Mark & Laurie Napoleone delivered "wish list" gifts to the child life team at Oishei Children’s Hospital in Buffalo. What's in those boxes? Step2 play kitchen, doctor’s kits, memory foam mattress toppers, Xbox controllers, dream sleep machines & batteries.
Tops gift cards were donated to assist with gas & groceries. Pictured L to R: Allie Jones, child life therapist at Oishei & Ashley (Napoleone) McGowan.
Batavia Bulldawgs
Big Run Baseball Club of PA
Catching Dreams Fishing Charters
Purple Pony Therapeutic Horsemanship
St. Vincent DePaul camp
Photos of checks being presented to 2024 recipients~~
Diane Hale with Ned Librock of Catching Dreams Fishing Charters.
Training at Purple Pony in LeRoy, NY
Sandy O’Neil of St. Vincent DePaul Camp with Laurie Napoleone.
There will be a dedicated room for pediatrics when construction is completed on the intensive care unit at United Memorial Medical Center (Batavia, NY). The Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation donated $25,000 to this cause. In April 2024, Lori Aratari (Executive Director-UMMC Foundation) gave some of our Board members a tour of the construction area and reviewed the design plans.
Foundation representatives delivered donations to the Child Life dept. at Golisano’s in Rochester.
Check presentation to the Chenango Valley Little League
L to R: Chris Ingraham-President; Jackie Stapleton-Marketing & PR; Danielle Rotondo-Foundation Board Member; Hugh Becker-Tee Ball Coordinator.
The funds will sponsor pre-season clinics in early 2024 for registered players. CVLL expressed that they are grateful for this opportunity.
The Hussar family, representing Batavia Youth Lacrosse, accepts a Community Youth Grant check from Board Member Ellen DellaPenna.
Board Member Jennifer Triftshauser presents a Community Youth Grant check to players from the Batavia Ramparts Hockey organization.
Mark & Laurie Napoleone presenting the NOFA cheerleaders with a Community Youth Grant check.
Brian Baker, Wilson Women’s Basketball Coach, accepts a Community Youth Grant check from the Napoleones.
Keys Program
Catching Dreams Charters Inc.
Batavia Baseball Boosters
Lockport YMCA
Batavia Softball Boosters
The Batavia Players
Clarence Baseball Association
Check presentation to The Batavia Players by Board Member Danielle Rotondo.
Catching Dreams Charters, Inc. is a not-for-profit which provides fishing adventures for children and young adults battling cancer.
Sandy O’Neil of Lockport YMCA with Mark Napoleone
Batavia Baseball (above) & Softball (below) Boosters receiving grant checks from Board Member Diane Hale.
Recently declared to be in remission, a happy Abbie McNett and her parents accept a check from the Foundation, prior to the performance of the BBC Band on February 10th, 2023. Abbie is an enthusiastic Bills fan and has spent time with Josh Allen.
December 13th: Santa’s helpers Laurie Napoleone and Diane Hale made a delivery to the Pediatric Dept. at Golisano Children's Hospital in Rochester, NY.
Lending a Hand for Hope on Nov. 28th at Oishei Children’s Hospital in Buffalo, NY.
Several Board members delivered items from the Child Life Department’s wish list. When families are going through the difficult treatment period, our wish is these gifts may lift their spirits. Griffin DellaPenna, who is a childhood cancer survivor, helped with the delivery.
The Napoleone Foundation’s third installment of its pledge for UMMC’s Pediatric ICU was presented to Lori Aratari, UMMC Foundation Director.
Pictured with her are our board members Danielle Rotondo, Ellen Wierzba DellaPenna, and Mark Napoleone.
