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The Little Kernel Mini Popcorn & The Cristian Rivera Foundation to help a minnesota DIPG Boy´s wish come true

Please Help Allen The Little Kernel Mini Popcorn, owned by Cristian Rivera Foundation Board of Director Andy Epstein, Chris Laurita and The Cristian Rivera Foundation have teamed up to help a Minnesota DIPG boy´s wish come true. Cristian Rivera Foundation Founder John Rivera learned about the boy´s wish through Barbara Anderson, who lost her daughter […]

CBTP ‘Summer Sprint’ Adds Another Researcher, Thanks to the 2015 Cristian Rivera Foundation Service and Dedication Award Winner, Carlos Colon

The Children’s Brain Tumor Project (CBTP) has been given the opportunity to add another researcher to our ambitious “Summer Sprint.” Carlos Colon, a committee member of the Cristian Rivera Foundation, has pledged $5,000 to support this additional summer research position to supplement our already ambitious effort. Thanks to our generous supporters, the CBTP lab had […]

On Fri 7/22/16 CRF Committee Member Dennis Rodriguez did the Raffle Drawing and here are the Winners

  1st place Winner (IPad) Guy Sousa (Raffle Sold By CRF Committee Member JI Starr) 2nd Place Winner Amelia Salinero (Raffle Sold By Bee Farina) 3rd Place Winner Rolly Deleon (Raffle Sold by CRF Committee Friend Francisco Companioni) Cristian Rivera Foundation would like to Thank all the people who participated. “Full Steam Ahead”.

Darlene & David Rodriguez raise $20,000 at their 2nd Annual Cristian Rivera Foundation Cocktail Party Sat 6/18/16 Catered by Cristian Rivera Foundation Committee Member Celebrity Chef Alex Garcia

To view photos from the 2nd Annual Cristian Rivera Foundation Cocktail Party Follow HereDarlene & David Rodriguez raise $20,000 at their 2nd Annual Cristian Rivera Foundation Cocktail Party Sat 6/18/16 Catered by Cristian Rivera Foundation Committee Member Celebrity Chef Alex Garcia As always If it’s a Darlene & David Rodriguez’ event, It is an evening […]

The National Coalition of Latino Officers Foundation New York and New Jersey Invite you to Their Fundraiser and Awards Dinner Friday June 10, 2016

  The National Coalition of Latino Officers Foundation New York and New Jersey Invite you to Their Fundraiser and Awards Dinner two of the honorees this evening will be Cristian Rivera Foundation Board of Director Darlene Rodriguez Anchor of the award winning NBC’s “Today In New York” & Cristian Rivera Foundation Committee Friend Eddie Caban […]

Cristian Rivera Board Members Darlene Rodriguez, Andy Epstein and Craig Serra to Support CBTP Summer Research

Darlene Rodriguez, Anchor of “Today in New York” on WNBC, and Andy Epstein, CEO of B&A Food Brokers, both members of the board of the Cristian Rivera Foundation, have each stepped up to support the summer research initiative at the Children’s Brain Tumor Project. The board members will contribute $5,000 each to the “summer sprint” […]

Happy Memorial Day From All Of Us At The Cristian Rivera Foundation

  Our Mission The mission of the Cristian Rivera Foundation is to help find the cure for the Pontine Glioma brain stem tumor. What is DIPG (Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma)? DIPG is a Rare, Inoperable Brain Stem Tumor that predominantly affects children between the ages of 2 and 10. Only 200-300 cases are discovered in […]

Dr. Mark Souweidane on Humans of NY

Dr. Mark Souweidane on Humans of NY

Humans of NY has been doing a 2–week series on pediatric cancer (patients, families, providers) at Memorial Sloan Kettering. Mark Souweidane was interviewed for the series on Tuesday and his segments were posted on Wednesday. It has been an amazing phenomenon for two straight days now – literally hundreds of thousands of comments, likes, shares, […]