The Stache is Back!  Once again I am helping Mustaches for Kids Long Island raise money to help kids and their families at Memorial Sloan Kettering.  

The Mustaches for Kids Fund was created at MSK Kids to benefit various patient support programs in the Department of Pediatrics that are in need of additional funding. Specifically, the fund will help build and grow the Teen and Young Adult (TYA) Program, which addresses the emotional needs of patients between the ages of 16 and 28. MSK Kids developed a mobile app to help TYA peers connect and support each other. A dedicated TYA Lounge recently opened as a space to socialize and relax away from the clinical setting.

The Mustaches for Kids Fund will also help to provide vital non-medical support for families who are struggling with the emotional, financial, and logistical challenges that can adjoin a diagnosis of childhood cancer. Having to seek out and pay for hotels, meals, parking, and sibling childcare adds strain and anxiety. Removing these complexities enables parents to focus on their most important task: supporting and healing their child.

The Long Beach-based non-profit organization raises money for MSK Kids, Memorial Sloan Kettering’s pediatric cancer program. More than a decade after a group of friends from Long Beach joined together to help children with cancer, the organization has raised more than $850,000 to date.

Thank you for your support of this great cause!