On Thursday, Dec 23, 2010, Co-Founder and Board Member of the Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation, Mark Napoleone (l) and Foundation President Ann Marie Suttell (r) presented a $6,500 donation to Dr. James Palis, Professor of Pediatrics, Oncology, and Biomedical Genetics Director, Center for Pediatric Biomedical Research at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
With this donation Dr. Palis and his research team will be able to take their research to a new level by purchasing a state-of-the-art cell electroporation system called The NEON system (Life Technologies). One of the goals of their research is to test the function of specific genes in the production of blood cells. These studies are tricky because they require the team to introduce parts of genes into cells using a very powerful electrical pulse. This piece of equipment will allow them to do this.
Winners of the MNMF Video Contest announced
Winners of the Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation video
contest are listed below:
1st Place: Zachary Surprenant and
Christine Mulvihill. You can watch the winning video by clicking on the link
below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtgeygyOtAI&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
2nd Place: Dan Crofts. His video can be viewed by clicking on the link
below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ4iBsDs5sk&feature=related
Foundaton donates $3,000 during Awareness Day
The Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation, Inc, held its annual Foundation Awareness Day on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at Lions Park, Batavia, during the Batavia Youth Football games. The Foundation continued to fulfill its mission; here, Mark Napoleone (r) of the Foundation, presents a $1,000 check to Carmen DelPlato who oversees the Batavia Physical Education Scholarship Fund. This fund helps underprivileged kids to participate in various youth activities in the community. The Foundation also gave $1,000 to a family in Albion whose 16 year- old daughter suffered a relapse from a very rare form of cancer. Lastly, Batavia Youth Football received a check for$1,000 to help offset the costs of purchasing new football helmets for all the teams so that they can comply with new safety regulations. The Foundation would like to thank all those who came out in support of the Foundation during the month of September, which is National Pediatric Cancer Awareness month.
MNMF assists local family's fight against cancer
On Wednesday, February 10, 2010, the Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation held an "Awareness Night" at the boys basketball game between the Honeoye Fall-Lima Cougars and the Batavia Blue Devils. Foundation Vice-President Dave Pero (r) presented a check for $1,000 to Jeanette Filbert (l), mother of Treyvaun Filbert, a Batavia student who is battling a brain tumor. Each team was given Foundation t-shirts to wear during warm-ups with the words "....shoot for a cure" on the the back. A big thank you to Batavia High School for allowing the Foundation to "Lend a Hand of Hope" to the Filberts and spread the awareness of pediatric cancers.
Foundaton donates $1,000 to the Dick Lexer Memorial Scholarship Fund for Batavia Youth Football
The Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation, Inc. presented a check for $1,000 on Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 to Barbara Lexer (fourth from left) in memory of her late husband Richard. Mr. Lexer, who passed away earlier this year, was the president of Batavia Youth Football for many years. In his memory, his family has set up a scholarship to help offset some of the expenses associated with playing Batavia Youth Football. The check was presented during the Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation's annual "Foundation/Cancer Awareness Day" at Batavia Youth Football games at Lions Park, Batavia. The money donated by the foundation will go towards buying new football equipment for next year's season.
Napoleone Foundation donates $8,000 to research lab
Dr. Kathleen McGrath, from Golisano Children's Hospital, Rochester, NY speaks to the crowd during the second annual Michael Napoleone Memorial Baseball tournament on Saturday, July 25th, 2009. The foundation presented a check to the Biomedical Research lab, under the direction of Dr. James Palis, for the purchase of a Genomics Analysis and Data Mining Workstation. This new computer, monitor and software will enable them to investigate more than 45,000 genes at one time more completely and efficiently. Seen here with Dr. McGrath is researcher Paul Kingsley (in hat) from the Biomedical Research lab. During the same ceremony, the foundation also donated a baseball pitching machine to the Little League of Batavia, NY.
Foundation Members visit Congress
Foundation Co-Director Laurie Napoleone (Michael's mom) (r), seen here with Board Member Kathy Kelly, recently visited Washington D.C. as part of CureSearch's "Reach the Day" event. CureSearch, (www.CureSearch.org) is a National Childhood Cancer Foundation which organized families from 34 states to descend on Washington, D.C on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 to bring awareness to childhood cancer and to educate and lobby members of Congress for increased federal funding for pediatric cancer research. Cancer is the #1 cause of death by disease in children in the United States. Every school day, 46 children, or two classrooms of children, are diagnosed with cancer. One out of every five children diagnosed with cancer dies and three out of five children suffer from long-term side effects from treatment. There is so much more to be done, contact your local Congress members and urge them to support more funding for pediatric cancer research.
Foundation team walks for American Cancer Society
Ashley and Christen Napoleone, junior board members of the Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation Inc, seen here in black Foundation shirts, led a team representing the Foundation in the American Cancer Society's "Relay for Life" walk at St. John Fisher College on Friday April 3, 2009. Teams members solicited sponsors to raise money on behalf of the American Cancer Society. Thanks to all who participated in the walk and to the sponsors who graciously donated their money to a great organization.
Foundation donates $2,500 to Ronald McDonald House
Junior board member Mark Napoleone, Jr., on behalf of the Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation Inc., presents a check for $2,500 to Cher Niedermaier of the Ronald McDonald House of Rochester on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 during the Greater Rochester Ronald McDonald House High School All-Star game banquet held at the RIT Conference Center in Henrietta, N.Y. The Ronald McDonald house is a home-away-from-home for families whose children are receiving medical treatment or are hospitalized in the Rochester area.
Foundation steps in to help Batavia Youth Football
Batavia Youth Football unvieled their new scoreboard courtesy of the Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation, Inc. The dedication took place on Saturday, Oct. 4th, 2008 with a Foundation Awareness Day which included face and pumpkin painting, treats and giveaways. With the relocation of youth football, they were forced to purchase a new scoreboard. The foundation stepped in to help offset some of the cost involved with their relocation efforts by purchasing the new scoreboard.