball bus trip & outing. A total of 100 guests, 22 of our pediatric...

Thank you again for Bathgate Wegener’s generous donation of its suite for a BlueClaws game last week. Four of our pediatric cancer...

On this past Friday the 2023 William D'Ambola Memorial Golf Classic hosted an amazing outing benefitting our FF warriors and families....

Please join me in thanking FF TRUSTEES BRYCE WIEDEMAN, LIBERATO DECICCO & JIM HEUGLE & THEIR GUESTS for attending the Mayor's Charity...

Today FF trustees Bob Baragona, Kieron Farrelly, Rocky Flammia and myself met with CHOP Asst Director of Foundation Relations Samantha...

Yesterday the Frances Foundation lost its outstanding leader , our beloved Honorary Chairwoman Cathy Shalloo. Her strong faith enabled...

Attached is a photo of the wonderful child life specialists at St Peter's Hospital getting ready to distribute numerous St Valentine's...

On Sunday afternoon a # of our Frances Foundation pediatric cancer families and trustees attended the Villanova basketball game in...

On this last day of 2022, The Frances Foundation extends our immense and sincere gratitude to our supporters who made possible the smiles...