Who We Are Honoring

The 2023 Long Beach Athletic Department's "Beauty and the Beast" Gymnastics and Wrestling Invitational is in honor of Joshua. The Invitational will be held on January 25th 2023 at 7pm at Long Beach High School. Below you can read about the journey of Joshua. We want to thank Oceanside. Hewlett and Bethpage Varsity Gymnatics Teams as well as Syosset Varsity Wrestling team in joining us tonight to raise money for Pediatric Cancer Research at Memorial Sloane Kettering Kids Program. Gold is the color that symbolizes the fight against pediatric cancer. On the night of the event our athletes will wear gold to honor not only Joshua but also the other kids and families who are in the fight against this cancer.

Meet Joshua

This year all proceeds from the Beauty and the Beast Invitational will be donated to MSK kids in the name of Joshua. Josh is not only a member of the Long Beach wrestling community but also a strong and inspirational cancer patient. Joshua Encarnacion was diagnosed with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma in July. Anyone who knows Josh and has been around him, knows that he’s a very athletic, dedicated, smart and focused kid. He especially loves WRESTLING, BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, and LACROSSE. At this present time he is receiving chemo therapy weekly and radiation daily in which he is doing high doses for a total of 42 weeks. We ask that people continue to support Josh and his family through these rough times by praying and continuing to live by the mantra “I will Never! Break! Bend or Fold!

“This Too Shall Pass”

We are raising money not only for Josh, but for other pediatric patients suffering from cancer.

Please help us raise money for this cause by donating today! We thank you in advance for your generosity.