Board members of the Foundation served up some soups and chili at the Ronald McDonald House on Westmoreland Dr. Rochester, NY on Sunday, January 31, 2016. From left, Laurie Napoleone, Ellen DellaPenna and Joanne McInerny. The Ronald McDonald House in Rochester and around the world, act as a place to stay for families with hospitalized children who are receiving treatment. It is essentially a "home-way-from-home" for children with cancer and their families. Support your local Ronald McDonald House, the families depend on it.
Third Payment made on $50,000 Golisano's Pledge
A plaque near the Child Life Room recognizes the Foundation’s contributions.
Foundation donates $1,000 to Carli's Club at Roswell Park, Buffalo
On December 15, 2015, the Foundation presented a $1,000 check to Carli's Club at Roswell Park, Buffalo, for the purchase of items on their holiday wish list for pediatric cancer patients and siblings. Presenting the check, on behalf of the Foundation, is board member Ellen DellaPenna, and her husband Matt and son Griffin.
MNMF presents check for $1,000
The Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation recently made a contribution to the Emma Harris Fundraiser on Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Batavia High School. Emma is a local four-year-old fighting leukemia. Friends, family and supporters gathered at Batavia High School to aid the family in its fight against cancer. Pictured here is Laurie Napoleone, center, and Ann Marie Suttell, Pres. of the Foundation, presenting a $1,000 check to Emma's aunt, Wanda Hatcher.
Board Members Deliver Christmas Gifts to Golisano Children Hospital
On December 22, 2014, Board Members delivered over $5,000 worth of gifts provided by the Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation to the Child Life Department at Golisano's Children's Hospital in Rochester, NY. The foundation provided blankets, cameras, radio flyer wagons, video games and a rocking chair.
They also presented their second payment of $10,000 towards their pledge of $50,000 towards the construction of the Child Life office which will be located in the new Golisano's Children's Hospital.
Foundation makes First Payment on $50,000 Donation
Board members of the Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation recently visited (Friday, Jan. 10, 2014) Golisano Childrens's Hospital in Rochester, NY to view construction on the new Golisano Children's Hospital and to deliver their first payment of a $50,000 donation towards the construction of the new Child Life office which will provide services to pediatric cancer patients. Presenting the $10,000 payment are; front row from left; Board Member Theresa Sisson, Board President Ann Marie Suttell, Co-Founder Laurie Napoleone, back row; Board Member Darrell Bell, Strong Hospital nurse Andrea Suttell, Board Treasurer Joni Yaskulski and Board Vice-President Jeff Klips.
Batavia Bulldawgs recipient of $500 donation from Foundation
The Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation held its annual Awareness Day during the Batavia Bulldawgs final regular season games on Saturday, October 26, 2013. Laurie and Mark Napoleone, left, present a check for $500 to the Bulldawgs' Ellen and Matthew DellaPenna and John Reigle. The money was donated to help with the Bulldawgs' purchase of a new sound system to be used during their football games.
Foundation donates $5,000 to Kiwanis Park Inclusive Playground
This past spring (2013) the Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation donated $5,000 to the Kiwanis Park Inclusive Playground on Route 5, in the Town of Batavia, to purchase this swing to be used by children, adults and families that have a developmental or physical disability. The playground, a collaborated effort by the Town of Batavia and Genesee ARC, will include both adaptive and traditional playground equipment making it the first fully accessible public playground for all Upstate New York families.
Foundation pledges $50,000 to the new Golisano Children's Hospital
On September 10, 2012, the University of Rochester made history as it broke ground on its largest capital project ever, the new Golisano Children's Hospital. A committee of Board Members from the Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation met with various officials from the University of Rochester to discuss the giving options available to the Foundation. The Board of Directors voted to donate $50,000 towards a new Child Life Office for pediatric cancer children. The new $145 million building, located on Crittenden Blvd. and attached to the Medical Center and Strong Memorial Hospital, will have eight floors, and approximately 245,000 sq. feet of space dedicated to children and their families. It will feature 52 private rooms, an expanded Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and various spaces designed to meet the needs of children and their families.
Foundation donates to Pediatric Transport Program
The Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation, a project lead by Board Member Theresa Sisson, donated 50 care packages to the Pediatric Transport Program at Golisano's Children's Hospital in Rochester, NY. on Friday, August 17, 2012. The bags include supplies for patients and family members who find themselves being transported in a moments notice for medical attention. On hand to deliver and accept the bags were from left; Dr. Van Der Jagt, Board Member Theresa Sisson, Pediatric Transport Coordinator Robert Dorman, and Foundation co-founder, Laurie Napoleone.