Rachel's Dance For The Cure 2022-2023: A Year In Review
Rachel's Dance For The Cure 2022-2023: A Year In Review
The Commack community came together to honor my beautiful daughter, Rachel and to dedicate a beautiful bench in the high school courtyard. 💕
COMMACK and huntington GOES GOLD FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
RDFTC is grateful for the support of both communities as well as our friends and families near and far. Each year, more and more people have been joining the fight and spreading the word that 4% of federal funding towards pediatric cancer is NOT enough and kids deserve MORE!
Huntington High School’s First Dance-A-Thon
HHS held its 1st ever Dance-a-Thon sponsored by the HHS Key Club. The event was a huge success! Students and staff danced the night away while raising money. We are already planning this year’s Dance-a-Thon, which will be a Valentine’s Dance as well.❤️
COMMACK BBYO FUNDRAISER
Thank you so much to Commack BBYO for raising money for RDFTC. We are grateful for your hard work, love, and support.
Fundraiser at AR Workshop in Smithtown w/ Jillery Jewels
Special thanks to Stephanie Marcus Beck and Kim Perley Kanganis for putting it all together. The wonderful and talented staff at AR Workshop Smithtown for hosting us, Jill Bulanowski and her beautiful Jillery Jewels, Mema’s delicious sandwiches and generosity, Sunny Farm Market in Commack, Mayfair Wine and Liquor, scrumptious cookies by Cheryl’s Chocolates and donations by LaScala and Grazing Girls! It takes a village!
K-Factor 2023
The Key Club’s K-Factor thrilled crowds with two shows! The 12th annual K-Factor Talent Show raised more money for RDFTC than ever before! A special thanks to faculty advisors Kelly Krycinski, Gina Colica, Mike Schwendemann and Mike Zigon, for putting on an amazing show!
Rachel’s 19th Birthday Celebration
On June 18th, friends and family gathered at the Fajfer’s house to share memories about Rachel, reunite, and send off birthday balloons to our beautiful Angel.
Mrs. Meryl Vlacich teaching her students about Rachel and making dream catchers for the patients at StonyBrook
Where Has Your Money Gone?
-CHS’ Rachel Antorino Memorial Scholarship given to Christopher Buscemi. This scholarship recognizes a student who faced a challenging obstacle and perservered. We are proud of Christopher and wish him all the best at Villanova!
-GoFundMe: “Dylan with Cancer,” organized by Whitney Bartini (we generously donated to a fundraiser for an 8 year old who was diagnosed with AML on November 26, 2022.
-Funeral Support for a 13 year old male with Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma Stage III
-Paid car insurance for male patient with Relapsed Metastatic Rhabdomyosarcoma
-Paid car insurance and brace/orthodics medical bill for 5 year old female patient with AML and Down’s Syndrome
-Paid cable bill and water bill for 7 year old male patient with Stage 3 T Cell Lymphobastic Lymphoma Relapse
-Funeral assistance for a 17 year old male with ALL
-Funeral expenses for a 22 year old male with relapsed ALL
-Utility bill assistance for a 3 year old male with high risk ALL and Autism
-Funeral expenses for a 19 year old female with mediastinal chordoma-metastatic
-Utility bill for a 6 year old female with Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
-Rent for a 3 yo female with Wilms Tumor Stage IV with Lung Mets
-Car payment for a 7 yEAR oLD female with ALL
-$500 donation to a 9 yEAR oLD newly diagnosed with lymphoma
-Funeral expenses for an 18 yEAR oLD male with a Stage 3 T Cell Lymphobastic Lymphoma Relapse
-Donated $5,000 to toy drives, wish lists and care baskets
-Continue to support Stony Brook University Hospital and MSKCC in their research efforts
SHOUTOUT TO OUR BIGGEST DONORS
Stacey Lippel
Amy Benjamin
Lori and Adam Silvers
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT THROUGH YOUR GENEROUS DONATIONS AND HELP WITH ALL OF OUR EVENTS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO MORE FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FUTURE AND CONTINUING TO FIGHT FOR A CURE