April 2025 Newsletter: Honoring the National Month of Hope
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Francheska Santos’ Journey of Hope After Loss: A Mother’s Tribute to Juju’s Memory
Francheska Santos welcomed her first son, Carlos “Juju” Ibarra, into the world on October 31, 2007. Juju showed his magnetic personality early on, for he was always joking or laughing. His family lovingly referred to him as their “little stinky butt,” as he added a cherished element of his one-of-a-kind silliness and joy to their […]
Congratulations to the 2025 Cristian Rivera FoundationRaffle Winners
Winners Are: 1st Prize:2 Premium Tickets to a NY Yankees Game (2025 Season) Avigail (#0887) 2nd Prize:Apple iPad Jarrad Seauferling (#2747) 3rd Prize:$200 Dinner Gift Card to Diner 24 NYC Mark Rosner (#1466) Thank you to all who Participated. It is because of people like you that we are a step closer to D.I.P.G.
March 2025 Newsletter: We’re Lucky to Have Your Support!
Where flowers bloom, so does hope.”
– Lady Bird Johnson
Join us for our
16th Annual Celebrity Gala on Wed Nov 12th at
Cipriani 55 Wall St, NYC!
This is our most popular event of the year, and early bird seats are just $850, on sale NOW until Sun March 30th. After that, discounted seats are $1,000 through Sun, June 29th, and $1,250 after.
Tony Lenardo and His Daughter Dionna Lenardo are the Winners for the Tickets to Saturday Night Live at our 15th Annual CRF Celebrity Gala’s Live Auction
Congratulations to Tony Lenardo and his daughter, Dionna Lenardo, for winning the bid for the tickets to Saturday Night Live at our 15th Annual CRF Celebrity Gala’s Live Auction! Tony and Dionna attended SNL this past Saturday. Tony has been one of CRF’s most dedicated supporters and has even made it on to the top 10 CRF Donors list multiple […]
Katherine Pichardo Was The Lucky Winner of Tickets and a Meet-and-Greet for Chazz Palminteri’s one-man show, “A Bronx Tale”
Congratulations to Katherine Pichardo, the lucky winner of tickets and a meet-and-greet for Chazz Palminteri ‘s one-man show, “A Bronx Tale,” won at the auction during our 15th Annual CRF Celebrity Gala! Katherine attended Chazz’ show this past weekend and then had her meet and greet. We’re thrilled for you and grateful for your support […]
Ghanesh Shewnarain And Debbie Gangaram Won The Live Auction Bid At The 15th Annual Celebrity Gala, For Dinner With Kenan Thompson
A huge thank you to Ghanesh Shewnarain and Debbie Gangaram, who were the highest bidders for the dinner with CRF Board Member and actor Kenan Thompson during the live auction at this past CRF Celebrity Gala. They had dinner with Kenan and our founder John Gungie Rivera this past Monday at Brooklyn Chop House. We […]
