Happy Spring! As we celebrate the season of renewal and vibrant blooms, it’s also a crucial time to raise awareness about important health issues. May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month, dedicated to educating the public, supporting those affected, and advancing research in the fight against brain tumors. Let’s embrace the spirit of spring! and spread hope and awareness, ensuring brighter futures for everyone affected by this devastating condition. Some of the ways that we spread awareness and help ensure brighter futures for our Warriors is through our many events!
7th Annual CRF
Full Steam Ahead 5K
Saturday, June 15, 2024, 9am
Van Cortlandt Park Cross Country Parade Ground Broadway 1 West 242nd Street & Broadway, Bronx NY 10471
Join us to raise awareness and find a cure for D.I.P.G., a rare inoperable brain tumor that mainly affects children.
Our angels are members of our community who have lost their difficult battles against D.I.P.G. They will always be a part of the CRF family and in sharing their experience with D.I.P.G. we hope to amplify the urgency to find a cure. We work in honor of our angels so that no other child will lose their life to D.I.P.G. again. Let us honor our May Angelversaries and our May Angel birthdays. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families and loved ones. These angels will never be forgotten.
Aldo Marin May 7th
Kenan Thompson May 10th
Melinda Colon Cox May 21st
Steve Cox May 29th
All of us at CRF would like to wish you all the happiest of birthdays! We appreciate your support and dedication to our cause and could not do what we do without you. Thank you, and we love you 10!
Dr. Mark Souweidane May 13th
All of us at CRF would like to wish Dr. Mark Souweidane the happiest of birthdays! We are grateful for all of the hard work you do! Thank you so much for all of your support. We love you 10!
CRF Founder John Gungie Rivera and Board Member Gio Urshela were featured in an article written on the sports news website Last Word On Sports.
The article talked about how Urshela became a board member after meeting John and how he has contributed significantly to the foundation through fundraising events, raising over $3 million for research. His dedication to community service has earned him several awards and he continues to inspire others with his commitment to supporting affected families and advancing D.I.P.G. research. Follow here to read the full article.
Highlights from the
6th Annual 5K
Highlights from the
7th Annual Flashback Boat Ride
Highlights from the
14th Annual Celebrity Gala:
CRF’s Work and Mission:
Sincerely, Cristian Rivera Foundation
Founder:
John "Gungie" Rivera
Chairman of the Board:
Melinda Colon Cox
Board of Director:
Darlene Rodriguez
Executive Board Member:
Rena Kliot
Committee Members:
AJ Calloway, Aldo Marin, Carlos Colon, Edgar Berlanga, Fernando Ferrer, Gio Urshela, Jarrad Seuferling, Kenan Thompson, Luis Guzman,
Meiling Macias Toro, Malik Yoba
Paul Pristavec, and Rafael Toro
Committee Friends:
Maggie Meehan, Mark Rosner, Michael V. Narvaez, and Steve Cox
Honorary Committee Members:
The Late Anthony Mason
and The Late Miriam Colon
Supporters:
David Rodriguez, and Edward Caban
2018, 19, 20, 21, 22,23, 24 Awarded 7 Consecutive Years
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2018, 19, 20, 21, 22,23, 24 Awarded 7 Consecutive Years
